Somewhere on a Beach

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"Somewhere on a Beach"
File:SomewhereonaBeach.jpg
Single by Dierks Bentley
from the album Black
Released January 19, 2016 (2016-01-19)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015
Genre
Length 3:19
Label Capitol Nashville
Writer(s)
  • Michael Tyler
  • Jaron Boyer
  • Alexander Palmer
  • Dave Kuncio
  • Josh Mirenda
Producer(s) Ross Copperman
Dierks Bentley singles chronology
"Riser"
(2015)		 "Somewhere on a Beach"
(2016)		 "Different for Girls"
(2016)

"Somewhere on a Beach" is a song recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released for digital download on January 19, 2016, and to country radio on January 25, 2016, as the lead single from his eighth studio album, Black.

Content

"Somewhere on a Beach" is a country pop song in which the narrator is talking to his ex-girlfriend about his life after they broke up. He tells her he has a new girlfriend, and adds that they are together having fun "somewhere on a beach".

The song has been compared to Bentley's previous hits "Drunk on a Plane" (2014) and "How Am I Doin'" (2004).

Personnel

Reception

Critical

The website, Taste of Country, gave the song a positive review, saying it is "fair to call call the soulful country-blues song a sequel to “Drunk On a Plane”: "Somewhere on a Beach" details what happens once that plane lands". It also compared the song's atmosphere favorably to Kenny Chesney's musical style.[1]

Commercial

The song debuted at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and the Country Airplay chart at No. 29 on its first week,[2] selling 19,000 copies in the United States.[3] In the following week it rose to No. 20 on Hot Country Songs,[4] and entered Billboard Hot 100 at No. 98,[5] with a further 22,000 copies sold.[6] The song reached No.1 on the Hot Country Songs chart in April 2016, Bentley's 11th No. 1 on the chart.[7] It also peaked at No. 35 on Hot 100 the same week.[8] The song has sold 382,000 copies in the US as of May 2016.[9]

Live performances

Bentley debuted the song on January 19, 2016, on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[citation needed]

Performed at Luke Bryan's Crash My Playa VIP event on January 23rd at the Barcelo Maya resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

Bentley performed the song as part of his hosting of the 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards.

Music video

The music video was directed by Wes Edwards and premiered in February 2016.[10]

Chart performance

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11] 59
Canada Country (Billboard)[12] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 35
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[14] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[15] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[16] Gold 500,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone
Preceded by Billboard Hot Country Songs
number-one single
April 30–May 14, 2016		 Succeeded by
"H.O.L.Y."
by Florida Georgia Line
Preceded by Billboard Canada Country
number-one single
May 14–21, 2016		 Succeeded by
"Humble and Kind"
by Tim McGraw
Billboard Country Airplay
number-one single
May 21–28, 2016		 Succeeded by
"Mind Reader"
by Dustin Lynch

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, release format, label catalog number, and reference
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref
United States January 19, 2016 (2016-01-19) Digital download Capitol Nashville
January 25, 2016 (2016-01-25) Country radio

References

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  11. ↑ "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Dierks Bentley.
  12. ↑ "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Dierks Bentley.
  13. ↑ "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Dierks Bentley.
  14. ↑ "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Dierks Bentley.
  15. ↑ "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Dierks Bentley.
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