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"This One's for the Girls" is a song written by Chris Lindsey, Hillary Lindsey, and Aimee Mayo and recorded by American country music singer Martina McBride. It was released in June 2003 as the first single from McBride’s album Martina. The song peaked at number 3 on the on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also a number 1 single on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts.

"This One's for the Girls"
Single by Martina McBride
from the album Martina
Released	June 9, 2003
Genre	Country
Length	4:04
Label	RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Chris Lindsey Hillary Lindsey Aimee Mayo
Producer(s)	Martina McBride Paul Worley
Martina McBride singles chronology
"Concrete Angel" (2002) "This One's for the Girls" (2003) "In My Daughter's Eyes" (2003)
Music video
"This One's for the Girls" at CMT.com

A remixed version of "This One's for the Girls" was included on her 2008 compilation album Playlist: The Very Best of Martina McBride.

Content

The song's lyrics are a salute to women of various ages (who are "about thirteen," "about twenty-five," and "about forty-two") dealing with the struggles of different phases of life–starting high school and facing new pressures, coping with uncertainty about a career, and reaching middle age–and tells them "You're beautiful the way you are."

McBride's first two daughters, Delaney and Emma, sing backing vocals on the song, as do fellow country singers Carolyn Dawn Johnson and Faith Hill.

Personnel

The following musicians perform on this track:[1]

• Martina McBride – lead and backing vocals
• John Hobbs – Hammond B3 organ
• B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar
• Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
• J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar
• Dann Huff – electric guitar
• Dan Dugmore – 12-string guitar, steel guitar
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass
• Lonnie Wilson – drums
• David Huff – drum programming
• Faith Hill – backing vocals
• Carolyn Dawn Johnson – backing vocals
• Hillary Lindsey – backing vocals
• Aimee Mayo – backing vocals
• Delaney McBride – backing vocals
• Emma McBride – backing vocals

Chart performance

"This One's for the Girls" debuted at number 49 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 21, 2003.

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Platinum	1,000,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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