My Girl (Dylan Scott song)

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"My Girl"
Single by Dylan Scott
from the album Dylan Scott
ReleasedJuly 11, 2016 (2016-07-11)
Genre Country
Length3:17
Label Curb
Songwriter(s)
  • Dylan Scott
  • Josh Kerr
Producer(s)
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.

Contents

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]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [4] 3× Platinum3,000,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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