Black (Dierks Bentley song)

"Black" is the title track from Dierks Bentley's album of the same name. It was sent to country radio on November 14, 2016, as the third single from the album.[1] The song was written by Bentley, Ross Copperman and Ashley Gorley.

"Black"
Single by Dierks Bentley
from the album Black
ReleasedNovember 14, 2016 (2016-11-14)
Recorded2015–16
GenreCountry pop
Length3:30
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ross Copperman
Dierks Bentley singles chronology
"Different for Girls"
(2016)		 "Black"
(2016)		 "What the Hell Did I Say"
(2017)

Music video

A promotional video directed by Wes Edwards premiered on April 29, 2016 as part of the album's pre-release video series.[2] The official music video was released on January 13, 2017.[3]

Commercial performance

The single was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 27, 2017 for combined sales and streams of over 500,000 units.[4] As of May 2017, "Black" has sold 279,000 copies domestically.[5] It reached number one on the Mediabase country radio singles chart in late May 2017.[6]

Charts
Chart (2016–17) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 74
Canada Country (Billboard)[8] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 56
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] 2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 4

Year-end charts
Chart (2017) Position
Canada Country (Billboard)[12] 6
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[13] 20
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 18

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 500,000 / 279,000[5]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States May 27, 2016 Digital download Capitol Nashville [16]
November 14, 2016 Country radio [17]
gollark: no.
gollark: Wait, maybe this is accidentally an analogy for something.
gollark: They don't understand our amazing injokes, like "bees".
gollark: Or an orbital crowlaser strike.
gollark: "Right"/"left" seems to be overused as both 8values' "equality/markets" and something like "tolerance/intolerance".

References
  1. "FOURTH OF JULY 2017: AJ, BILLY, CANAAN, DARIUS, DIERKS, EASTON, ERIC, JORDAN, JOSH, KEITH, KIP, LADY A, LBT, LUKE, SAM". Pressroom.
  2. "Black - Dierks Bentley". VEVO.
  3. DierksBentleyVEVO (January 13, 2017). "Dierks Bentley - Black" – via YouTube.
  4. "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  5. Bjorke, Matt (June 19, 2017). "Top 30 Digital Singles Chart: June 19, 2017". Roughstock.
  6. "Dierks Bentley Black Reaches #1 at Country Radio". Headline Planet. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  7. "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  8. "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  9. "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  10. "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  11. "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
  12. "Billboard Canada Year-End Country Airplay of 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  13. "Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  14. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  15. "American single certifications – Dierks Bentley – Black". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  16. "Amazon.com: Black: Dierks Bentley: MP3 Downloads". Amazon. May 27, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  17. "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations - New Music Artist Free Song - AllAccess Music Group". AllAccess Music Group. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
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