God Gave Me a Girl

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"God Gave Me a Girl"
Russell Dickerson - God Gave Me a Girl.png
Single by Russell Dickerson
from the album Russell Dickerson
ReleasedDecember 12, 2022 (2022-12-12)
Genre Country
Length3:07
Label Thirty Tigers
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Russell Dickerson
  • Zach Crowell
Russell Dickerson singles chronology
"She Likes It"
(2022)
"God Gave Me a Girl"
(2022)
"Bones"
(2024)

"God Gave Me a Girl" is a song by American country music singer Russell Dickerson. It was released on December 12, 2022 as the second single from his third studio album Russell Dickerson . He wrote the song with Ashley Gorley, Chase McGill, and Zach Crowell, with whom he also co-produced it.

Contents

Content

According to Taste of Country , the song is a "sentimental track" about "the love that he almost lost", drawing inspiration from his separation from and reunion with his wife, Kailey. [1] In August 2023, Dickerson released the song's music video, which features him re-enacting a fictionalized version of a break-up and reunion with a lover. [2]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "God Gave Me a Girl"
Chart (2022–2023)Peak
position
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [3] 6
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 81
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [5] 2
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 15

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "God Gave Me a Girl"
Chart (2023)Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard) [7] 35
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [8] 88

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