| Cover | DierksBentleyWomanAmen.jpg |
|---|---|
| Artist | Dierks Bentley |
| Album | The Mountain |
| Released | January 17, 2018 |
| Genre | Country |
| Length | 3:00 |
| Label | Capitol Nashville |
| Writer | Dierks Bentley · Josh Kear · Ross Copperman |
| Producer | Ross Copperman · Jon Randall |
| Prev year | 2017 |
| Next year | 2018 |
"Woman, Amen" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Dierks Bentley. It was released in January 2018 as the lead single from his 2018 album The Mountain. Bentley wrote this song with Josh Kear and Ross Copperman, the latter of whom also co-produced it.
Content
Dierks Bentley said that the song was inspired by his wife, Cassidy Black. He said that "I've come back from so many writing appointments over the past 12 years like 'I wrote this song about you' and she's like, 'Just because it's a love song doesn't mean it's about me.'"[1]
The song is a "ringing, uptempo track" driven by a "propulsive groove" from drummer Matt Chamberlain.[1] Rolling Stone described the song as having "bright, ringing guitars and vocals that as if shouted from a hilltop, while a rolling drumbeat embodies an avalanche of devotion for one's significant other."[2] Bentley wrote with Josh Kear and Ross Copperman, the latter of whom also produced it. He said that the song was written after a series of songwriting sessions in Telluride, Colorado which produced most of the album's content,[1] and that he was inspired after Kear provided the title line.[2]
Commercial performance
The song debuted on Country Airplay at No. 29 on its radio release,[3] and entered the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 23 the following week.[4] It peaked at No. 1 on Country Airplay in June 2018 in its 25th week on the chart. It is Bentley's 16th No. 1 on the chart.[5] It has sold 141,000 copies in the United States as of July 2018.[6]
Personnel
Adapted from The Mountain liner notes.[7]
- Dierks Bentley – lead vocals, background vocals
- Matt Chamberlain – drums
- Ross Copperman – background vocals, keyboards, programming
- Ian Fitchuk – bass guitar, keyboards
- Ben Helson – acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Jedd Hughes – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Josh Kear – background vocals
- Jon Randall – acoustic guitar, mandolin
- F. Reid Shippen – programming
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|
Year-end charts
| Chart (2018) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 23 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 28 |
| US Radio Songs (Billboard)[10] | 75 |
References
- ^ "Dierks Bentley on New Single, 'Woman, Amen': 'It's One of My More Personal Songs'". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ "Hear Dierks Bentley's Surging New Song 'Woman, Amen'". Rolling Stone Country. 17 January 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ "Country Airplay". Billboard. January 27, 2018.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. February 3, 2018.
- ^ Asker, Jim (June 12, 2018). "Can We Get an 'Amen'? Dierks Bentley Rules Country Airplay; FGL Makes History With 3 in Hot Country Songs Top 10". Billboard
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (July 3, 2018). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: July 3, 2018". Roughstock. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ The Mountain (CD booklet). Capitol Nashville. 2018. B0028286-02.
- ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ "Radio Songs - Year-End". Billboard. 2018. Archived October 10, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 10, 2022.