Riser (song)

"Riser"
Single by Dierks Bentley
from the album Riser
Released	June 15, 2015
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2013–14
Genre	Country
Length	4:10
Label	Capitol Nashville
Writer(s)	Travis Meadows Steve Moakler
Producer(s)	Ross Copperman[1]
Dierks Bentley singles chronology
"Say You Do" (2014) "Riser" (2015) "Somewhere on a Beach" (2016)

"Riser" is a song recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released to radio on June 15, 2015 as the fifth single from his seventh studio album of the same name. The song was written by Travis Meadows and Steve Moakler.^[2]

Commercial reception

The song first debuted at No. 58 on the Country Airplay chart, and No. 49 on the Hot Country Songs chart in March 2014 on the album was released, selling 8,000 copies.^[3] It only re-entered the charts the following year in July 2015 after it was released as a single. It has sold 179,000 copies in the US as of January 2016.^[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Wes Edwards and premiered in September 2015.^[5]

Charts performance

Chart (2014–15)	Peak position
Canada Country (Billboard)[6]	43
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[7]	8
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8]	24
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9]	26

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)	Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10]	96
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11]	91

References

1. Jean Jadhon (February 8, 2015). "Ross Copperman talks about the making of Grammy nominated album "Riser"". WDBJ 7.
2. Katy Lindenmuth (June 15, 2015). "Dierks Bentley Explains Why New Single 'Riser' Is a 'Once In a Career' Song". Billboard.
3. Matt Bjorke (March 5, 2014). "Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - March 05, 2014: Brantley Gilbert, Jon Pardi Hit Gold. Jerrod Niemann Top 10, Scotty McCreery Sales Increase". Roughstock.
4. Bjorke, Matt (January 4, 2015). "The Top 30 Digital Singles: January 4, 2015". Roughstock.
5. D., Nicki (September 5, 2015). "Dierks Bentley’s Touching ‘Riser’ Video Is a Tear Jerker". Taste of Country. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
6. "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Dierks Bentley.
7. "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Dierks Bentley.
8. "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Dierks Bentley.
9. "Dierks Bentley – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Dierks Bentley.
10. "Billboard Country Update for December 14, 2015" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 14, 2015. p. 7. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
11. "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.