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The statehood movement in Puerto Rico aims to make Puerto Rico a state of the United States. Five referenda have been held on the topic, most recently in 2017. The population of Puerto Rico as of 2015 was over 3 million people and larger than 21 states.[1]
In November 2012, a referendum, the fourth as of that date, was held. A full 54.00% voted "No" to maintaining the current political status. Of those who voted against remaining a Commonwealth, 61.11% chose statehood, 33.34% chose free association, and 5.55% chose independence.[2][3][4][5] On December 11, 2012, the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico enacted a concurrent resolution requesting the President and the Congress of the United States to respond diligently and effectively on the demand of the people of Puerto Rico to end its current political status and to begin the transition of Puerto Rico to become a state of the union.[6]
In 2014, resolutions were introduced in both houses of the United States Congress (H.R. 2000; S. 2020) to hold a yes-or-no referendum among the residents of Puerto Rico on statehood. If a "yes" majority prevails, the President would submit legislation to Congress enacting Puerto Rican statehood.[7][8] Both resolutions died in committee.[9]
The fifth referendum was held on June 11, 2017. Those who voted overwhelmingly chose statehood by 97%; turnout, however, was 23%, a historically low figure.[10] This figure is attributed to a boycott led by the pro-status quo PPD party.[11] Nonetheless, this figure is comparable to other states’ during their admission process: Wisconsin’s statehood plebiscite had a 17% turnout, Arizona 7%, Hawaii 35%, and Alaska had a 21% turnout.[not in citation given][12][unreliable source?]
Contents
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1 Background
1.1 Potential benefits of statehood
1.2 Potential drawbacks of statehood
2 History
2.1 1998 referendum
2.2 2012 statehood vote
2.3 June 2017 referendum
2.4 United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization
3 Mainland support
4 Statehood supporters
5 See also
6 Citations
7 References
8 External links
Background[edit]
Further information: Political status of Puerto Rico
Following the Spanish–American War, Puerto Rico was ceded to the United States in 1898, through the signing of the Treaty of Paris.[13] Puerto Rico became an unincorporated, organized territory of the US with Commonwealth status through a series of judicial decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States, collectively known as "The Insular Cases" and the enactment of several statutes by Congress.
In 1900, the US Congress enacted the Foraker Act, establishing a civil government in the territory and then in 1917, Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship, by the enactment of the Jones-Shafroth Act.[14] The Office of the President is responsible for policy relations between the United States and Puerto Rico, although according to the Territorial Clause of Constitution of the United States of America "The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States...".[15]
Potential benefits of statehood[edit]
Puerto Rico is, by a considerable margin, the largest U.S. territory in terms of both population and geographical area, being similar to Connecticut with respect to population size, and in geographical area similar to Rhode Island and Delaware combined. Puerto Rican residents do not participate in the Presidential elections, although once they establish residency in any of the 50 states or the District of Columbia they become eligible voters. Statehood would allow the population to vote in all elections as the residents of other states already can.
