There Was This Girl
| "There Was This Girl" | ||||
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| Single by Riley Green | ||||
| from the album Different 'Round Here | ||||
| Released | August 6, 2018 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
| Label | BMLG | |||
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| Producer | Dann Huff | |||
| Riley Green singles chronology | ||||
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"There Was This Girl" is the debut single by American country music singer Riley Green. It was released as a promotional single in June 2018 and sent to radio as the lead single from his debut studio album, Different 'Round Here (2019), on August 6, 2018.[1] Green wrote the song with Erik Dylan, and Dann Huff served as producer.
Content
[edit]The song is a story song about the impact that various women have had in the narrator's life. Billy Dukes of Taste of Country wrote that it "finds the narrow space between calls for a return to a more timeless country sound and seeks to banish the word 'bro' from the dictionary. The debut single is smart storytelling for the everyman. The trick Green and his co-writers pull is using successive choruses to advance his narrative without sacrificing the country-rocker's singalong quality. He swaps only a word or phrase each time, slowly turning what starts as an adolescent adventure reminiscent of Chris Cagle's 'Chicks Dig It' into a grown man's memory."[2]
Music video
[edit]Green said that the song's music video (directed by Peter Zavadil) was shot by fans of his, while he performed a concert in a bar in his home state of Alabama. He told Taste of Country that "We actually let the fans shoot the video, and literally passed the camera from fan to fan."[3]
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[12] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[13] | 3× Platinum | 240,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[14] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Country Aircheck Weekly" (PDF). Country Aircheck. July 30, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
- ↑ "Don't quit on Riley Green's 'There Was This Girl' [Listen]". Taste of Country. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Riley Green's 'There Was This Girl' Video Comes Together Thanks to Screaming Fans". Taste of Country. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ↑ "Riley Green Makes Energetic 'Today' Debut With 'There Was This Girl' [Watch]". Taste of Country. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ↑ "Canadian Hot 100: April 6, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ↑ "Canada Country: March 30, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ↑ "Billboard Hot 100: April 20, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ↑ "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Riley Green – There Was This Girl". Music Canada. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ↑ "American single certifications – Riley Green – There Was This Girl". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
