So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore

"So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore" is a song recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in January 2012 as the second single from Jackson's album Thirty Miles West.^[2] The song was written by Jay Knowles and Jackson's nephew, Adam Wright (of The Wrights).^[3] The song was nominated for Best Country Song at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four and a half stars out of five, writing that "the best songs always allow a listener to fill in the spaces between the words, and Jackson's patient performance leaves plenty of room to do that."^[4] Kyle Ward of Roughstock also gave the song four and a half stars out of five, saying "Jackson offers up his most heart-felt vocal since 'Monday Morning Church,' and the soft neo-traditional production serves as quite a breath of fresh air."^[5]

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song an A grade, writing that it "ranks among his best work, and given that he's one of the genre's all time greats, that's heavy company for it to be in."^[6] The song also received a "thumbs up" from Engine 145 reviewer Juli Thanki, who called it "his best single in at least half a decade."^[7]

Music video

The music video, which premiered in January 2012, was directed by Steven Goldmann and filmed at Coney Island.^[8]

Chart performance

"So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore" debuted at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of January 28, 2012.^[9]

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[10]	25
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100^[11]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[12]	85

References

↑ "Alan Jackson's New Album Due June 5". Country Music Television. April 10, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
↑ Wyland, Sarah (April 10, 2012). "Alan Jackson to Release New Album June 5". Great American Country. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
↑ Darden, Beville (April 10, 2012). "Alan Jackson, 'Thirty Miles West' to Release in June". The Boot. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
↑ Dukes, Billy (January 15, 2012). "Alan Jackson, 'So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
↑ Ward, Kyle (March 5, 2012). "Single Review: Alan Jackson - "So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore"". Roughstock. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
↑ Coyne, Kevin John (January 23, 2012). "Single Review: Alan Jackson, "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore"". Country Universe. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
↑ Thanki, Juli (January 18, 2012). "Alan Jackson — "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore"". Engine 145. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
↑ Wyland, Sarah (January 19, 2012). "Watch Alan Jackson's New Video for "So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore"". Great American Country. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
↑ Morris, Edward (January 21, 2012). "Eric Church Hits No. 1 for First Time With "Drink in My Hand"". Country Music Television. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
↑ "Alan Jackson – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Alan Jackson.
↑ "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Week of June 30, 2012". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
↑ "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Alan Jackson singles

Here in the Real World	"Blue Blooded Woman" "Here in the Real World" "Wanted" "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow" "I'd Love You All Over Again"

Don't Rock the Jukebox	"Don't Rock the Jukebox" "Someday" "Dallas" "Midnight in Montgomery" "Love's Got a Hold on You"

A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)	"She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)" "Tonight I Climbed the Wall" "Chattahoochee" "Mercury Blues" "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All"

Who I Am	"Summertime Blues" "Livin' on Love" "Gone Country" "Song for the Life" "I Don't Even Know Your Name"

The Greatest Hits Collection	"Tall, Tall Trees" "I'll Try" "Home"

Everything I Love	"Little Bitty" "Everything I Love" "Who's Cheatin' Who" "There Goes" "Between the Devil and Me" "A House with No Curtains"

High Mileage	"I'll Go On Loving You" "Right on the Money" "Gone Crazy" "Little Man"

Under the Influence	"Pop a Top" "The Blues Man" "It Must Be Love"

When Somebody Loves You	"www.memory" "When Somebody Loves You" "Where I Come From" "It's Alright to Be a Redneck"

Drive	"Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" "Drive (For Daddy Gene)" "Work in Progress" "That'd Be Alright"

Greatest Hits Volume II	"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (w/ Jimmy Buffett) "Remember When"

What I Do	"Too Much of a Good Thing" "Monday Morning Church" "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues" "USA Today"

Like Red on a Rose	"Like Red on a Rose" "A Woman's Love"

Good Time	"Small Town Southern Man" "Good Time" "Country Boy" "Sissy's Song" "I Still Like Bologna"

Freight Train	"It's Just That Way" "Hard Hat and a Hammer"

34 Number Ones	"Ring of Fire"

Thirty Miles West	"Long Way to Go" "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore" "You Go Your Way"

Angels and Alcohol	"Jim and Jack and Hank" "The One You're Waiting On"

Other songs	"Tequila Sunrise" "Good Year for the Roses" (w/ George Jones) "Redneck Games" (w/ Jeff Foxworthy) "Margaritaville" (w/ Jimmy Buffett) "Murder on Music Row" (w/ George Strait) "Designated Drinker" (w/ George Strait) "Hey, Good Lookin'" (w/ Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith and George Strait) "You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie" (w/ The Bellamy Brothers) "Barefootin'" (w/ Jimmy Buffett) "As She's Walking Away" (w/ Zac Brown Band) "A Million Ways to Die"

See also	Singles discography

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