I Hate Love Songs

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"I Hate Love Songs"
I Hate Love Songs by Kelsea Ballerini.jpg
Single by Kelsea Ballerini
from the album Unapologetically
ReleasedMarch 12, 2018 (2018-03-12)
Genre
Length3:11
Label Black River
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Forest Glen Whitehead
  • Jason Massey
Kelsea Ballerini singles chronology
"Legends"
(2017)
"I Hate Love Songs"
(2018)
"This Feeling"
(2018)
Music video
"I Hate Love Songs" on YouTube

"I Hate Love Songs" is a song recorded by American country pop singer Kelsea Ballerini for her second studio album, Unapologetically (2017). Ballerini co-wrote the track with Shane McAnally and Trevor Rosen. The song was released to American country radio on March 12, 2018, serving as the second single for the album. [1]

Contents

"I Hate Love Songs" has reached number 25 on the Billboard Country Airplay and number 28 on the Hot Country Songs charts.

Content

"I Hate Love Songs" is a doo-wop-inspired country pop song that speaks of Ballerini's distaste for romantic lyrical clichés. [2] [3] [4] Critics noted the 1950s influence on the song's sound and the way in which it continues a trend in country music for blending "classic soul melodies" with "sing-a-long worthy" lyrical arrangements. [2] [5] The song's rhyme scheme and Ballerini's delivery have been compared to nursery rhymes. [6]

The song was originally not going to be recorded for the album, but after receiving a standing ovation for her performance of it at the Grand Ole Opry in August 2017, Ballerini and her label, Black River Entertainment decided to include "I Hate Love Songs" on the record. [7] "I called my label," Ballerini told Sounds Like Nashville, "and I was like, 'I think we need to cut this song.'" [7]

Music video

The music video premiered on CMT, GAC and Vevo in June 2018.

Commercial performance

Upon the release of Unapologetically, "I Hate Love Songs" sold 10,000 copies and entered the Billboard Country Digital Song Sales chart dated November 25, 2017 at number 13. [8] It concurrently debuted at number 39 on the Hot Country Songs chart. [9] After it was announced as a single, "I Hate Love Songs" entered the Country Airplay chart at number 59. [10] It reached a peak position of number 25, [11] becoming the first single of Ballerini's career to miss the top three on the Country Airplay chart as well as the second to miss number one. The song has sold 94,000 copies in the United States as of September 2018. [12]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [17] Gold500,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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