"For Her" is a song recorded by American country music singer Chris Lane for his 2015 extended play, Fix. It was released to digital retailers by Big Loud Records on August 29, 2016[1] as the record's second single. It is also included on his second studio album, Girl Problems (2016).[2] The song was written by Kelly Archer, Sarah Buxton, and Matt Dragstrem and produced by Joey Moi.[3]

"For Her"
Single by Chris Lane
from the album Girl Problems
ReleasedAugust 29, 2016 (2016-08-29)
GenreCountry
Length3:32
LabelBig Loud
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Joey Moi
Chris Lane singles chronology
"Fix"
(2015)
"For Her"
(2016)
"Take Back Home Girl"
(2017)

Commercial performance

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The song peaked at No. 17 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs for chart dated August 5, 2017. It has since become Lane's second top 10 on the Country Airplay chart, and his first #1 on the Canada Country chart.[4] It has sold 780,000 copies in the United States as of July 2018.[5]

Music video

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The music video was directed by TK McKamy and premiered in September 2016. It features a real-life proposal of marriage.[6]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2016–2017) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[7] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 92
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[9] 10
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 17

Year-end charts

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Chart (2017) Position
Canada Country (Billboard)[11] 18
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[12] 49
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] 30

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14] Gold 40,000
United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Hear Chris Lane's New Single, 'For Her' [LISTEN]". Theboot.com. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  2. ^ "Chris Lane – For Her | Daily Play MPE®". Daily.plaympe.com. 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  3. ^ "Chris Lane, 'For Her' [Listen]". Tasteofcountry.com. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  4. ^ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. August 5, 2017.
  5. ^ "Nielsen SoundScan charts – Digital Songs – Week Ending: 09/14/2017" (PDF). Nielsen SoundScan. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 19, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  6. ^ Thompson, Gayle (November 6, 2016). "Chris Lane: Response to 'For Her' Video 'Has Been Amazing'". The Boot.
  7. ^ "Chris Lane Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  8. ^ "Chris Lane Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  9. ^ "Chris Lane Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  10. ^ "Chris Lane Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  11. ^ "Billboard Canada Year-End Country Airplay of 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  12. ^ "Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  13. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  14. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Chris Lane – For Her". Music Canada. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  15. ^ "American single certifications – Chris Lane – For Her". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 2, 2020.