In early 2017, the Puerto Rican government-debt crisis posed serious problems for the government which was outstanding bond debt that had climbed to $70 billion or $12,000 per capita[16] at a time with 12.4% unemployment.[17] Statehood might be useful as a means of dealing with the financial crisis, since it would allow for bankruptcy and the relevant protection. Congress has the power to vote to allow Chapter 9 protection without the need for statehood, but in late 2015 there was very little support in the House for this concept. Other benefits to statehood include increased disability benefits and Medicaid funding as well as the higher (federal) minimum wage.[18]
Potential drawbacks of statehood[edit]
Currently, residents of Puerto Rico only have to pay federal income taxes on work performed in the US states and District of Columbia, and not at home, unless working for the U.S. Government.[19] This benefit could go away if Puerto Rico becomes a state.[20][21] U.S. corporations that currently operate there as controlled foreign corporations may relocate if Puerto Rico became a state and federal corporate taxes apply.[22]
Arguments against admitting Puerto Rico as a state include the failure of the Puerto Rican people to express unequivocally the desire to become a state, as opposed to some other alternative to the current territorial status, the stark language and cultural differences between Puerto Rico and most of the United States, the current migration of Puerto Ricans away from Puerto Rico, and Puerto Rico's poor economic conditions and its consequent need to be supported by the federal government.[23]
History[edit]
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Since the transfer of sovereignty of Puerto Rico from Spain to the United States, the relationship between Puerto Rico and the US has been evolving. On April 11, 1899, the peace treaty between Spain and the USA (Treaty of Paris) became effective, and established a military government in Puerto Rico. This was short lived, since the following year (April 2, 1900) Congress enacted the Foraker Act, which established a civil government and free trade between Puerto Rico and the USA. Puerto Ricans, although uncapable of electing members of the territory's executive branch, but were now able to elect their local representatives and a resident commissioner to the US Congress, who had voice but no vote.[24] In 1917, the enactment of the Jones-Shafroth Act the territory of Puerto Rico was organized and statutory US citizenship was granted to its residents.[24]
Since 1967, there have been several referenda which include questions on statehood. Puerto Ricans chose not to alter the status quo in referenda until 2012. The 2012 referendum produced a more equivocal result.[25]
1998 referendum[edit]
Main article: Puerto Rican status referendum, 1998
A referendum in December 1998 offered voters four political status options, plus "none of the above." The latter option won 50.5% of the vote, followed by statehood, with 46.6%.[26] Turnout was 71%.[27]
2012 statehood vote[edit]
Main article: Puerto Rican status referendum, 2012
On November 6, 2012, eligible voters in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico were presented with two questions:
(1) whether they agreed to continue with Puerto Rico's territorial status and (2) to indicate the political status they preferred from three possibilities: statehood, independence, or a sovereign nation in free association with the United States.[28] A full 970,910 (54.00%) voted "No" on the first question, expressing themselves against maintaining the current political status, and 828,077 (46.00%) voted "Yes", to maintain the current political status. Of those who answered on the second question 834,191 (61.11%) chose statehood, 454,768 (33.34%) chose free association, and 74,895 (5.55%) chose independence.[2][3]
The preferred status consultation did not include Puerto Rico's current status as a territory (Estado Libre Asociado as defined by the 1952 Constitution) as a choice, but instead an alternative named "E.L.A. Soberano"[29] President Barack Obama pledged to respect the voters' decision.[30]
In December 2012, newspaper Caribbean Business allegedly obtained, from a White House source, a statement claiming that Obama urged Congress to act upon the referendum's results.[31] On August 1, 2013, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on Puerto Rico's status as a direct result of the 2012 referendum vote and invited Governor Alejandro García Padilla, Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi, and pro-independence supporter Rubén Berríos to give testimony and answer questions from the committee.[32]
June 2017 referendum[edit]
Main article: Puerto Rican status referendum, 2017
Because there were almost 500,000 blank ballots in the 2012 referendum, creating confusion as to the voters' true desire, Congress decided to ignore the results.[33] The 2014 budget bill included $2.5 million in funding for a future referendum; there was no deadline attached to the funds.[34][35]
The fifth referendum, entitled "Plebiscite for the immediate decolonization of Puerto Rico" was held on June 11, 2017 and offered three options: "Statehood", "Free Association/Independence" and "Current Territorial Status", and the U.S. Justice Department required Puerto Rico to add the territorial status as an option as a requirement to release the $2.5 million funds set aside by the Obama administration to help educate the population on any future plebiscite, however the vote was held before the ballot could be reviewed, so the funds were not released. Newly elected Governor Ricardo Rosselló is strongly in favor of statehood for Puerto Rico to help develop the economy and help to "solve our 500-year-old colonial dilemma ... Colonialism is not an option .... It’s a civil rights issue ... 3.5 million citizens seeking an absolute democracy," he told the news media.[36] Benefits of statehood include an additional $10 billion per year in federal funds, the right to vote in presidential elections, higher Social Security and Medicare benefits, and a right for its government agencies and municipalities to file for bankruptcy. The latter is currently prohibited.[37]
At approximately the same time as the referendum, Puerto Rico's legislators are also expected to vote on a bill that would allow the Governor to draft a state constitution and hold elections to choose senators and representatives to the U.S. Congress.[37]
Regardless of the outcome of the referendum or the bill on drafting a constitution, action by the United States Congress would be required to implement changes to the status of Puerto Rico under the Territorial Clause of the United States Constitution.[37]
If the majority of Puerto Ricans were to choose Free Associated State option - and only 33% voted for it in 2012 - and if it were granted by the U.S. Congress, Puerto Rico would become a Free Associated State, virtually independent nation. It would have a political and economical treaty of association with the U.S. that would stipulate all delegated agreements.[38] This could give Puerto Rico a similar status to Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau, countries which currently have a Compact of Free Association (agreement) with the United States.
