Livin' on Love
"Livin' on Love" | ||||
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Single by Alan Jackson | ||||
from the album Who I Am | ||||
B-side | "Let's Get Back to Me and You" | |||
Released | August 29, 1994 | |||
Format | Promo-only CD single | |||
Recorded | January 10, 1994[1] | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:49 | |||
Label | Arista Nashville | |||
Writer(s) | Alan Jackson | |||
Producer(s) | Keith Stegall | |||
Alan Jackson singles chronology | ||||
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"Livin' on Love" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Alan Jackson. It was released in August 1994 as the second single from his album Who I Am. In late 1994, it became his ninth Number One hit on the Billboard country charts. It also reached number 1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.
Content
The song describes a couple who are "livin' on love". In the first verse, they are "two young people without a thing", while throughout the song they age, still in love with each other.
Critical reception
Thom Jurek of Allmusic described the song favorably, calling it "a mid-tempo honky tonker with killer fiddle, telecasters chopping up the middle, and lyrics that make its sentimental subject matter palatable."[2] Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B+ grade, calling it "so catchy, so charming, and so full of little funny details." He goes on to say that he forgives Jackson for "ripping off 'Two Sparrows in a Hurricane' so blatantly."[3]
Music video
The music video was directed by Piers Plowden and premiered in mid-1994.
Chart positions
"Livin' on Love" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 3, 1994.
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 1 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1994) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] | 19 |
References
- ↑ The Greatest Hits Collection (CD). Alan Jackson. Arista Records. 1995. 07822 18801.
- ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Who I Am review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ↑ CountryUniverse.net Song review
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2667." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 28, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Alan Jackson – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Alan Jackson.
- ↑ "Alan Jackson – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Alan Jackson.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
Preceded by "She's Not the Cheatin' Kind" by Brooks & Dunn |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single October 29-November 12, 1994 |
Succeeded by "Shut Up and Kiss Me" by Mary Chapin Carpenter |
Preceded by "It Can't Happen to Me" by Charlie Major |
RPM Top Country Tracks number-one single November 28, 1994 |
Succeeded by "If I Could Make a Living" by Clay Walker |