| "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore" | ||||
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| Single by Alan Jackson | ||||
| from the album Thirty Miles West | ||||
| Released | January 16, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Alan's Country Records/ EMI Records Nashville | |||
| Songwriters | Jay Knowles Adam Wright | |||
| Producer | Keith Stegall[1] | |||
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"So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore" is a song recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in January 2012 as the second single from Jackson's album Thirty Miles West.[2] The song was written by Jay Knowles and Jackson's nephew, Adam Wright (of The Wrights).[3] The song was nominated for Best Country Song at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four and a half stars out of five, writing that "the best songs always allow a listener to fill in the spaces between the words, and Jackson's patient performance leaves plenty of room to do that."[4] Kyle Ward of Roughstock also gave the song four and a half stars out of five, saying "Jackson offers up his most heart-felt vocal since 'Monday Morning Church,' and the soft neo-traditional production serves as quite a breath of fresh air."[5]
Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, writing that it "ranks among his best work, and given that he's one of the genre's all time greats, that's heavy company for it to be in."[6] The song also received a "thumbs up" from Engine 145 reviewer Juli Thanki, who called it "his best single in at least half a decade."[7]
The music video, which premiered in January 2012, was directed by Steven Goldmann and filmed at Coney Island.[8] The video is Alan Jackson's second time in which he appears without his trademark mustache, the first being in 1993's "Tonight I Climbed the Wall"
"So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore" debuted at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of January 28, 2012.[9]
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 25 |
| US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[11] | 8 |
| Canada Country (Billboard)[12] | 42 |
| Chart (2012) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[13] | 85 |
