Love Don't Run (song)

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"Love Don't Run"
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Single by Steve Holy
from the album Love Don't Run
ReleasedJanuary 10, 2011 (2011-01-10)
Genre Country
Length3:41
Label Curb
Songwriter(s)
  • Rachel Thibodeau
  • Joe Leathers
  • Ben Glover
Producer(s) Lee Thomas Miller [1]
Steve Holy singles chronology
"Baby Don't Go"
(2010)
"Love Don't Run"
(2011)
"Until the Rain Stops"
(2011)

"Love Don't Run" is a song written by Rachel Thibodeau, Joe Leathers and Ben Glover, and recorded by American country music singer Steve Holy. It is the fifteenth single of his career, and was released in January 2011 as the first single and title track from his album Love Don't Run .

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History

Rachel Thibodeau told Taste of Country that she "wanted to write a relationship song about sticking it out when times are tough". She co-wrote it with Joe Leathers and Ben Glover at Leathers' house in Rosemary Beach, Florida. [2]

Critical reception

Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave it four-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that Holy "has never sounded any better" and praising the "straightforward" lyrics. [3] Similarly, Janet Goodman of Engine 145 said that Holy "showcases a voice with newfound maturity", [4] and Matthew Wilkening of Taste of Country thought that Holy sang "passionately". [5]

Music video

The music video for the song debuted on CMT.com July 22, 2011, and was directed by Eric Welch. [6]

Chart performance

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 19
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 78

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 60

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References

  1. Duvall, Erin (15 March 2011). "Steve Holy returns with "Love Don't Run"". The Boot. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
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  5. Wilkening, Matthew (4 January 2011). "Steve Holy, 'Love Don't Run' – Song Spotlight". Taste of Country. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
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