"A Buncha Girls" is a song co-written recorded by American

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artist

Frankie Ballard Frank Robert Ballard IV (born December 16, 1982) is an American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has released two albums each for Reprise Records and Warner Bros. Records, and has charted eight singles on the Hot Country Songs ch ...

. It was released in February 2011 as the second single from his debut album ''

''. Ballard wrote the song with

Rhett Akins Thomas Rhett Akins Sr. (born October 13, 1969) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Decca Records between 1994 and 1997, he released two albums for that label (1995's ''A Thousand Memories'' and 1996's ''Somebody New (a ...

Dallas Davidson Dallas Davidson is an American country music singer and songwriter from Albany, Georgia, who has written for artists such as Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Cole Swindell, Jake Owen, Luke Bryan, Randy Houser, Lady Antebellum, and Billy Currin ...

, and

Ben Hayslip Ben Hayslip (born March 11, 1970, in Evans, Georgia) is an American country music songwriter. Early life Born in Evans, Georgia, Hayslip was a freshman quarterback for the 1984 state champ Valdosta Wildcats of Valdosta High School in Valdost ...

, who comprise

The Peach Pickers The Peach Pickers are an American songwriting team, composed of Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, and Ben Hayslip. Akins and Hayslip met while attending high school together in Valdosta, Georgia, before Akins signed a contract with Decca Records in ...

Critical reception

Amy Sciarretto of ''

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'' gave the song a favorable review, writing that Ballard "espouses the virtues of carefree girls in his rawk ‘n’ roll-meets-country drawl." Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'' gave the song four stars out of five, saying that "what we have here is a delightful radio-ready song that will have the guys noddin’ their heads to the song while the girls shimmy and shake and sing-a-long."

Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Wright and premiered in May 2011.

Chart performance

"A Buncha Girls" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. ''

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Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data along with digital sales and streaming. ...

chart for the week of March 5, 2011.

Year-end charts

References

2011 singles 2011 songs Frankie Ballard songs Reprise Records singles Song recordings produced by Michael Knox (record producer) Songs written by The Peach Pickers {{2010s-country-song-stub