Eighteen Inches

"Eighteen Inches" is a song written by Carrie Underwood, Ashley Gorley and Kelley Lovelace and recorded by American country music artist Lauren Alaina. It was released in July 2012 as the third single from Alaina's debut album Wildflower.

Content

"Eighteen Inches" is a story of two young lovers early in their relationship, with references to the space between a person’s head and heart.

One of the songwriter Ashley Gorley described the song as “A girl madly in love running away with her boyfriend, doing anything they could to scrape up the money and get a ring, and eventually deciding they were ‘ready’ for a baby. If they had stopped and thought about any of the scenarios, they never would have happened, but when you follow what you feel it can take you a long way” and he also said that the song was written a few years back for Carrie Underwood saying, “Carrie, Kelley Lovelace and I wrote this song a couple of years ago when we were writing for Carrie’s album,”^[1]

Critical reception

It received three stars out of five rating from Billy Dukes of Taste of Country, who said "The plot is a little predictable, but mostly because it’s a story all of us know so well from personal experience. That’s where Alaina has room for growth. While it’s certainly not her fault that she’s never begged a landlord for one more week, her lack of expertise shows. She’s not a master storyteller yet — this tale sounds more like a really good one she heard from a friend, in this case songwriters Ashley Gorley, Kelley Lovelace and Carrie Underwood. The song’s sweet ending may overcome any issues of credibility, however."^[2]

Track listing

Digital download

"Eighteen Inches" — 3:44

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[3]	34
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	37

Release history

Country	Date	Format
United States	July 16, 2012	Country Radio

References

↑ http://tasteofcountry.com/lauren-alaina-eighteen-inches-lyrics//
↑ http://tasteofcountry.com/lauren-alaina-eighteen-inches//
↑ "Lauren Alaina – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Lauren Alaina.
↑ "Lauren Alaina – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Lauren Alaina.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Lauren Alaina

Studio albums	Wildflower Road Less Traveled

EPs	Lauren Alaina

Singles	"Like My Mother Does" "Georgia Peaches" "Eighteen Inches" "Barefoot and Buckwild" "Next Boyfriend" "Road Less Traveled"

Other singles	"My Grown Up Christmas List"

Carrie Underwood songs

Discography Awards and nominations Songs

Some Hearts	"Jesus, Take the Wheel" "Some Hearts" "Don't Forget to Remember Me" "Before He Cheats" "Wasted"

Carnival Ride	"So Small" "All-American Girl" "Last Name" "Just a Dream" "I Told You So"

Play On	"Cowboy Casanova" "Temporary Home" "Undo It" "Mama's Song"

Blown Away	"Good Girl" "Blown Away" "Two Black Cadillacs" "See You Again"

Greatest Hits: Decade #1	"Something in the Water" "Little Toy Guns"

Storyteller	"Smoke Break" "Heartbeat" "Church Bells" "Dirty Laundry"

Featured singles	"Just Stand Up!" (with Artists Stand Up To Cancer) "Remind Me" (with Brad Paisley) "Can't Stop Lovin' You" (with Aerosmith) "Somethin' Bad" (with Miranda Lambert)

Other singles	"Inside Your Heaven"

Promotional singles	"I'll Stand by You" "Praying for Time" "Home Sweet Home" "There's a Place for Us" "Chaser"

Other songs	"Eighteen Inches" "Ever Ever After"

Book Category

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