The agreement between the U.S. and Puerto Rico might cover topics such as the role of the U.S. military in Puerto Rico, the use of the US currency, free trade between the two entities, and whether Puerto Ricans would be U.S. citizens.[39]
The three current Free Associated States use the American dollar, receive some financial support and the promise of military defense if they refuse military access to any other country. Their citizens are allowed to work in the U.S. and serve in its military.[38]
United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization[edit]
Since 1953, the UN has been considering the Political status of Puerto Rico and how to assist it in achieving "independence" or "decolonization". In 1978, the Special Committee determined that a "colonial relationship" existed between the US and Puerto Rico.[40]
The UN's Special Committee has often referred to Puerto Rico as a nation in its reports, because, internationally, the people of Puerto Rico are often considered to be a Caribbean nation with their own national identity.[41][42][43] Most recently, in a June 2016 report, the Special Committee called for the United States to expedite the process to allow self-determination in Puerto Rico. More specifically, the group called on the United States to expedite a process that would allow the people of Puerto Rico to exercise fully their right to self-determination and independence. ... [and] allow the Puerto Rican people to take decisions in a sovereign manner, and to address their urgent economic and social needs, including unemployment, marginalization, insolvency and poverty".[44]
Mainland support[edit]
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The 1940 Democratic Party platform expressed their support to a larger measure of self-government leading to statehood for Puerto Rico.
The Democratic platform of 1940 said:
We favor a larger measure of self-government leading to statehood, for Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. We favor the appointment of residents to office, and equal treatment of the citizens of each of these three territories. We favor the prompt determination and payment of any just claims by Indian and Eskimo citizens of Alaska against the United States.[45]
President Gerald Ford proposed statehood in 1976:
I believe that the appropriate status for Puerto Rico is statehood. I propose, therefore, that the people of Puerto Rico and the Congress of the United States begin now to take those steps which will result in statehood for Puerto Rico. I will recommend to the 95th Congress the enactment of legislation providing for the admission of Puerto Rico as a State of the Union.[46]
President Ronald Reagan favored statehood:
I favor statehood for Puerto Rico and if the people of Puerto Rico vote for statehood in their coming referendum I would, as President, initiate the enabling legislation to make this a reality.[47]
President George H. W. Bush raised the issue of statehood before Congress in his first State of the Union message in 1989:
There's another issue that I’ve decided to mention here tonight. I’ve long believed that the people of Puerto Rico should have the right to determine their own political future. Personally, I strongly favor statehood. But I urge the Congress to take the necessary steps to allow the people to decide in a referendum.[48]
President George H. W. Bush issued a memorandum on November 30, 1992, to heads of executive departments and agencies, establishing the current administrative relationship between the federal government and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. This memorandum directs all federal departments, agencies, and officials to treat Puerto Rico administratively as if it were a state insofar as doing so would not disrupt federal programs or operations.[48]
On December 23, 2000, President Bill Clinton signed executive Order 13183, which established the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status and the rules for its membership. Section 4 of executive Order 13183 (as amended by executive Order 13319) directs the Task Force to "report on its actions to the President ... on progress made in the determination of Puerto Rico's ultimate status." President George W. Bush signed an additional amendment to Executive Order 13183 on December 3, 2003, which established the current co-chairs and instructed the Task Force to issue reports as needed, but no less than once every two years.
