Woman, Amen
{{Infobox song
| name = Woman, Amen
| cover = DierksBentleyWomanAmen.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Dierks Bentley
| album = The Mountain
| released = {{start date|2018|1|17}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:00
| label = Capitol Nashville
| writer = {{hlist|Dierks Bentley|Josh Kear|Ross Copperman}}
| producer = {{hlist|Ross Copperman|Jon Randall}}
| prev_title = What the Hell Did I Say
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Burning Man
| next_year = 2018
}}
"Woman, Amen" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Dierks Bentley. It was released in January 2018 as the lead single from his 2018 album The Mountain. Bentley wrote this song with Josh Kear and Ross Copperman, the latter of whom also co-produced it.
Content
Dierks Bentley said that the song was inspired by his wife, Cassidy Black. He said that "I've come back from so many writing appointments over the past 12 years like 'I wrote this song about you' and she's like, 'Just because it's a love song doesn't mean it's about me.'"{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8094517/dierks-bentley-new-single-woman-amen-personal-song-exclusive|title=Dierks Bentley on New Single, 'Woman, Amen': 'It's One of My More Personal Songs'|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=March 13, 2018}}
The song is a "ringing, uptempo track" driven by a "propulsive groove" from drummer Matt Chamberlain. Rolling Stone described the song as having "bright, ringing guitars and vocals that as if shouted from a hilltop, while a rolling drumbeat embodies an avalanche of devotion for one's significant other."{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/hear-dierks-bentleys-surging-new-song-woman-amen-w515517|title=Hear Dierks Bentley's Surging New Song 'Woman, Amen'|work=Rolling Stone Country|date=17 January 2018 |accessdate=March 13, 2018}} Bentley wrote with Josh Kear and Ross Copperman, the latter of whom also produced it. He said that the song was written after a series of songwriting sessions in Telluride, Colorado which produced most of the album's content, and that he was inspired after Kear provided the title line.
Commercial performance
The song debuted on Country Airplay at No. 29 on its radio release,{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-airplay/2018-01-27 |title=Country Airplay |date=January 27, 2018|magazine=Billboard }} and entered the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 23 the following week.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/2018-02-03 |title=Hot Country Songs |date=February 3, 2018|magazine=Billboard }} It peaked at No. 1 on Country Airplay in June 2018 in its 25th week on the chart. It is Bentley's 16th No. 1 on the chart.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8460593/dierks-bentley-woman-amen-no-1-country-airplay-chart |title=Can We Get an 'Amen'? Dierks Bentley Rules Country Airplay; FGL Makes History With 3 in Hot Country Songs Top 10 |date=June 12, 2018 |first= Jim |last=Asker|magazine=Billboard }} It has sold 141,000 copies in the United States as of July 2018.{{cite news|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2018/07/43155-top-30-digital-country-singles-july-3-2018|title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles: July 3, 2018 |work=Roughstock|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|date=July 3, 2018 |accessdate=July 5, 2018 }}
Personnel
Adapted from The Mountain liner notes.{{Cite AV media notes |title=The Mountain |others=Dierks Bentley |year=2018 |type=CD booklet |publisher=Capitol Nashville |id=B0028286-02}}
- Dierks Bentley – lead vocals, background vocals
- Matt Chamberlain – drums
- Ross Copperman – background vocals, keyboards, programming
- Ian Fitchuk – bass guitar, keyboards
- Ben Helson – acoustic guitar, mandolin
- Jedd Hughes – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Josh Kear – background vocals
- Jon Randall – acoustic guitar, mandolin
- F. Reid Shippen – programming
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|1|artist=Dierks Bentley|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 5, 2018}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|53|artist=Dierks Bentley|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 19, 2018}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountryairplay|1|artist=Dierks Bentley|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 12, 2018}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|7|artist=Dierks Bentley|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 19, 2018}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Country Airplay – Year-End 2018|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/country-airplay-songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 7, 2018}}
| 23 |
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/hot-country-songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 7, 2018}}
| 28 |
| scope="row"| US Radio Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/radio-songs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010032501/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/radio-songs|archive-date=October 10, 2021|title=Radio Songs - Year-End|year=2018|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 10, 2022}}
| 75 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Dierks Bentley|title=Women, Amen|relyear=2018|certyear=2019|access-date=January 22, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Dierks Bentley|title=Woman, Amen|relyear=2018|certyear=2021|refname="RIAA"}}
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