"The Other Girl"
Single by Kelsea Ballerini and Halsey
from the album Kelsea
ReleasedApril 20, 2020 (2020-04-20)
GenreCountry pop[1]
Length3:23 (single version)
LabelBlack River
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kelsea Ballerini singles chronology
"Homecoming Queen?"
(2019)		 "The Other Girl"
(2020)		 "Hole in the Bottle"
(2020)
Halsey singles chronology
"Experiment on Me"
(2020)		 "The Other Girl"
(2020)		 "Be Kind"
(2020)

"The Other Girl" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song performed by American singer-songwriters Kelsea Ballerini and Halsey. It was released to country radio in the United States on April 20, 2020, as the second single from Ballerini's third studio album Kelsea (2020).[2] Ballerini and Halsey co-wrote the song with Ross Copperman and Shane McAnally. It was released to pop radio formats in June 2020. The track received positive reviews from music critics who praised the lyrical storytelling and both women's performances. In the US, "The Other Girl" peaked at numbers 19 and 52 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, respectively. It also reached number 95 on the US Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. For promotion, Ballerini and Halsey performed the song live on the American television show CMT Crossroads on March 25, 2020.[3] The song won a CMT Music Award for Performance of the Year, marking both artists' first award at the ceremony. An alternate solo recording of the song is also included on Ballerini's first remix album, Ballerini.[4]

Critical reception

Chris Parton of Sounds Like Nashville described the song as a "shimmering slice of futuristic country pop."[1] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country wrote that the songwriters "practice exquisite word economy in drawing the setting and plot of this story, plus all the envy, anger, hurt that comes with it."[5] Mike Wass of Idolator wrote that "both women have shown extraordinary versatility with previous genre-crossing collaborations," and cited "The Other Girl" as an example of the "increasingly blurred line between pop and country."[6]

Chart performance

"The Other Girl" peaked at number 19 and 52 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, respectively, becoming the first single of Ballerini's career officially promoted to country radio to miss the top 40 on the latter.[7] It also reached number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "The Other Girl" also received crossover promotion to pop formats, and reached number 18 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart and number 34 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart.

Live performance

Ballerini and Halsey performed "The Other Girl" on their episode of CMT Crossroads, which first aired March 25, 2020.[8] The duo then performed the song at the 2020 CMT Music Awards. This performance won the award for Performance of the Year at the following CMT Music Awards in 2021, marking both Ballerini's and Halsey's first win at the award show.

Track listing

Digital download[9]

  1. "The Other Girl (with Halsey) [The Other Mix]" – 3:23
  2. "The Other Girl (with Halsey)" – 3:21
  • Titles are stylized in all lowercase, except for Halsey's name.

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Award Result
2021 CMT Music Awards CMT Performance of the Year Won

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States April 20, 2020 Country radio Black River [18]
Various [19]
United States June 8, 2020 Hot adult contemporary The Orchard [20]
June 9, 2020 Contemporary hit radio [21]

References

  1. 1 2 Parton, Chris (April 20, 2020). "Kelsea Ballerini and Halsey Search for Truth in 'the other girl'". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. ↑ Casey, Jim (April 21, 2020). "Kelsea Ballerini Goes to Country Radio With New Single, "The Other Girl," Featuring Halsey [Listen]". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  3. ↑ CMT.com Staff (March 20, 2020). "Halsey & Kelsea Ballerini Perform "The Other Girl" on CMT Crossroads". CMT. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  4. ↑ Nicholson, Jessica (September 2, 2020). "Kelsea Ballerini To Release New Project 'ballerini' On Sept. 11". MusicRow. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  5. ↑ Dukes, Billy (March 26, 2020). "Listen: Kelsea Ballerini Gets Dark With Halsey + 'The Other Girl'". Taste of Country. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  6. ↑ Wass, Mike (March 20, 2020). "Kelsea Ballerini & Halsey Join Forces For "The Other Girl"". Idolator. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Kelsea Ballerini Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  8. ↑ CMT.com Staff (March 20, 2020). "Halsey & Kelsea Ballerini Perform "The Other Girl" on CMT Crossroads". CMT. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini: the other girl (with Halsey) [the other mix]". Google Play. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini Chart History (Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  11. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 30, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Kelsea Ballerini Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  17. ↑ "American single certifications – Kelsea Ballerini – The Other Girl". Recording Industry Association of America.
  18. ↑ "Single Releases". MusicRow. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  19. ↑ "the other girl (with Halsey)". KelseaBallerini.com. April 2020. Archived from the original on June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.