Ain't No Love in Oklahoma

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"Ain't No Love in Oklahoma"
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Single by Luke Combs
from the album Twisters: The Album
ReleasedMay 20, 2024
Genre Country rock
Length3:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Luke Combs
  • Chip Matthews
  • Jonathan Singleton
Luke Combs singles chronology
"Where the Wild Things Are"
(2023)
"Ain't No Love in Oklahoma"
(2024)
"The Man He Sees in Me"
(2024)
Music video
"Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" on YouTube

"Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" is a song recorded by American country music singer Luke Combs. It was released on May 20, 2024, as the lead single from Twisters: The Album , the soundtrack album for the 2024 movie Twisters . [1] Combs co-wrote the song with Jessi Alexander and Jonathan Singleton, and co-produced it with Singleton and Chip Matthews.

Contents

Background

Combs co-wrote the song with Jessi Alexander and Jonathan Singleton specifically for the film Twisters , [2] a present-day chapter of the 1996 film Twister . [3] Described as a "country-rocker", the lyrics describe both the dangers of storm chasing and the thrill of the chase. [4] In an interview with Audacy, Inc., Combs said that "this song is about everything that I think this movie is about. High-energy, high-octane, I think the song really musically matches that vibe. It's really sort of abstract, lyrically speaking, I think that was done intentionally. We were really just trying to sonically match the vibe that they were looking for with this film." [5]

Music video

The music video for "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" was directed by Alex Bittan and premiered on May 16, 2024. [6] The video features footage from Twisters interspersed with stormy performance footage of Combs singing the song. [2] The video also features a cameo from NASCAR driver John Hunter Nemechek. [7]

Commercial performance

"Ain't No Love in Oklahoma" debuted at number 24 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart week dated May 25, 2024. [8] It reached number one in September 2024, giving Combs his 18th number one hit on the chart. [9]

Charts

Chart performance for "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [10] 21
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [11] 13
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [12] 1
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [13] 35
Ireland (IRMA) [14] 54
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [15] 39
UK Singles (OCC) [16] 50
US Billboard Hot 100 [17] 13
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [18] 1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [19] 3

Certifications

Certifications for "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [20] Platinum70,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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