Song About a Girl

"Song About a Girl"
The cover shows a ginger-bearded man wearing a green shirt and shirt jacket, blue jeans and a grey hat, against a small town background. The artist's name and song title are colored red and white respectively.
Single by Eric Paslay
from the album Eric Paslay
ReleasedFebruary 18, 2014 (2014-02-18)
Recorded2013
GenreCountry
Length3:49
LabelEMI Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Marshall Altman
Eric Paslay singles chronology
"Friday Night"
(2013)
"Song About a Girl"
(2014)
"She Don't Love You"
(2014)

"Song About a Girl" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eric Paslay. It was released on February 18, 2014, as the third single from Paslay's self-titled debut album.[1] Paslay wrote the song with Jessi Alexander and Gordie Sampson.[2]

The song received positive reviews from critics who praised its outlaw production vibe and Paslay's confident performance. "Song About a Girl" peaked at numbers 12 and 18 on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Hot Country Songs charts respectively. It also charted at number 85 on the Hot 100. The song had minor chart success in Canada, peaking at number 25 on the Country chart. The accompanying music video was directed by Wes Edwards and features screen tests of various women dressed in different outfits.

  1. ^ Stephens, Samantha (February 4, 2014). "Eric Paslay Makes His Big Debut". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  2. ^ Roland, Tom (March 13, 2014). "Eric Paslay's 'Song About A Girl' Makes Clichés Sound Fresh". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2014.