Love You Anyway (Luke Combs song)

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"Love You Anyway"
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Single by Luke Combs
from the album Gettin' Old
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2023 (2023-02-10)
Genre Country
Length3:49
Label Columbia Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Luke Combs singles chronology
"Going, Going, Gone"
(2023)
"Love You Anyway"
(2023)
"Fast Car"
(2023)
Music video
"Love You Anyway" on YouTube

"Love You Anyway" is a song by American country music singer Luke Combs. It released on February 10, 2023, as the lead single from his fourth studio album Gettin' Old .

Contents

Content

In 2022, Combs wanted to write a song about his wife, Nicole, whom he married in 2020. He presented the idea during a writing session with his friend Dan Fulcher, who suggested the title "Love You Anyway" to him. Combs described the song as "very poetic". [1] Jeremy Chua of Taste of Country thought the song had elements of the neotraditional country movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s, highlighting Combs' voice and the use of fiddle in particular. [2]

Chart performance

"Love You Anyway" reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated September 9, 2023. The same week, Combs' own "Fast Car" sat at number two, making it the first time in that chart's history that the top two positions were simultaneously occupied by a solo act with no accompanying acts, and only the second time that such a distinction has been accomplished by any act overall. [3] Additionally, it set a new record for the shortest timespan between number one singles by a lead artist, with a four-week span. [3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Love You Anyway"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 28
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5] 13
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [6] 1
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [7] 31
Ireland (IRMA) [8] 23
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [9] 3
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 62
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] 15
US Country Airplay ( Billboard ) [12] 1
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [13] 3

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Love You Anyway"
Chart (2023)Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [14] 80
US Billboard Hot 100 [15] 36
US Country Airplay (Billboard) [16] 18
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [17] 12

Certifications

Certifications for "Love You Anyway"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [18] Gold35,000
Canada (Music Canada) [19] Platinum80,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [20] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [21] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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