A Guy with a Girl

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"A Guy with a Girl"
Blake Shelton - A Guy with a Girl.jpg
Single by Blake Shelton
from the album If I'm Honest
ReleasedSeptember 26, 2016 (2016-09-26)
Recorded2016
Genre Country
Length3:10
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Scott Hendricks
Blake Shelton singles chronology
"She's Got a Way with Words"
(2016)
"A Guy with a Girl"
(2016)
"Every Time I Hear That Song"
(2017)

"A Guy with a Girl" is a song recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton for his tenth studio album, If I'm Honest (2016) and would be used for Shelton's other album Fully Loaded: God's Country . Released to radio as the album's fourth single on September 26, 2016, the track was written by Ashley Gorley and Bryan Simpson, while production was handled by Scott Hendricks. [1]

Contents

Background and composition

"A Guy with a Girl" was written by Ashley Gorley and Bryan Simpson, while production was handled by Scott Hendricks. [2] Containing influences from 80s country music, the single is comparable to the recordings on his previous studio albums, particularly Startin' Fires (2008). [3] In the track's lyrics, the singer describes his girlfriend receiving a ton of attention. [4] Shelton sings: "When I walk into a party with you, girl / I'm just a guy with a girl everybody wants to know", and questions: "Wondering how I ever got your little hand in mine / Looking over at you like 'ain't she beautiful'?". [5]

Critical reception

"A Guy with a Girl" was well received by music critics. Raphael Chestang from Entertainment Tonight declared it "one of the most touching tracks from [...] If I'm Honest". [6] Lauren Cowling from One Country praised its sound for being soulful, sexy, and flirty, and concluded with "[it's] a Shelton classic". [7] Chuck Dauphin, a columnist for Sounds Like Nashville, claimed that "A Guy with a Girl", in addition to album tracks "Every Goodbye" and "She's Got a Way with Words", would make veteran country musicians proud. [3]

Commercial performance

The song has sold 200,000 copies in the US as of March 2017. [8]

Charts

Chart (2016–2017)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [9] 77
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [10] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] 42
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [12] 1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [13] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)Position
Canada Country (Billboard) [14] 33
US Country Airplay (Billboard) [15] 17
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [16] 29

Certifications

Certifications for A Guy with a Girl
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [17] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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