Every Mile a Memory
2006 single by Dierks Bentley From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2006 single by Dierks Bentley From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Every Mile a Memory" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released in July 2006 as the first single from his 2006 album Long Trip Alone. It became Bentley's fourth number one hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in November 2006, the same week that the album was at number one on the Top Country Albums chart.[1] Bentley wrote this song with Steve Bogard and Brett Beavers.
| "Every Mile a Memory" | ||||
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| Single by Dierks Bentley | ||||
| from the album Long Trip Alone | ||||
| Released | July 17, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:52 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
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| Producer(s) | Brett Beavers | |||
| Dierks Bentley singles chronology | ||||
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This song tells the story of a man missing a woman and how everything he sees and hears evokes her memory.
Deborah Evans Price of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "potent single that continues to demonstrate the irresistible chemistry that occurs when a great singer meets a memorable tune." She goes on to say that Bentley "really knows how to sell a song, and he gets the job done on this well-written track." On the production, she calls it "deft" and states that it "underscores the ache in each word."[2] In 2017, Billboard contributor Chuck Dauphin put "Every Mile a Memory" at number five on his top 10 list of Bentley's best songs.[3]
The music video was directed by Russell Thomas and premiered on August 3, 2006. It was made to promote his live 2006 TV special, "Live & Loud At The Filmore". Shot in a grainy texture, it features black-and-white footage of Dierks in concert, and yellow footage of him driving a truck and motorcycle down a highway with the sun in his face.
The music video reached number 1 on CMT's Top Twenty Countdown for the week of October 19, 2006.
"Every Mile a Memory" debuted at number 45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of July 15, 2006.[4]
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country (Billboard)[5] | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 48 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
| Chart (2006) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 32 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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