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Single cover. Butterfly / Big Machine Label Group (digital single) (2023)
"Bygones" and "Magic Man (Carl Version)" are a double A-side single by Dolly Parton. They were released on June 16, 2023, by Butterfly Records and Big Machine Label Group as the second and third singles from Dolly's forty-ninth solo studio album, Rockstar. "Bygones" features Rob Halford of Judas Priest and was written by Dolly with Kent Wells, while "Magic Man (Carl Version)" features Heart lead singer Ann Wilson and was written by her with her younger sister and bandmate, Nancy Wilson. It is a cover of the band's top ten hit from 1976. "Bygones" peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hard Rock Digital Song sales chart, while "Magic Man (Carl Version)" reached number 25 on the Billboard Rock Digital Song Sales chart.

Track listing

  • Bygones (featuring Rob Halford) (Dolly Parton, Kent Wells) 4:00​
  • Magic Man (Carl Version) (featuring Ann Wilson)(Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson) 5:02

Audio

Commercial performance

"Bygones" peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hard Rock Digital Song sales chart dated July 1, 2023, while "Magic Man (Carl Version)" reached number 25 on the Billboard Rock Digital Song Sales chart. Both songs charted for only one week.

Personnel

​Credits are adapted from Apple Music.
"Magic Man (Carl Version)" credits
Performance
  • Dane Bryant – synth pads
  • Howard Leese – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Steve Mackey – bass
  • Rob McNelley – electric guitar
  • Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
  • Miles McPherson – drums
  • Dolly Parton – lead vocals
  • Mike Rojas – piano
  • Kent Wells – acoustic guitar, percussion
  • Ann Wilson – featured vocals
  • Christine Winslow – background vocals​
Production
  • Kyle Dickinson – editing engineer
  • Brendon Hapgood – assistant recording engineer
  • Samuel Hayes – assistant recording engineer
  • Brian Judd – additional engineer​​​
  • Chris Latham – editing engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing engineer
  • Joel McKenny – recording engineer
  • Dolly Parton – executive producer
  • Kent Wells – producer, editing engineer
  • Kevin Willis – engineer
  • Zach Wills – assistant recording engineer​
"Bygones" credits
Performance
  • Scott Bass – additional vocals
  • Emily Blackbird – additional vocals
  • Dane Bryant – synthesizer, strings
  • Rachel Edge – additional vocals
  • Kat Elfman – additional vocals
  • Hunter Garrett – additional vocals
  • Rob Halford – featured vocals
  • Cody Howell – additional vocals
  • Stephanie Howell – additional vocals​
  • John 5 – electric guitar
  • Ethan Kuntz – additional vocals
  • Gary Lunn – bass
  • Jimmy Mattingly – viola, violin, cello
  • Joel McKenny – additional vocals
  • Rob McNelley – electric guitar
  • Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
  • Nir Z – drums
  • Dolly Parton – lead vocals
  • Mike Rojas – piano
  • Nikki Sixx – bass
  • Olivia Steele – additional vocals
  • Alex Wells – additional vocals
  • Kent Wells – electric guitar, background vocals, additional vocals
  • Kevin Willis – additional vocals
  • Christine Winslow – background vocals
Production
  • Kyle Dickinson – editing engineer
  • Brian Judd – additional engineer
  • Chris Latham – editing engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing engineer
  • Joel McKenney – recording engineer
  • Jeremy Parker – engineer
  • Dolly Parton – producer, executive producer
  • Randy Smith – assistant recording engineer
  • Kent Wells – producer, editing engineer
  • Kevin Willis – engineer