Lovin' Lately

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"Lovin' Lately"
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Single by Big & Rich featuring Tim McGraw
from the album Gravity
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2016 (2016-01-11)
Genre Country
Length3:38
Label Big & Rich Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Big Kenny
  • John Rich
Big & Rich singles chronology
"Run Away with You"
(2015)
"Lovin' Lately"
(2016)
"California"
(2017)
Tim McGraw singles chronology
"Top of the World"
(2015)
"Lovin' Lately"
(2016)
"Humble and Kind"
(2016)

"Lovin' Lately" is a song by American country music duo Big & Rich featuring Tim McGraw. It was released in January 2016 as the third single from Big & Rich's third studio album, Gravity . The song was written by duo members Big Kenny and John Rich and McGraw. [1]

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Critical reception

An uncredited Taste of Country review of the song was positive, saying that "Sharp storytelling and a strong bridge make this song the finest release yet from Gravity." [2]

Commercial performance

The song first entered the Hot Country Songs at No. 48 for chart dated March 12, 2016, [3] and peaked at No. 19 on the chart for October 15, 2016. The song has sold 125,000 copies as of October 2016. [4]

Music video

The music video was released as part of the Gravity Quadrilogy and stars McGraw as the bartender. [5] It was directed by Trey Fanjoy. [6]

Chart performance

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