Love Me Like an Outlaw

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"Love Me Like an Outlaw"
Love Me Like An Outlaw.jpeg
Single by Kalsey Kulyk
from the album Outlaw Poetry
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2023 (2023-09-15)
Genre
Length3:25
Label
  • Independent
  • GPS Promo
Songwriter(s)
  • Kalsey Kulyk
  • Davis Corley
  • Mark Addison Chandler
Kalsey Kulyk singles chronology
"Ain't Enough Whiskey"
(2023)		"Love Me Like an Outlaw"
(2023)		"Dontcha"
(2024)
Music video
"Love Me Like an Outlaw" on YouTube

"Love Me Like an Outlaw" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Kalsey Kulyk. She wrote the song with Davis Corley and Mark Addison Chandler. [1] It became Kulyk's first top 30 hit at Canadian country radio. [2] The song is included on her 2024 album Outlaw Poetry. [3]

Contents

Background

Kulyk wrote the track with two other songwriters in Nashville in 2018. [4] After holding the song for years, and becoming an independent artist, Kulyk elected to put the song on the list for her upcoming album. She received a great response from her producer and radio tracker, who told her she must record it. [4] Kulyk stated "sometimes you just got to go with your gut". [5]

Critical reception

Jenna Melanson of Canadian Beats Media described "Love Me Like an Outlaw" as "beautifully produced, perfectly delivered, poetic country". [6] New Country 103.1 named the song their "Trending Track" in August 2023. [7]

Live performance

Kulyk performed "Love Me Like an Outlaw" live for 92.9 The Bull. [8] She later performed the song on television for Global News Morning Saskatoon on December 8, 2023. [9]

Music video

The official music video for "Love Me Like an Outlaw" premiered exclusively on Tinnitist on November 21, 2023, and was made available on YouTube later that day. [10] [11] Kulyk and her husband Eric Ethridge shot and edited most of the footage for the video together. They filmed the video on a ranch belonging to a friend of Kulyk's cousin, and at Kulyk's cousin's cabin in Canmore, Alberta. [3]

Charts

Chart performance for "Love Me Like an Outlaw"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard) [12] 20

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References

  1. ↑ "Love Me Like an Outlaw – Single by Kalsey Kulyk". Spotify . June 16, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  2. ↑ Willscheck, Aaron (November 21, 2023). "Kalsey Kulyk Releases Her Captivating New Music Video for "Love Me Like an Outlaw"". V13. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Brittain, Brooklin (November 28, 2023). "Kalsey Kulyk stopped by the studios to play her new single, 'Love Me Like an Outlaw'". CFWE FM. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  4. 1 2 McLean, Angela (December 5, 2023). "Love at First Listen with Kalsey Kulyk". AngelaMcLean.ca. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  5. ↑ Melanson, Jenna (November 28, 2023). "Kalsey Kulyk Releases Video for "Love Me Like an Outlaw" + Zoom 5QS Interview". Canadian Beats Media. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  6. ↑ Melanson, Jenna (November 22, 2023). "Kalsey Kulyk Releases the Official Video for "Love Me Like an Outlaw"". Canadian Beats Media. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  7. ↑ "The Trending Track – Kalsey Kulyk". 103.1 Country. August 28, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  8. ↑ Bowes, Jerad (November 17, 2023). "Interview: Kalsey Kulyk". 92.9 The Bull. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Kalsey Kulyk performs 'Love Me Like an Outlaw'". Global News Morning . December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  10. ↑ Sterdan, Darryl (November 21, 2023). "Kalsey Kulyk | Love Me Like An Outlaw: Exclusive Video Premiere". Tinnitist. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
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  12. ↑ "Canada Country chart for December 23, 2023" . Billboard. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
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