The Other Girl (song)

"The Other Girl"
Single by Kelsea Ballerini and Halsey
from the album Kelsea
ReleasedApril 20, 2020 (2020-04-20)
GenreCountry pop[1]
Length3:23 (single version)
LabelBlack River
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kelsea Ballerini singles chronology
"Homecoming Queen?"
(2019)
"The Other Girl"
(2020)
"Hole in the Bottle"
(2020)
Halsey singles chronology
"Experiment on Me"
(2020)
"The Other Girl"
(2020)
"Be Kind"
(2020)

"The Other Girl" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song performed by American singer-songwriters Kelsea Ballerini and Halsey. It was released to country radio in the United States on April 20, 2020, as the second single from Ballerini's third studio album Kelsea (2020).[2] Ballerini and Halsey co-wrote the song with Ross Copperman and Shane McAnally. It was released to pop radio formats in June 2020. The track received positive reviews from music critics who praised the lyrical storytelling and both women's performances. In the US, "The Other Girl" peaked at numbers 19 and 52 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, respectively. It also reached number 95 on the US Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. For promotion, Ballerini and Halsey performed the song live on the American television show CMT Crossroads on March 25, 2020.[3] The song won a CMT Music Award for Performance of the Year, marking both artists' first award at the ceremony. An alternate solo recording of the song is also included on Ballerini's first remix album, Ballerini.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference SLN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Casey, Jim (April 21, 2020). "Kelsea Ballerini Goes to Country Radio With New Single, "The Other Girl," Featuring Halsey [Listen]". Nash Country Daily. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  3. ^ CMT.com Staff (March 20, 2020). "Halsey & Kelsea Ballerini Perform "The Other Girl" on CMT Crossroads". CMT. Archived from the original on June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  4. ^ Nicholson, Jessica (September 2, 2020). "Kelsea Ballerini To Release New Project 'ballerini' On Sept. 11". MusicRow. Retrieved February 15, 2022.