"My Girl" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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singer

Dylan Scott Dylan Scott Robinson (born October 22, 1990) is an American country singer and songwriter, better known by his stage name Dylan Scott. He is signed to Curb Records. Career Scott's debut single, "Makin' This Boy Go Crazy", was released in June ...

. It is included on his self-titled debut album and is his first number one hit on the

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chart. The song was written by Scott and Josh Kerr.

Content

The song was described by ''

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'' as "a love song that finds him bragging on a girlfriend" and "What's charming is this self-described man’s man sharing of his tender side". It was inspired by Scott's wife, Blair.

Critical reception

Matt Bjorke of ''Roughstock'', in a review of the album, said that "It's a song that'll melt many a heart and one that could and should be his breakout hit."

Commercial performance

The song was certified

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by the

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(RIAA) on June 20, 2017. It has sold 380,000 copies in the US as of August 2017. On June 9, 2023, the song was certified 3× Platinum for certified sales of over 3 million equivalent units.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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