My Last Name

My Last Name
"My Last Name"
Single by Dierks Bentley
from the album Dierks Bentley
Released October 20, 2003
Genre Country
Length 3:31
Label Capitol Nashville
Writer(s) Harley Allen
Dierks Bentley
Producer Brett Beavers
Dierks Bentley singles chronology
"What Was I Thinkin'"
(2003)		 "My Last Name"
(2003)		 "How Am I Doin'"
(2004)

"My Last Name" is a song co-written and recorded by country music artist Dierks Bentley. It is the second single released from his 2003 self-titled album. The song is Bentley's first single to miss the Top 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, reaching a peak of #17, and his last, until 2010's "Up on the Ridge," which peaked at #21.

Contents

Content

The narrator describes the origins and the experiences of his last name, such as when he beat up a bully who made fun of his name, and when his grandpa "took it off to Europe to fight the Germans in the war". In the final verse, the narrator then says that he wants to marry his lover — to give her his last name because he does not have much.

Music video

The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil, who directed his previous video for "What Was I Thinkin'". At the beginning, it shows Dierks Bentley's name spelled wrong on a marquee, but at the end of the video, it has been corrected.

Reception

Samantha H. reviewed this song on Country Music Online.net, saying that the song "My Last Name" "is a great story song. All about getting teased because of his last name and still being proud of it. Then one day he offers it to a woman through marriage."[1] Robert L. Doerschuk of Allmusic, however, called it "gauzy nostalgia."[2]

Chart performance

"My Last Name" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week ending October 25, 2003.

Chart (2003-2004) Peak
position
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 2
US Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 17

References

  1. ^ http://www.countrymusiconline.net/bentley4.html
  2. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r651118/review
  3. ^ "Dierks Bentley Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Songs for Dierks Bentley. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
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Studio albums
Don't Leave Me in Love · Dierks Bentley · Modern Day Drifter · Long Trip Alone · Feel That Fire · Up on the Ridge
Compilation albums
Singles
"What Was I Thinkin'" · "My Last Name" · "How Am I Doin'" · "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do" · "Come a Little Closer" · "Settle for a Slowdown" · "Every Mile a Memory" · "Long Trip Alone" · "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" · "Trying to Stop Your Leaving" · "Feel That Fire" · "Sideways" · "I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes" · "Up on the Ridge" · "Draw Me a Map" · "Am I the Only One" · "Home"
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