The Other Girl (song)


"The Other Girl" is a song performed by American singer-songwriters Kelsea Ballerini and Halsey. It was released to country radio on April 20, 2020, as the second single from Ballerini's third studio album Kelsea. Ballerini co-wrote the song with Ross Copperman and Shane McAnally. It was released to pop radio formats in June 2020. The track received positive reviews from critics who praised the lyrical storytelling and both women's performances. "The Other Girl" peaked at numbers 19 and 52 on both the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts respectively. It also reached number 95 on the Hot 100 chart. For promotion, Ballerini and Halsey performed the song live on CMT Crossroads.

Critical reception

Chris Parton of Sounds Like Nashville described the song as a "shimmering slice of futuristic country pop." Billy Dukes of Taste of Country wrote that the songwriters "practice exquisite word economy in drawing the setting and plot of this story, plus all the envy, anger, hurt that comes with it." Mike Wass of Idolator wrote that "both women have shown extraordinary versatility with previous genre-crossing collaborations," and cited "The Other Girl" as an example of the "increasingly blurred line between pop and country."

Chart performance

"The Other Girl" peaked at number 19 and 52 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, respectively, becoming the first single of Ballerini's career officially promoted to country radio to miss the top 40 on the latter. It also reached number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "The Other Girl" also received crossover promotion to pop formats, and reached number 18 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart and number 34 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart.

Live performance

Ballerini and Halsey performed "The Other Girl" on their episode of CMT Crossroads, which first aired March 25, 2020.

Track listing

Digital download
  1. "The Other Girl " - 3:23
  2. "The Other Girl " - 3:21

Release history