You Look So Good in Love

"You Look So Good in Love"
"You Look So Good in Love"
Single by George Strait
from the album Right or Wrong
B-side	"A Little Heaven's Rubbing off on Me"
Released	September 22, 1983
Recorded	July 20, 1983
Studio	Woodland (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	3:13 (album version); 2:57 (single edit);
Label	MCA 52279
Songwriters	Glen Ballard ; Rory Bourke ; Kerry Chater
Producer	Ray Baker
George Strait singles chronology

Last updated January 31, 2026

"You Look So Good in Love" is a song written by Glen Ballard, Rory Bourke and Kerry Chater, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in September 1983 as the lead single from his album Right or Wrong . It was also recorded by Mickey Gilley in 1983, appearing on his album You've Really Got a Hold on Me.

Cover versions

Actor Jamie Foxx covered the song from the television special George Strait: ACM Artist of the Decade All Star Concert.

In 1984, American country music artist Mickey Gilley released a version on his album "You Really Got A Hold on Me."

Music video

A video — Strait's first — was issued for the song. Strait disliked the "slow-paced and romantic themed" video so he asked for it to be taken off the air, and refused to do music videos for several years afterward.^[1]

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 31 on the Hot Country Songs charts, Strait's highest debut for many years.^[2] In January 1984, "You Look So Good in Love" was George Strait's third No. 1 song on the chart.^[3]

Weekly charts

Chart (1983–1984)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard )^[4]	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1984)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	40

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[6]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

↑ Bego, Mark (July 2001). George Strait: The Story of Country's Living Legend. p. 46. ISBN 9780806522586.
↑ Jessen, Wade (July 29, 2000). "Country Corner". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 336.
↑ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard .
↑ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
↑ "American single certifications – George Strait – You Look So Good in Love". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved October 25, 2021.

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[1] Bego, Mark (July 2001). George Strait: The Story of Country's Living Legend. p. 46. ISBN 9780806522586.

[2] Jessen, Wade (July 29, 2000). "Country Corner". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

[3] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 336.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_George_Strait-4] "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard .

[5] "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2021.

[United_StatesGeorge_StraitYou_Look_So_Good_in_LovesingleCertRef-6] "American single certifications – George Strait – You Look So Good in Love". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved October 25, 2021.

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v t e George Strait singles
Albums Singles Ace in the Hole Band The Cowboy Rides Away Tour
1980s	"Unwound" "Down and Out" "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)" "Fool Hearted Memory" "Marina del Rey" "Amarillo by Morning" "A Fire I Can't Put Out" "You Look So Good in Love" "Right or Wrong" "Let's Fall to Pieces Together" "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" "The Cowboy Rides Away" "The Fireman" "The Chair" "You're Something Special to Me" "Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her" "It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You" "Ocean Front Property" "All My Ex's Live in Texas" "Am I Blue" "Famous Last Words of a Fool" "Baby Blue" "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" "Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye" "What's Going On in Your World" "Ace in the Hole" "Overnight Success"
1990s	"Love Without End, Amen" "Drinking Champagne" "I've Come to Expect It from You" "If I Know Me" "You Know Me Better Than That" "The Chill of an Early Fall" "Lovesick Blues" "Gone as a Girl Can Get" "So Much Like My Dad" "I Cross My Heart" "Heartland" "When Did You Stop Loving Me" "Easy Come, Easy Go" "I'd Like to Have That One Back" "Lovebug" "The Man in Love with You" "The Big One" "You Can't Make a Heart Love Somebody" "Adalida" "Lead On" "Check Yes or No" "I Know She Still Loves Me" "Blue Clear Sky" "Carried Away" "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" "King of the Mountain" "One Night at a Time" "Carrying Your Love with Me" "Today My World Slipped Away" "Round About Way" "I Just Want to Dance with You" "True" "We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This" "Meanwhile" "Write This Down" "What Do You Say to That"
2000s	"The Best Day" "Go On" "Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You" "If You Can Do Anything Else" "Run" "Living and Living Well" "She'll Leave You with a Smile" "Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa" "Cowboys Like Us" "Desperately" "I Hate Everything" "You'll Be There" "She Let Herself Go" "The Seashores of Old Mexico" "Give It Away" "It Just Comes Natural" "Wrapped" "How 'bout Them Cowgirls" "I Saw God Today" "Troubadour" "River of Love" "Living for the Night" "Twang"
2010s	"I Gotta Get to You" "The Breath You Take" "Here for a Good Time" "Love's Gonna Make It Alright" "Drinkin' Man" "Give It All We Got Tonight" "I Believe" "I Got a Car" "Let It Go" "Cold Beer Conversation" "Every Little Honky Tonk Bar" "The Weight of the Badge"
Other songs	"Murder on Music Row" (w/ Alan Jackson) "Hey, Good Lookin'" (w/ Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson and Toby Keith) "Shiftwork" (w/ Kenny Chesney) "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven"