She's Got a Way with Words
{{distinguish|She's Got a Way}}
{{Infobox song
| name = She's Got a Way with Words
| cover = ShesGotaWaywithWords.jpg
| alt = The cover is in black-and-white with the artist giving a serious look with his right fist close to his chin. The artist's name and the song title are placed on the top right corner of the cover and colored in blue and white respectively.
| type = single
| artist = Blake Shelton
| album = If I'm Honest
| released = {{start date|2016|6|13}}{{cite journal |url=https://www.countryaircheck.com/pdf_publication/Issue_502%20-%20June%206,%202016.pdf |title=Add Dates |page=Chart p.4|date=June 6, 2016| issue =502 |journal=Country Aircheck Weekly}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=11}}
| label = Warner Bros. Nashville
| writer = {{hlist|Wyatt Earp|Andy Albert|Marc Beeson}}
| producer = Scott Hendricks
| chronology = Blake Shelton
| prev_title = Savior's Shadow
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = A Guy with a Girl
| next_year = 2016
}}
"She's Got a Way with Words" is a song recorded by American country music artist Blake Shelton for his tenth studio album If I'm Honest (2016) and would be used for Shelton's other album Fully Loaded: God's Country (2019). Released to radio as the album's third single on June 13, 2016, the track was written by Wyatt Earp, Andy Albert and Marc Beeson, while production was handled by Scott Hendricks.
Content
The lyrics of the song detail an unfavorable relationship with an ex-partner, using wordplay such as "She put a big F-U in my future". Because of its lyrics, some fans interpreted the song as being directed towards Miranda Lambert, whom he divorced around the time of the song's release. However, Shelton stated that he recorded the song prior to the divorce.{{cite web | url=https://tasteofcountry.com/blake-shelton-shes-got-a-way-with-words-lyrics-uncovered/ | title=Lyrics uncovered: Blake Shelton, 'She's Got a Way with Words' | publisher=Taste of Country | date=August 17, 2016 | accessdate=October 14, 2024}} Writers Andy Albert, Marc Beeson, and Wyatt Earp originally pitched the song to Jake Owen, who rejected it as he was also going through a divorce at the time and did not want fans to think the song reflected his opinions about his own relationship.{{cite web | url=https://theboot.com/jake-owen-shes-got-a-way-with-words/| title=Jake Owen passed on recording 'She’s Got A Way With Words' | publisher=The Boot | accessdate=October 14, 2024}}
Critical reception
Robert K. Oermann of MusicRow described the song as "very cleverly written".{{cite web | url=https://musicrow.com/2016/06/disclaimer-blake-shelton-has-a-way-with-hit-songs/ | title=DISClaimer: Blake Shelton Has A Way With Hit Songs | publisher=MusicRow | date=June 16, 2016 | accessdate=October 14, 2024}}
Performance
The song debuted at number 28 on the Hot Country Songs chart on the release of the album If I'm Honest,{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2016-06-11/hot-country-songs |title= Hot Country Songs |date=June 11, 2016 |work=Billboard |url-access=subscription }} selling 26,000 copies for the week.{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2016/05/40398-top-30-digital-country-singles-chart-may-31-2016 |title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: May 31, 2016|first= Matt |last=Bjorke |date= May 31, 2016 |work=Roughstock }} It debuted at number 54 on the Country Airplay chart the following week ahead of its official release to radio.{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2016-06-18/country-airplay |title= Country Airplay |date=June 18, 2016 |work=Billboard |url-access=subscription }} It became the most-added of the song on its official release.{{cite news |url= http://newsok.com/article/5504471 |title= Video: Blake Shelton's 'She's Got a Way with Words' most added at country radio |author=Brandy McDonnell |date= June 16, 2016 |work=NewsOK}} Reaching a peak of number 7 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, "She's Got a Way with Words" became Shelton's first single to miss number one since "I'll Just Hold On" in 2009, ending a streak of seventeen consecutive number one hits for him. The song has sold 284,000 copies in the United States as of October 2016.{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2016/10/40920-top-30-digital-singles-chart-october-3-2016|title=Top 30 Digital Singles Chart: October 3, 2016|first= Matt |last=Bjorke |date=October 5, 2016 |work=Roughstock }} It was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 9, 2016.
Music video
The music video was directed by Adam Rothlein and premiered in June 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/blake-shelton/1426806/shes-got-a-way-with-words.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702135340/http://www.cmt.com/videos/blake-shelton/1426806/shes-got-a-way-with-words.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 2, 2016|title=CMT : Videos : Blake Shelton : She's Got a Way With Words|publisher=Country Music Television|accessdate=June 28, 2016}}
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{singlechart|Canada|76|artist=Blake Shelton|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 21, 2016}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|2|artist=Blake Shelton|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 12, 2016}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|61|artist=Blake Shelton|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 30, 2016}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountryairplay|7|artist=Blake Shelton|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 30, 2016}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|8|artist=Blake Shelton|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 30, 2016}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2016)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2016|work=Billboard|accessdate=April 26, 2020}}
| 40 |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Blake Shelton|title=She's Got a Way with Words|relyear=2016|relmonth=6|certyear=2016|certmonth=12}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Blake Shelton|title=She's Got a Way with Words|salesamount=1,000,000{{sup|{{double dagger}}}} / 284,000 |salesref= |refname=RIAA|digital=true}}
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