"Female" | ||||
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Single by Keith Urban | ||||
from the album Graffiti U | ||||
Released | 8 November 2017 | |||
Recorded | 2017 | |||
Genre | Country pop | |||
Length | 3:14 | |||
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"Female" is a song written by Shane McAnally, Nicolle Galyon, and Ross Copperman and recorded by New Zealand-born Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released in November 2017 as the first single from Urban's 2018 album Graffiti U . Urban debuted the song live on the 51st Annual Country Music Association Awards that same day. [1]
The song, which was written in early October 2017, [2] has been described as "an empowerment anthem partially inspired by the Harvey Weinstein scandal." [1] Urban said of the song that "as a husband and a father of two young girls, it affects me in a lot of ways. And as a son -- my mother is alive. It just speaks to all of the females in my life, particularly. For a guy who grew up with no sisters in a house of boys, it's incredible how now I'm surrounded by girls. But not only in my house; I employ a huge amount of women in my team. The song just hit me for so many reasons." [1]
Urban's wife Nicole Kidman and song co-writer Nicolle Galyon provided background vocals on the track. [2]
"Female" was the best-selling country song on the week of its debut, with 21,000 copies sold based on only a couple of days sales after its release, [3] and entered the Hot Country Songs chart at number 21. [4] The following week, the single debuted at number 69 on the US Billboard Hot 100, selling 32,000 copies. [5] [6] As of March 2018, the single has sold 163,000 copies in the US. [7] On August 16, 2019, the single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming data of over 500,000 units in the United States. [8]
Reaching a peak of number 12 on the Billboard Country Airplay charts, "Female" became Urban's first single to miss the Top 10 since his mainstream debut, "It's a Love Thing," from 1999, ending a streak of 37 top ten hits.[ citation needed ] With a peak of #69 on the Hot 100, it was also his lowest charting appearance there at the time of its release.
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [17] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [18] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |