Dierks Bentley adds to his growing list of RIAA certifications today as his 19th No. One hit “Living” has been certified PLATINUM. Known as “the heart of” (Billboard) his most recent album THE MOUNTAIN (Capitol Records Nashville), it follows the commercial and radio success of both “Burning Man” (feat. Brothers Osborne) and “Woman, Amen.”
Bentley continues to be a dominant voice for the genre with over 6.4 billion streams. Reaching a new creative high while “making music designed to challenge” (New York Times), Bentley co-wrote 10 of 13 tracks on THE MOUNTAIN, which earned him the highest debut sales of his career and became his seventh chart-topping album. Bentley has amassed countless nominations from the ACMs, CMAs, Billboard Music Awards and more while also earning 14 GRAMMY nominations. The multi-Platinum singer/songwriter continues to be “one of Country music’s most adventurous artists” (Billboard) and just recently celebrated his 15 year anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. For more information visit www.dierks.com
Audio / DIERKS BENTLEY SAYS HE WANTED TO WRITE “LIVING” AS A REMINDER TO HIMSELF.
DownloadDierks Bentley (Living No. 1 Party) OC: …I guess. :38
“You know, I’m so glad it resonates with people, but I wrote the song to myself, as a reminder to myself, and I’m glad the fans can relate to it, but certainly when I sing it every night, I’m like singing it to me as a reminder like hey, make the most of every day. When I drop my kids off at school, I say, ‘This is gonna be a great day or a really great day. You know, you’ve got two options. That’s the only options there are.’ At least go into feeling that way. It might not be that way, but at least start off with that expectation. I think the song’s become a mantra to like to just start off the day to maximize it to be a great day. We were just talking about taking our kids on a Grand Canyon ATV trip, just trying to find ways to keep living, I guess.”