Both the Democratic Party and Republican Party, in their respective 2008 party platforms, have expressed their support of the rights of the United States citizens in Puerto Rico to determine the destiny of the Commonwealth to achieve a future permanent non-territorial political status with government by consent and full enfranchisement.[49][50]
The Republican Party platforms of 2008, 2012 and 2016 stated:
We support the right of the United States citizens of Puerto Rico to be admitted to the Union as a fully sovereign state after they freely so determine. We recognize that Congress has the final authority to define the constitutionally valid options for Puerto Rico to achieve a permanent non-territorial status with government by consent and full enfranchisement. As long as Puerto Rico is not a state, however, the will of its people regarding their political status should be ascertained by means of a general right of referendum or specific referenda sponsored by the U.S. government.[51][52][53]
The Democratic Party platform of 2008 stated:
We believe that the people of Puerto Rico have the right to the political status of their choice, obtained through a fair, neutral, and democratic process of self-determination. The White House and Congress will work with all groups in Puerto Rico to enable the question of Puerto Rico's status to be resolved during the next four years.[54]
The Democratic Party of 2012 stated:
As President Obama said when he became the first President to visit Puerto Rico and address its people in 50 years, Boricuas every day help write the American story. Puerto Ricans have been proud American citizens for almost 100 years. During that time, the people of Puerto Rico have developed strong political, economic, social, and cultural ties to the United States. The political status of Puerto Rico remains an issue of overwhelming importance, but lack of resolution about status has held the island back. It is time for Puerto Rico to take the next step in the history of its status and its relationship to the rest of the United States. The White House Task Force Report on Puerto Rico has taken important and historic steps regarding status. We commit to moving resolution of the status issue forward with the goal of resolving it expeditiously. If local efforts in Puerto Rico to resolve the status issue do not provide a clear result in the short term, the President should support, and Congress should enact, self-executing legislation that specifies in advance for the people of Puerto Rico a set of clear status options, such as those recommended in the White House Task Force Report on Puerto Rico, which the United States is politically committed to fulfilling. The economic success of Puerto Rico is intimately linked to a swift resolution of the status question, as well as consistent, focused efforts on improving the lives of the people of Puerto Rico. We have made great progress for Puerto Rico over the past four years, including a sharp, historic increase in Medicaid funding for the people of Puerto Rico and fair and equitable inclusion in the Recovery Act and the Affordable Care Act. Going forward, we will continue working toward fair and equitable participation for Puerto Rico in federal programs. We support increased efforts by the federal government to improve public safety in Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, with a particular emphasis on efforts to combat drug trafficking and crime throughout our Caribbean border. In addition, consistent with the task force report, we will continue to work on improving Puerto Rico's economic status by promoting job creation, education, health care, clean energy, and economic development on the Island.[55]
The latest report by the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status recommends that all relevant parties – the President, Congress, and the leadership and people of Puerto Rico – work to ensure that Puerto Ricans are able to express their will about status options and have that will acted upon by the end of 2012 or soon thereafter.[56]
The report further recommends, "If efforts on the Island do not provide a clear result in the short term, the President should support, and Congress should enact, self-executing legislation that specifies in advance for the people of Puerto Rico a set of acceptable status options, including the Statehood, that the United States is politically committed to fulfilling. This legislation should commit the United States to honor the choice of the people of Puerto Rico (provided it is one of the status options specified in the legislation) and should specify the means by which such a choice would be made. The Task Force recommends that, by the end of 2012, the Administration develop, draft, and work with Congress to enact the proposed legislation."[56]
Statehood supporters[edit]
Supporters of Puerto Rican statehood:
José Celso Barbosa (founder of the statehood movement & Republican Party of Puerto Rico)
Luis A. Ferré (former Governor 1969–1973)
Miguel A. García Méndez (statehood activist)
Carlos Romero Barceló (former Governor 1977–1985, Resident Commissioner to the US House Representatives 1993–2001)
Pedro Rosselló (former Governor 1993–2001)
