A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)

"A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)"
Single by Mindy McCready
from the album Ten Thousand Angels
B-side	"Maybe He'll Notice Her Now"[1]
Released	February 24, 1997
Format	CD single
Recorded	1995
Genre	Country
Length	2:43
Label	BNA
Writer(s)	Robert Byrne, Rick Bowles
Producer(s)	David Malloy, Norro Wilson
Mindy McCready singles chronology
"Maybe He'll Notice Her Now" (1997) "A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)" (1997) "What If I Do" (1997)

"A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)" is a song written by Robert Byrne and Rick Bowles, and recorded by American country music artist Mindy McCready. It was released in February 1997 as the fourth single from the album Ten Thousand Angels. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Chart performance

"A Girl's Gotta Do (What a Girl's Gotta Do)" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 1, 1997.

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2]	4
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3]	5
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5]	83
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	41

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 267. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3242." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 23, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
3. "Mindy McCready – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Mindy McCready.
4. "Mindy McCready – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Mindy McCready.
5. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997". RPM. December 15, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
6. "Best of 1997: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013.