"What the Hell Did I Say" is a song co-written and recorded by

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artist

Dierks Bentley Frederick Dierks Bentley (; born November 20, 1975) is an American country music singer and songwriter. In 2003, he signed to Capitol Nashville and released his eponymous debut album. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's ''Modern Day Drifter'', ar ...

. It was released in June 2017 as the fourth single from his 2016 album ''

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''. This is the second collaboration by Bentley, Kear and Tompkins, following the highly successful No. 1 single "

Drunk on a Plane "Drunk on a Plane" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released in April 2014 as the third single from his seventh studio album '' Riser''. The song has been certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA. ...

". However, unlike "Drunk", this song underperformed and missed the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Country Airplay chart.

Content

The protagonist's ex is calling to inform him she is coming to see him, after hearing something he said the previous evening when he was drunk at the bar and decided to call her. He is struggling to recall what exactly he said, for example promising to buy her a diamond ring and take her to Las Vegas to get married.

Music video

A promotional video directed by

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premiered on April 29, 2016 as part of the album's pre-release video series. The official music video was released on July 9, 2017. Also directed by Edwards, the video is composed of footage from Bentley's 2017 tour.

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Release history

References

{{Dierks Bentley 2016 songs 2017 singles Capitol Records Nashville singles Dierks Bentley songs Songs written by Chris Tompkins Songs written by Dierks Bentley Songs written by Josh Kear Song recordings produced by Ross Copperman