Ricardo Rosselló (son of Pedro Rossello, statehood activist – founder of the "Boricua Ahora es!" pro-statehood campaign in 2012, and current Governor of Puerto Rico 2017–present)
Luis Fortuño (Governor 2009–2013, Resident Commissioner to the US House of Representatives 2005–2009, founded the Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association in 1979)
Pedro Pierluisi (Resident Commissioner to the US House of Representatives 2009-2017)
Hernán Padilla (former San Juan mayor 1977–1985, statehood activist – founder of the "Igualdad" pro-statehood campaign in 2012)
Jorge Santini (former San Juan mayor 2001–2013)
Carlos Mendez Martinez (Aguadilla mayor since 1997)
Hector O'Neill (Guaynabo mayor since 1993)
Ramon Luis Rivera (Bayamon mayor 1977–2001)
Ramon Luis Rivera Jr. (Bayamon mayor since 2001)
Kenneth McClintock (State Senator 2001–2009, State Senate President 2005–2009, Puerto Rico Secretary of State 2009–2013, founded the Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association in 1979)
Thomas Rivera Schatz (State Senator since 2009, State Senate President 2009–2013 and 2017–present)
Jenniffer Gonzalez (State Representative 2002-2017, Speaker of the State House of Representatives 2009–2013, incumbent Resident Commissioner to the United States House of Representatives 2017–present)
Jose Aponte Hernandez (State Representative since 2000, Speaker of the State House of Representatives 2005–2009)
Groups supporting Puerto Rican statehood:
New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association (founded by Kenneth McClintock and Luis Fortuño in 1979, the PRSSA is the largest student organization in the United States advocating for Puerto Rico statehood)
See also[edit]
Puerto Rico portal
United States portal
Politics portal
51st state
Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2007 (H.R. 900 & S. 1936)
Puerto Rican citizenship
Territories of the United States
Proposed political status for Puerto Rico
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Politics of Puerto Rico
Sovereigntism (Puerto Rico)
Political status of Puerto Rico
Special Committee on Decolonization
United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories
Index of Puerto Rico-related articles
Book: Puerto Rico
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Nohlen, D (2005). Elections in the Americas: A data handbook. ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6.
External links[edit]
Model Constitution of the State of Puerto Rico (in Spanish) at the Vivificat blog
S.2020 – Puerto Rico Status Resolution Act of 2014
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McCafé
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McCafé
Type
Subsidiary
Industry
Restaurants
Founded
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 1993
Founder
Dick and Mac McDonald McDonald's restaurant concept;
Ray Kroc, McDonald's Corporation founder;
Ann Brown, McDonald's franchisee.
Headquarters
Oak Brook, Illinois, United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
James A. Skinner
(Chairman & CEO);
Ann Brown
Products
Coffee
Parent
McDonald's
Website
McDonald's McCafé Australia
McCafé is a coffee-house-style food and beverage chain, owned by McDonald's. Conceptualised and launched in Melbourne, Australia in 1993 by McDonald's Licensee Ann Brown,[1] and introduced to the public with help from McDonald's CEO Charlie Bell and then-Chairman and future CEO James Skinner, the chain reflects a consumer trend towards espresso coffees.[2]
Reports indicated that McCafé outlets generated 15% more revenue than a regular McDonald's and, by 2003, were the largest coffee shop brand in Australia and New Zealand.[3]
Contents
1 International expansion
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
International expansion[edit]
A cup of hot chocolate sold in Canada under the McCafé brand
A McCafé in Philippines
The first one in the United States opened in Chicago, Illinois, in May 2001 when there were about 300 worldwide.[4] In 2004 McCafé opened in Costa Rica and in France, and the next year, the concept was launched in Italy. In 2007, the chain expanded to Japan as part of McDonald's efforts to boost sales with healthier soup and sandwich offerings and reach out to new customers who favoured traditional coffee shops.[5] Despite being a relatively small part of McDonald's overall strategy, there are currently 1,300 worldwide.[6]
In June 2006 the very first McCafé in Bulgaria opened at the Mall of Sofia.
McCafé arrived In Paraguay in 2007.
In August 2008, McDonald's expanded their McCafé concept to South Africa, where the McDonald's franchise is already a household name and one of the largest fast-food chains in the country.[7] At the end of 2009 McCafé drinks were available at McDonald's restaurants in the United States. McCafé opened in El Salvador on July 6, 2010, located in McDonald's restaurants in the Zona Rosa and Próceres Boulevard with the goal of providing the aroma, flavor and texture of 100% Salvadorian gourmet coffee.
McCafé opened in Madrid, Spain on June 28, 2008, located in McDonald's Montera restaurants.
In 2011 McDonald's started expansion of McCafé in Ukraine. There are 6 McCafés in Kiev, 1 in Lviv, 1 in Odesa, 1 in Dnipropetrovsk and 1 in Kharkiv as of January, 2014.
