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The song was written by Erik Dylan, Connie Harrington and Caitlyn Smith and has been described as a "scintillating, slow-building power ballad" with "a message of empowerment and solidarity to young girls and women everywhere." Yearwood referred to the song as emotional and inspiring, and said the lyrics reminded her of herself as "that little girl who believed anything and everything was possible" and that it serves a reminder to just be yourself.

Music video

The music video was directed by Blythe Thomas and premiered on June 28, 2019. In the video, Yearwood is seen performing the song against a set made up of baby blue wallpaper and a similarly colored blanket. She is shown with women of all ages embracing their inner beauty, while other home video footage of women celebrating is also seen. It ends with Yearwood and all the women throwing their hands up in the air in celebration and rejoice.

Chart performance

"Every Girl in This Town" debuted at number 21 on the ''Billboard''

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