There's a Girl

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"There's a Girl"
Trent Harmon - Theres a Girl.jpg
Single by Trent Harmon
from the album You Got 'Em All
ReleasedJune 23, 2016
Recorded2016
Genre Country
Length3:36
Label Big Machine, 19
Songwriter(s) Trent Harmon, Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz [1]
Producer(s) Jimmy Robbins
Trent Harmon singles chronology
"Falling"
(2016)		"There's a Girl"
(2016)		"You Got 'em All"
(2018)

"There's a Girl" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist and American Idol season fifteen winner Trent Harmon. It is the first single from his debut studio album You Got 'Em All . The song was written by Harmon Jimmy Robbins, and Laura Veltz, and was produced by Robbins.

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Background

The song was written by Harmon with Jimmy Robbins and Laura Veltz. According to Harmon, the song was inspired by a few different relationships he had. Initially they were writing a sad ballad about a girl whom he had traveled around the southern United States for, but who also broke his heart. [2] However, Harmon decided to change it to an upbeat song, and said: "Let’s just write it happy. Let’s flip all this and kind of make fun of me and make fun of myself for all the stupid stuff I did." [3] The song was released on for sales on June 23, 2016, [4] and to radio on July 18, 2016. [5]

Commercial performance

The song debuted on the Country Digital Songs chart at No. 48, selling 7,000 copies in its first week of release. [6] After it was released to country radio in July 2016, it entered the Country Airplay on chart date of August 6, 2016 at No. 53, [7] and the Hot Country Songs at No. 50 a month later. [8] The song has sold 69,000 copies in the US as of March 2017. [9]

Music video

The video was directed by Roman White and premiered on July 11, 2016. It features Harmon traveling a long way by car, motorcycle and bike, and on foot to see a girl. [10]

Chart performance

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References

  1. ↑ Michele Amabile Angermiller (June 23, 2016). "Hear 'American Idol' Winner Trent Harmon's New Country Song 'There's a Girl'". Billboard.
  2. ↑ "Trent Harmon Tells The Story Behind 'There's A Girl' (VIDEO)". iHeart Radio. November 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Gayle (February 8, 2017). "Story Behind the Song: Trent Harmon, 'There's a Girl'". The Boot.
  4. ↑ Melton, Lori (June 28, 2016). "Watch: Trent Harmon talks writing and performs new single 'There's a Girl'". AXS.
  5. ↑ "Add Date" (PDF). Country Aircheck (505): Chart page 5. June 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (July 5, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Report: July 5, 2016". Roughstock.
  7. ↑ "Country Airplay". Billboard. August 6, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. September 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (March 6, 2017). "Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report: March 6, 2017". Roughstock.
  10. ↑ "See Trent Harmon's Enamoring 'There's a Girl' Video". Rolling Stone. July 11, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Trent Harmon Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Trent Harmon Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
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