Living (song)

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"Living"
Single by Dierks Bentley
from the album The Mountain
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2019 (2019-02-25)[1]
GenreCountry
Length3:42
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Dierks Bentley singles chronology
"Burning Man"
(2018)
"Living"
(2019)
"Gone"
(2020)

"Living" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Dierks Bentley. It was released in February 2019 as the third single from Bentley's 2018 album The Mountain. Bentley co-wrote the song with Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley, and Jon Nite.

Commercial performance[edit]

Living reached No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay dated September 28, 2019, which is Bentley's 17th No. 1 on the chart.[2] The song has sold 79,000 copies in the United States as of October 2019.[3]

Music video[edit]

The official video of the song, directed by Wes Edwards,[4] features Bentley and his son Knox spending quality time together by playing in their backyard, as well as various other places such as a water park, a go-kart track, and a laser tag arena.[5]

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Future Releases: Country". All Access. Archived from the original on February 24, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Asker, Jim (September 24, 2019). "A Lot About 'Living': Dierks Bentley Scores 17th Country Airplay No. 1". Billboard.
  3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 21, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Downloads: October 21, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Liptak, Carena (April 18, 2019). "After 'Living', Dierks Bentley Might Have to Make a Music Video With Each of His Kids". The Boot.
  5. ^ Hudak, Joseph (12 April 2019). "Dierks Bentley Plays the Cool Dad in New Video 'Living'". Rolling Stone.
  6. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  7. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  8. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  9. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  10. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
  11. ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  12. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  13. ^ "American single certifications – Dierks Bentley – Living". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 15, 2020.