"Riser" is a song recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artist Dierks Bentley. It was released to radio on June 15, 2015 as the fifth and final single from his seventh studio album of the same name. The song was written by

Travis Meadows Travis Meadows (born 1965) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has released four albums and written a number of songs for other country artists. Early life Meadows was born in 1965 in Mississippi, growing up in Jackson. He be ...

and Steve Moakler.

Commercial reception

The song debuted at No. 58 on the Country Airplay chart, and No. 49 on the Hot Country Songs chart in March 2014 on the album was released, selling 8,000 copies. It only re-entered the charts the following year in July 2015 after it was released as a single. It has sold 179,000 copies in the US as of January 2016.

Music video

The music video was directed by Wes Edwards and premiered in September 2015.

Charts performance

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

Country ballads 2010s ballads 2015 singles Dierks Bentley songs 2014 songs Capitol Records Nashville singles Music videos directed by Wes Edwards Songs written by Steve Moakler Songs written by Travis Meadows Song recordings produced by Ross Copperman {{2010s-country-song-stub