Dibs (song)

"Dibs"
An image of a woman wearing a grey halter top and flowery teal dress standing in front of doors. The artist's name is placed above her in white and the song title is spray painted blue on the doors.
Single by Kelsea Ballerini
from the album The First Time and the EP Kelsea Ballerini
ReleasedJuly 20, 2015 (2015-07-20)
Recorded2015
GenreCountry pop
Length3:03
LabelBlack River
Songwriter(s)
  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Josh Kerr
  • Ryan Griffin
  • Jason Duke
Producer(s)
  • Jason Massey
  • Forest Glen Whitehead
Kelsea Ballerini singles chronology
"Love Me Like You Mean It"
(2014) 		"Dibs"
(2015) 		"Peter Pan"
(2016)

"Dibs" is a song co-written and recorded by American country pop singer Kelsea Ballerini for her debut studio album The First Time (2015). Ballerini co-wrote the song with Josh Kerr, Ryan Griffin, and Jason Duke. It was released to American country radio by Black River Entertainment on July 20, 2015, as the album's second single.[1] The song was previously included on Ballerini's 2014 self-titled EP.[2]

The song received positive reviews from critics praising Ballerini's youthful enthusiasm throughout the production. "Dibs" peaked at number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, giving Ballerini her second number-one country music hit overall. The song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 457,000 copies in the US as of March 2017. It also charted at numbers seven and 58 on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. The song achieved similar chart success in Canada, peaking at number eight on the Country chart and number 96 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.

The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Robert Chavers and features footage Ballerini took while on tour.

  1. ^ "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  2. ^ Parker, Eric T. (November 24, 2014). "Black River Releases Breakout EP By Kelsea Ballerini". MusicRow. Retrieved February 15, 2022.