"Whatever She's Got" is a song recorded by American

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artist

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. It was released in May 2013 as the first single from Nail's third studio album, '' I'm a Fire''. The album was released on March 4, 2014. The song was written by

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and

Jon Nite Jon Nite (born March 19, 1980) is a Grammy-nominated, CMA and ACM award winning singer/songwriter who has written 16 No.1 hits. Nite's songs have been recorded by artists such as Charlie Puth, Keith Urban, Dan & Shay, Gabby Barrett, Luke Bryan, Br ...

. The song received praise for having catchy lyrics that the listeners will grasps towards. "Whatever She's Got" peaked at number one on the US ''Billboard''

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chart, giving Nail his second number-one country hit overall. It also charted at numbers 2 and 35 on the Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. The song was certified

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by the

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(RIAA), denoting sales of over one million units in that country. The song also charted in Canada at number 4 on the

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chart and number 34 on the Canadian Hot 100. The accompanying music video was directed by

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and follows a couple's romantic escapade with Nail performing at a rooftop party with his band.

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of ''

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'' gave the song two and half stars out of five. Dukes called the song "pop-friendly and not nearly as deep" compared to Nail's previous singles and wrote that "banjo and electric guitar noodling keep flashbacks of

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out of one's head, but are few lyrics that deliver a punch to remember." Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' gave the song four stars out of five, saying that "the production is contemporary as the melody and lyric warrant but for as country/pop s'Whatever She's Got' feels, it isn't so 'pop' as to think it wouldn't play well within country radio." Bjorke also stated that "the lyrics, the melody and David Nail's vocal all work together to make the song a memorable song."

Chart and sales performance

"Whatever She's Got" debuted at number 51 on the U.S. ''

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chart for the week of June 15, 2013. It also debuted at number 43 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart for the week of July 6, 2013 where it peaked at No. 2 on chart dated February 8, 2014. It also debuted at number 91 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for the week of October 19, 2013, and peaked on this chart at No. 35 for the chart dated February 22, 2014. The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA on February 6, 2014, and has sold 1,157,000 copies in the U.S. as of June 2014. The song also debuted at number 95 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of November 30, 2013, and peaked at No. 34 for the chart dated March 1, 2014.

Music video

The music video was directed by

and premiered in July 2013. The girlfriend in the video is played by American model and actress Nancy Catherine Weaver with The Block Agency in Nashville, Tennessee.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{David Nail 2013 singles 2013 songs David Nail songs MCA Nashville Records singles Music videos directed by Chris Hicky Song recordings produced by Frank Liddell Songs written by Jon Nite Songs written by Jimmy Robbins Song recordings produced by Chuck Ainlay MCA Records singles