"Somewhere on a Beach" | ||||
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Single by Dierks Bentley | ||||
from the album Black | ||||
Released | January 19, 2016 | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
Recorded | 2015–16 | |||
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Length | 3:17 | |||
Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
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Producer(s) | Ross Copperman | |||
Dierks Bentley singles chronology | ||||
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"Somewhere on a Beach" is a song recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released for digital download on January 19, 2016, and to country radio on January 25, 2016, as the lead single from his eighth studio album, Black. The song is about an ex-girlfriend being talked to by her former boyfriend about his life and his new girlfriend that he's going to have fun with at a beach.
"Somewhere on a Beach" reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, giving Bentley his fourteenth number-one hit on that chart. It also gave him his first number-one hit on the Hot Country Songs chart since "5-1-5-0" in 2012, and his ninth top 40 hit on the Hot 100, peaking at number 35. The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of over one million units in that country. Its chart success in Canada was similarly received, peaking at number one on the Country chart and number 59 on the Canadian Hot 100. It also garnered a Platinum certification from Music Canada for selling over 80,000 units in that country.
The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Wes Edwards.
"Somewhere on a Beach" is a country song in which the narrator is talking to his ex-girlfriend about his life after they broke up. He tells her he has a new girlfriend, and adds that they are together having fun "somewhere on a beach".
The song has been compared to Bentley's previous hits "Drunk on a Plane" (2014) and "How Am I Doin'" (2004).