" Somewhere on a Beach" is Our Song Of The Day 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 upcoming eighth studio album, Black .
Content
"Somewhere on a Beach" is a country pop 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).
Personnel
Dierks Bentley - lead vocals
Ross Copperman - acoustic guitar , electric guitar , keyboards ,
programming, background vocals
Jedd Hughes - acoustic guitar
Tony Lucido - bass guitar
Danny Rader - bouzouki , acoustic guitar, electric guitar,
keyboards, programming
Aaron Sterling - drums , percussion
Bryan Sutton - acoustic guitar
Reception
Critical
The website, Taste of Country, gave the song a positive review,
saying it is "fair to call call the soulful country-blues song a
sequel to “ Drunk On a Plane”: "Somewhere on a Beach" details
what happens once that plane lands". It also compared the song's
atmosphere favorably to Kenny Chesney 's musical style.
Commercial
The song debuted at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs
chart and the Country Airplay chart at No. 29 on its first week,
selling 19,000 copies in the United States. In the following
week it rose to No. 20 on Hot Country Songs, and entered
Billboard Hot 100 at No. 98, with a further 22,000 copies sold.
The song has sold 106,000 copies in the US as of February
2016.
Live performances
Bentley debuted the song on January 19, 2016, on The Ellen
DeGeneres Show. [citation needed]
Performed at Luke Bryan's Crash My Playa VIP event on January
23rd at the Barcelo Maya resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
Music video
The music video was directed by Wes Edwards and premiered in
February 2016.
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 upcoming eighth studio album, Black .
Content
"Somewhere on a Beach" is a country pop 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).
Personnel
Dierks Bentley - lead vocals
Ross Copperman - acoustic guitar , electric guitar , keyboards ,
programming, background vocals
Jedd Hughes - acoustic guitar
Tony Lucido - bass guitar
Danny Rader - bouzouki , acoustic guitar, electric guitar,
keyboards, programming
Aaron Sterling - drums , percussion
Bryan Sutton - acoustic guitar
Reception
Critical
The website, Taste of Country, gave the song a positive review,
saying it is "fair to call call the soulful country-blues song a
sequel to “ Drunk On a Plane”: "Somewhere on a Beach" details
what happens once that plane lands". It also compared the song's
atmosphere favorably to Kenny Chesney 's musical style.
Commercial
The song debuted at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs
chart and the Country Airplay chart at No. 29 on its first week,
selling 19,000 copies in the United States. In the following
week it rose to No. 20 on Hot Country Songs, and entered
Billboard Hot 100 at No. 98, with a further 22,000 copies sold.
The song has sold 106,000 copies in the US as of February
2016.
Live performances
Bentley debuted the song on January 19, 2016, on The Ellen
DeGeneres Show. [citation needed]
Performed at Luke Bryan's Crash My Playa VIP event on January
23rd at the Barcelo Maya resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
Music video
The music video was directed by Wes Edwards and premiered in
February 2016.