There are few better revenge songs than Bentley's hit from his 2003 self-titled album. What makes it wonderful is that the music absolutely matches the message. It's fun and unforgiving. "Well I don't know what you were thinking / Running 'round on me / Well now you say you're sorr...
his career home, two years later. Bentley saw his first single “What Was I Thinkin’” climb to No. 1 on theBillboardcountry chart. In the remarkable year of 2005, he released his sophomore projectModern Day Drifter, secured the CMA Horizon Award as best new artist and was asked to jo...
Dierks Bentley signs songwriting deal with Kobalt Music, sells publishing catalog, including "I Hold On," "Drunk On A Plane"
Opening with lively fiddle lines, this bluegrass tune finds Bentley ruminating, albeit breezily, on “the heart of [his] lonely girl.” It may have been too rootsy for commercial radio, but the track doesn't go unnoticed as one of Bentley's vibrant career standouts. While “Heart of a...
“Hardy threw out this title and I remember immediately thinking, 'I wish I could buy all my fans a beer,'" Bentley recalls in a press release. "After the year we’ve all had, it would be nice to get the first round and say, ‘Hey, we all got some problems but we’re going ...
No. 11: "How Am I Doin'" There are few better revenge songs than Bentley's hit from his 2003 self-titled album. What makes it wonderful is that the music absolutely matches the message. It's fun and unforgiving. "Well I don't know what you were thinking / Running 'round on me /...
Dierks Bentley:Sometimes a guy gets onstage that doesn’t look like a star, and your friends are like, ‘Why’s he singing that Luke Bryan song?’ And you’re like, ‘He wrote that song.’ I wanted to play the Bluebird before I turned 23, and I waited until the very ...
Dierks Bentley got back on stage for the first time since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday night, and he made sure it was a special night.
No. 11: "How Am I Doin'" There are few better revenge songs than Bentley's hit from his 2003 self-titled album. What makes it wonderful is that the music absolutely matches the message. It's fun and unforgiving. "Well I don't know what you were thinking / Running 'round on me /...
and that was it. [Ed: “What Was I Thinking?” became Bentley's debut single, eventually landing at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country songs chart; it also cracked the Top 25 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.] I’ve had a lot of moments in my career where I’m...