My Girl (Dylan Scott song)

"My Girl"
Single by Dylan Scott
from the album Dylan Scott
Released	July 11, 2016 (2016-07-11)
Genre	Country
Length	3:17
Label	Curb
Songwriter(s)	Dylan Scott Josh Kerr
Producer(s)	Matt Alderman Jim Ed Norman
Dylan Scott singles chronology
"Crazy Over Me" (2015) "My Girl" (2016) "Hooked" (2017)

"My Girl" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Dylan Scott. It is included on his self-titled debut album and is his first number one hit on the Country Airplay chart. The song was written by Scott and Josh Kerr.

Content

The song was described by Taste of Country as "a love song that finds him bragging on a girlfriend" and "What's charming is this self-described man’s man sharing of his tender side".^[1]

It was inspired by Scott's wife, Blair.^[2]

Critical reception

Matt Bjorke of Roughstock, in a review of the album, said that "It's a song that'll melt many a heart and one that could and should be his breakout hit."^[3]

Commercial performance

The song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 20, 2017.^[4] It has sold 380,000 copies in the US as of August 2017.^[5] On June 9th, 2023, the song was certified 3x Platinum for certified sales of over 3 million equivalent units.^[4]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016–2017) Peak position Canada Country (Billboard)[6] 18 US Billboard Hot 100[7] 39 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] 1 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 3 Year-end charts Chart (2017) Peak position US Billboard Country Airplay[10] 6 US Billboard Hot Country Songs[11] 12 US Billboard Radio Songs[12] 67

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Dukes, Billy (October 7, 2016). "Dylan Scott, 'My Girl' [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
2. Reuter, Annie. "Dylan Scott Shares Valentine's Day Memories, How His Wife Inspired 'My Girl'". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
3. Bjorke, Matt (August 12, 2016). "Album Review: Dylan Scott - "Dylan Scott"". Roughstock. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
4. "American single certifications – Dylan Scott – My Girl". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
5. "Nielsen SoundScan charts – Digital Songs – Week Ending: 09/14/2017" (PDF). Nielsen SoundScan. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 19, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
6. "Dylan Scott Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
7. "Dylan Scott Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
8. "Dylan Scott Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
9. "Dylan Scott Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
10. "Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
11. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
12. "Radio Songs - Year-End". Billboard. 2017. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2022.