In July 2010 the McCafé added real fruit smoothies to their drink list. In November 2010 they added mocha and hot chocolate to their drink list. In July 2011 they added Frozen Strawberry Lemonade and the Mango Pineapple Smoothie to the U.S. menu.
On November 7, 2011, McDonald's Canada launched McCafé across the nation after being available only in select stores prior to this announcement.[8] With the introduction of McCafé in Canada, participating McDonald's stores have added mocha, cappuccino, espresso, americano, latte, iced latte, iced mocha and hot chocolate to their menus.[9] With McCafé, McDonald's is now in direct competition with Coffee Time, Country Style, Second Cup, Starbucks, Tim Hortons, and Timothy's in the Canadian coffee market.
On June 16, 2012, McDonald's launched the first McCafé Malaysia in Kota Damansara, with a few others subsequently opening in the Bandar Utama, Subang Jaya, Titiwangsa, and Taman Connaught outlets - all currently located in Klang Valley as well as in Greenlane, Birch House, IJM Promenade and Penang International Airport - all in Penang.
In Turkey, McCafé operates under the name "McD Café". The first coffee shop opened in July 2012 at Sabiha Gökçen Airport. As of April 2016, there are 8 Mcd Cafés on the Asian side of Istanbul, 6 on the European side, 3 in Antalya, 2 each in Adana and Kocaeli, and one each in Afyonkarahisar, Aksaray, Ankara and Kırşehir.
In December 2012, McDonald's announced that it would be bringing the McCafé brand and line of products to all of the McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom. This would include the addition of iced frappés, iced fruit smoothies and a rebranding of the standard McDonald's coffee to "McCafé."
On October 14, 2013, McDonald's launched the first McCafé India in the South Mumbai area in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
McDonald's introduced a coffee line called "McCafé" nationwide in the United States.[10] In August 2014, the company announced it was going to start to selling its coffee for home brewing in supermarkets across the United States.[11] Manufactured and distributed in partnership with Kraft Foods, the coffee is currently available in prepackaged bags and K-Cups.[12]
In December 2015, McDonald's Canada opened its first standalone McCafe store in Toronto Union Station's newly built York concourse area.[13]
On March 20, 2018, the first McCafé was opened in Minsk, Belarus. Another one has opened its doors on June 24, 2018. It's planned to open one more McCafé in Minsk until the end of 2018.
See also[edit]
Coffee portal
List of coffeehouse chains
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "McDonald's Opens First McCafe in U.S." Entrepreneur.com. 2001-05-14. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
Jump up ^ Danielle Veldre (2002-07-01). "McDonald's Brews Strong Push into Cafe Market". B&T. Archived from the original on August 11, 2005. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
Jump up ^ Bruce Horovitz (2003-05-20). "It's Back to Basics for McDonald's". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
Jump up ^ Chris Rugaber (2001-04-30). "McDonald's Opens McCafe". The Motley Fool. Archived from the original on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
Jump up ^ Kanako Takahara (2007-08-30). "McCafe Aims for Slice of Coffee Shop Pie". Japan Times. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
Jump up ^ "McDonald's Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript". Seeking Alpha. 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
Jump up ^ "McDonald's".
Jump up ^ "McDonald's® Canada accelerates beverage growth strategy with national launch of McCafé® brand".
Jump up ^ "McCafé® Canada Product Page".
Jump up ^ "McDonald's brews up anti-coffee snob ad blitz". Reuters. 2008-09-19. Archived from the original on 2008-09-20.
Jump up ^ "We're Lovin' McCafe: McDonald's to Sell Coffee in Supermarkets". nbcnews.com.
Jump up ^ "McCafé at Home :: McDonalds.com". www.mcdonalds.com.
Jump up ^ "McDonalds opens Canada's first standalone McCafe at Toronto's Union Station | Metro News". metronews.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
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"Woman, Amen"
Single by Dierks Bentley
from the album The Mountain
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January 17, 2018 (2018-01-17)
Format
Music download
Genre
Country
Length
3:00
Label
Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Dierks Bentley
Josh Kear
Ross Copperman
Producer(s)
Copperman
Jon Randall
Dierks Bentley singles chronology
"What the Hell Did I Say"
(2017) "Woman, Amen"
(2018) "Burning Man"
(2018)
"Woman, Amen" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Dierks Bentley. It was released in January 2018 as the lead single from his 2018 album The Mountain. Bentley wrote this song with Josh Kear and Ross Copperman, the latter of whom also produced it.
