"This One's for the Girls" is a song written by

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, and

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and recorded by American

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singer

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. 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 ''

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charts and at number 39 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song was also a number 1 single on the

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charts. 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

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Personnel

The following musicians perform on this track: * Martina McBride – lead and backing vocals * John Hobbs –

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* B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar *

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– acoustic guitar * J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar *

Dann Huff Dann Lee Huff (born November 15, 1960) is an American record producer and songwriter. For his work as a producer in the country music genre, he has won several awards, including the ''Musician of the Year'' award in 2001, 2004, and 2016 at the Co ...

– electric guitar *

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– 12-string guitar,

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– bass *

Lonnie Wilson Lonnie Wilson is an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Wilson was originally the lead singer of the band Bandana, which charted ten singles on the Hot C ...

– drums * David Huff – drum programming *

– backing vocals * Carolyn Dawn Johnson – backing vocals *

– backing vocals *

– 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.

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References

2003 singles Martina McBride songs Songs written by Aimee Mayo Songs written by Hillary Lindsey Songs written by Chris Lindsey Song recordings produced by Paul Worley RCA Records Nashville singles Music videos directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions 2003 songs {{2000s-country-song-stub