So Help Me Girl

"So Help Me Girl" is a song written by Howard Perdew and Andy Spooner, and recorded by American country singer Joe Diffie. It was released in January 1995 as the third single from his fourth studio album, Third Rock from the Sun (1994). The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Music video

The music video was directed by Gerry Wenner and premiered in early 1995.

Chart positions

"So Help Me Girl" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 4, 1995.

Year-end charts

Gary Barlow version

"So Help Me Girl" was covered by Gary Barlow and released as the third single from his debut solo album Open Road (1997) in Europe on July 11, 1997, and as the lead single from the album in the United States on September 30, 1997. The single was released in 65 countries around the world and topped the charts in 13 countries.

Background

Following the success of the album in the United Kingdom, Barlow signed a record deal with Arista records for the album to be released in America. He reworked the album for the American market and subsequently released a remixed version of "So Help Me Girl" as the lead single there. Billboard gave the American version a positive review, saying that it did not stray from Barlow's work in the group Take That. He also praised Barlow's "boyish teen-idol charm" and "flexible tenor."