Only God (Could Stop Me Loving You)

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"Only God (Could Stop Me Loving You)"
Single by Emerson Drive
from the album Emerson Drive
B-side "Fall into Me" [1]
ReleasedMarch 31, 2003
Genre Country
Length4:22
Label DreamWorks
Songwriter(s) Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Producer(s) Julian King and James Stroud
Emerson Drive singles chronology
"Fall into Me"
(2002)
"Only God (Could Stop Me Loving You)"
(2003)
"Last One Standing"
(2004)
Canadiansingles chronology
"Fall into Me"
(2002)
"Only God (Could Stop Me Loving You)"
(2003)
"Waitin' on Me"
(2004)

"Only God (Could Stop Me Loving You)" is a song written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and recorded by Billy Ray Cyrus for his 1994 album Storm in the Heartland , but not released as a single. The song was also recorded by Chris Ward for 1996 album One Step Beyond [2] and by Lari White as a duet with Toby Keith for White's 1998 album Stepping Stone .

Contents

In 2002, the song was recorded by Emerson Drive for their self-titled major-label debut album. Their version was released as a single in March 2003 and peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Music video

The music video was directed by Steven Goldmann and premiered in mid-2003.

Chart positions

Emerson Drive's version peaked at number 23 on Hot Country Songs, spending twenty-four weeks on that chart. [1]

Chart (2003)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 23
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 [4] 24

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References

  1. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 137. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Zehnbauer, Eric. "One Step Beyond review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  3. "Emerson Drive Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 137. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.