I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today

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"I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today"
Single by Gretchen Wilson
from the album All Jacked Up
ReleasedOctober 17, 2005
Genre Country
Length2:45
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Matraca Berg, Jim Collins
Producer(s) John Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Mark Wright
Gretchen Wilson singles chronology
"All Jacked Up"
(2005)
"I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today"
(2005)
"Politically Uncorrect"
(2006)

"I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today" is a song recorded by American country music artist Gretchen Wilson. The song was released on October 17, 2005, as the second single from her second studio album All Jacked Up (2005). The song was produced by Wilson, John Rich, and Mark Wright.

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Critical reception was mostly positive, with reviewers comparing the ballad production of the song to her 2004 single "When I Think About Cheatin'". The song peaked at number 22 on the Hot Country Songs chart. [1]

Chart performance

"I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of October 22, 2005, at number 50. The song later reached a peak of number 22 on the chart, staying in that position for four non-consecutive weeks. It became her sixth consecutive top forty hit on the chart, although it was her first to miss the top ten.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005–2006)Peak
position
Canada Country ( Radio & Records ) [2] 24
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [3] 9
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 22

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)Position
US Country (Radio & Records) [5] 84

Release history

Release dates and format(s) for "I Don't Feel Like Loving You Today"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesOctober 17, 2005 Country radio Epic Nashville [6]

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