If I Didn't Love You (Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood song)

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Jason asked if I would sing 'If I Didn't Love You' with him. I knew I liked the song, and Jason and I have actually been trying to do things together over the years. We've sang together before, but we've never officially recorded anything together. It just kind of felt like this could be our moment. [...] I felt like it was a little bit of an unexpected duet to other people, but I feel like I always knew at some point I'd probably sing with him officially, and this just seemed like the stars were aligning and it just seemed like it was going to be the perfect fit.

— Carrie Underwood

Commercial performance

In the United States, "If I Didn't Love You" debuted at number 20 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. The song also debuted at number two on the Hot Country Songs chart, becoming the highest debut for a duet between a solo male and female artist. It sold 29,500 downloads in its first week and drew 9 million streams during the tracking period and debuted at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [12] On the chart dated October 30, 2021, the song rose to number one on the Country Airplay chart, becoming Aldean's twenty-fourth number one single on that chart, and Underwood's sixteenth, as well as her first since "Church Bells" in July 2016. It extended Underwood's record as the female artist with the most number one hits on the Country Airplay chart. [13] The song spent a second week at number one on the Mediabase/Country Aircheck Singles chart and Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. [14] The song fell to number two for the chart dated November 13, but returned to number one for a third and final week the following week. [15]

Accolades

57th Academy of Country Music Awards

"If I Didn't Love You"
Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood - If I Didn't Love You.png
Single by Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood
from the album Macon, Georgia
ReleasedJuly 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)
Genre Country rock [1]
Length3:32
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Michael Knox [2]
Jason Aldean singles chronology
"Blame It On You"
(2020)		"If I Didn't Love You"
(2021)		"Trouble with a Heartbreak"
(2022)
Carrie Underwood singles chronology
"Hallelujah"
(2020)		"If I Didn't Love You"
(2021)		"Ghost Story"
(2022)
YearNominee / workAwardResult
2022"If I Didn't Love You"Single of the YearWon
2022"If I Didn't Love You"Musical Event of the YearNominated
2022"If I Didn't Love You"Music Video of the YearNominated

2022 CMT Music Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2022"If I Didn't Love You"Video of the YearWon [16]
2022"If I Didn't Love You"Collaborative Video of the YearWon

64th Grammy Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2022"If I Didn't Love You" Best Country/Duo Performance Nominated

Music video

The lyric video was released on July 23, 2021, featuring Aldean and Underwood recording the song in the studio. [17] The official video premiered on September 8, 2021, and was directed by Shaun Silva. The video was filmed at Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, Tennessee. [18]

Live performances

Aldean and Underwood gave their first live performance of the song at the 55th Annual Country Music Association Awards at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on November 10, 2021. [19] They also appeared at the American Music Awards of 2021 with a pre-taped performance. [20]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "If I Didn't Love You"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [37] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "If I Didn't Love You"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousJuly 23, 2021
  • Digital download
 [38]
United StatesAugust 2, 2021 [39]

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