Contents
1 Content
2 Commercial performance
3 Personnel
4 Charts
5 References
Content[edit]
Dierks Bentley said that the song was inspired by his wife, Cassidy Black. He said that "I've come back from so many writing appointments over the past 12 years like 'I wrote this song about you' and she's like, 'Just because it's a love song doesn't mean it's about me.'"[1]
The song is a "ringing, uptempo track" driven by a "propulsive groove" from drummer Matt Chamberlain.[1] Rolling Stone described the song as having "bright, ringing guitars and vocals that as if shouted from a hilltop, while a rolling drumbeat embodies an avalanche of devotion for one's significant other."[2] Bentley wrote with Josh Kear and Ross Copperman, the latter of whom also produced it. He said that the song was written after a series of songwriting sessions in Telluride, Colorado which produced most of the album's content,[1] and that he was inspired after Kear provided the title line.[2]
Commercial performance[edit]
The song debuted on Country Airplay at No. 29 on its radio release,[3] and entered the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 23 the following week.[4] It peaked at No. 1 on Country Airplay in June 2018 in its 25th week on the chart. It is Bentley's 16th No. 1 on the chart.[5] It has sold 141,000 copies in the United States as of July 2018.[6]
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from The Mountain liner notes.[7]
Dierks Bentley – lead vocals, background vocals
Matt Chamberlain – drums
Ross Copperman – background vocals, keyboards, programming
Ian Fitchuk – bass guitar, keyboards
Ben Helson – acoustic guitar, mandolin
Jedd Hughes – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Josh Kear – background vocals
Jon Randall – acoustic guitar, mandolin
F. Reid Shippen – programming
Charts[edit]
Chart (2018)
Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[8]
1
US Billboard Hot 100[9]
53
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10]
1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11]
7
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c "Dierks Bentley on New Single, 'Woman, Amen': 'It's One of My More Personal Songs'". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b "Hear Dierks Bentley's Surging New Song 'Woman, Amen'". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Country Airplay". Billboard. January 27, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. February 3, 2018.
Jump up ^ Asker, Jim (June 12, 2018). "Can We Get an 'Amen'? Dierks Bentley Rules Country Airplay; FGL Makes History With 3 in Hot Country Songs Top 10". Billboard.
Jump up ^ Bjorke, Matt (July 3, 2018). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: July 3, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
Jump up ^ The Mountain (CD booklet). Dierks Bentley. Capitol Nashville. 2018. B0028286-02.
Jump up ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
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Dierks Bentley
Discography
Studio albums
Don't Leave Me in Love
Dierks Bentley
Modern Day Drifter
Long Trip Alone
Feel That Fire
Up on the Ridge
Home
Riser
Black
The Mountain
Compilation albums
Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008
Singles
"What Was I Thinkin'"
"My Last Name"
"How Am I Doin'"
"Lot of Leavin' Left to Do"
"Come a Little Closer"
"Settle for a Slowdown"
"Every Mile a Memory"
"Long Trip Alone"
"Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
"Trying to Stop Your Leaving"
"Feel That Fire"
"Sideways"
"I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes"
"Up on the Ridge"
"Draw Me a Map"
"Am I the Only One"
"Home"
"5-1-5-0"
"Tip It On Back"
"Bourbon in Kentucky"
"I Hold On"
"Drunk on a Plane"
"Say You Do"
"Riser"
"Somewhere on a Beach"
"Different for Girls" (feat. Elle King)
"Black"
"What the Hell Did I Say"
"Woman, Amen"
Featured singles
"The South" (w/ The Cadillac Three, Florida Georgia Line and Mike Eli)
Concert tours
Riser Tour
Sounds of Summer Tour
Somewhere on a Beach Tour
Related articles
"Murder on Music Row" (w/ George Jones)
"Flatliner" (w/ Cole Swindell)
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