"Look What God Gave Her"
Single by Thomas Rhett
from the album Center Point Road
ReleasedMarch 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)
GenreCountry pop
Length2:48
LabelValory
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Thomas Rhett singles chronology
"Sixteen"
(2018) 		"Look What God Gave Her"
(2019) 		"Remember You Young"
(2019)

"Look What God Gave Her" is a song recorded by American country music singer Thomas Rhett. He wrote the song with his father Rhett Akins, Julian Bunetta, Josh Ryan, Jacob Kasher and Ammar Malik, and co-produced it with Dann Huff and Julian Bunetta. It is the first single from Rhett's fourth studio album, Center Point Road.

Commercial performance

The song was released for download on February 28, 2019. It was the best-selling country digital song of the week with 19,000 copies sold in its first week, which moved the song up to number 5 from 35 on Hot Country Songs chart dated March 16, 2019.[1] It was certified Gold by the RIAA for 500,000 units in combined sales and streams on October 9, 2019,[2] and has sold 210,000 copies as of December 2019.[3] By August 2021, it was certified 2× Platinum for sales of an equivalent of 2,000,000 units.[2]

Critical reception

American Songwriter and Taste of Country both ranked the song number seven on their lists of the greatest Thomas Rhett songs.[4][5]

Music video

The music video was released on April 6, 2019 and directed by T.K. McKamy.[6][7] Thomas Rhett's inspiration for the song was his wife, Lauren Atkins, who joins him in the video. His two daughters, Willa Gray and Ada James, also make an "unplanned cameo".[8] In an interview Rhett said he wants the video to "highlight amazing women in Nashville for all of the amazing things they've done around the world". Among those featured are women from Nashville's Thistle Farms as well as the founder of Love + One.[9]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[2] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Asker, Jim (March 12, 2019). "Thomas Rhett Has a New 'Look' With Hot Country Songs Top 10; 'Here' Comes Brett Young". Billboard.
  2. ^ a b c "American single certifications – Thomas Rhett – Look What God Gave Her". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (December 2, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Songs: December 2, 2019". Rough Stock. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  4. ^ d'Amico, Anna (November 22, 2021). "Top Ten Thomas Rhett Songs". American Songwriter. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  5. ^ Liptak, Carena (March 23, 2022). "Thomas Rhett's 20 Best Songs". Taste of Country. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  6. ^ Thomas Rhett: Look What God Gave Her, retrieved 2020-06-27
  7. ^ Thomas Rhett - Look What God Gave Her, retrieved 2020-06-27
  8. ^ "Thomas Rhett Talks How His Daughters Ended Up in His 'Look What God Gave Her' Video at 2019 ACMs". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  9. ^ Watts, Cindy. "ACM Awards: Thomas Rhett shares story of 'Look What God Gave Her'". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  10. ^ "Thomas Rhett Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  11. ^ "Thomas Rhett Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  12. ^ "Thomas Rhett Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  13. ^ "Thomas Rhett Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  14. ^ "Thomas Rhett Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  15. ^ "Thomas Rhett Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  16. ^ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. June 28, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  17. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  18. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  19. ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  20. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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