About Somewhere on a Beach

"Somewhere on a Beach" is a song recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released for digital download on January 19, 2016, and to country radio on January 25, 2016, as the lead single from his eighth studio album, Black. "Somewhere on a Beach" reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart, giving Bentley his fourteenth number-one hit on the U.S. country music chart. It also gave him his first number-one hit on the Hot Country Songs chart since 2012's "5-1-5-0", and his ninth top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with a peak at number 35. The song was certified 2x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting sales of over two million units in the United States. Its chart success in Canada was similarly received, as it peaked at number one on the Country chart and number 59 on the Canadian Hot 100. It also garnered a Platinum certification from Music Canada for selling over 80,000 units in that country. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Wes Edwards.

This is a song in which the narrator is talking to his ex-girlfriend about his life after they broke up. He tells her he has a new girlfriend and adds that she and him are together having fun together "somewhere on a beach". The song has been compared to Bentley's previous hits "Drunk on a Plane" (2014) and "How Am I Doin'" (2004).