Feels Just Like a Love Song
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"Feels Just Like a Love Song" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American
country
artist Sara Evans
. It was released to country radio in July 2009, and as a digital download on August 18, 2009. "Feels Just Like a Love Song" is the twenty-third single release of Evans' career.
"Feels Just Like a Love Song" was originally intended as the lead-off single to her sixth studio album, Stronger
, but the single was pulled from radio shortly after release and the album was delayed. The track was then subsequently cut from the final tracklisting of the record, which was released on March 8, 2011.
song, featuring banjo and electric guitar. The narrator speaks of having a picture-perfect life with the love of her life, and that it all "feels just like a love song."
The song, co-written by Sara Evans with Nathan Chapman, Chris Lindsey, and Aimee Mayo
, is in reference to her life after her marriage to Jay Barker. "I'm in a place writing this album that I've never been before, ever. You can totally see that and hear that in my voice. I've never been married to Jay Barker and written an album before, and it shows."
Evans announced the single's release at her annual fan club party at Rocketown in Nashville, Tennessee
, and followed the announcement with a live performance. On June 25, 2009, the entire song and its cover art were officially released on Evans' MySpace for public listening.
chart for the week of August 15, 2009. After two weeks, the song fell off the chart and failed to re-enter. The song's under-performance was due to a request from Evans to halt promotion of the single, in order to push back the release of her album, and allow her some time off.
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Country music
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artist Sara Evans
Sara Evans
Sara Lynn Evans is an American country singer and songwriter.Evans was one of the few traditional-styled singers to emerge from Nashville in the late 1990s, according to Allmusic. Since emerging in the late 1990s, Evans has made five No. 1 Country hits and Gold and Platinum-certified albums by...
. It was released to country radio in July 2009, and as a digital download on August 18, 2009. "Feels Just Like a Love Song" is the twenty-third single release of Evans' career.
"Feels Just Like a Love Song" was originally intended as the lead-off single to her sixth studio album, Stronger
Stronger (Sara Evans album)
Upon its release, Stronger received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".Jon...
, but the single was pulled from radio shortly after release and the album was delayed. The track was then subsequently cut from the final tracklisting of the record, which was released on March 8, 2011.
Content
"Feels Just Like a Love Song" is an up-tempo country popCountry pop
Country pop, with roots in both the countrypolitan sound and in soft rock, is a subgenre of country music that first emerged in the 1970s. Although the term first referred to country music songs and artists that crossed over to Top 40 radio, country pop acts are now more likely to cross over to...
song, featuring banjo and electric guitar. The narrator speaks of having a picture-perfect life with the love of her life, and that it all "feels just like a love song."
The song, co-written by Sara Evans with Nathan Chapman, Chris Lindsey, and Aimee Mayo
Aimee Mayo
Aimee Mayo is an American songwriter, primarily known for writing country hits for artists such as Lonestar, Martina McBride, Sara Evans, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, and Kellie Pickler. Mayo owns her own publishing company, Little Blue Typewriter Music.-Biography:Aimee Mayo grew up in Gadsden, Alabama...
, is in reference to her life after her marriage to Jay Barker. "I'm in a place writing this album that I've never been before, ever. You can totally see that and hear that in my voice. I've never been married to Jay Barker and written an album before, and it shows."
Evans announced the single's release at her annual fan club party at Rocketown in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, and followed the announcement with a live performance. On June 25, 2009, the entire song and its cover art were officially released on Evans' MySpace for public listening.
Reception
"Feels Just Like a Love Song" has been met with mixed reviews from critics. Kevin J. Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B- rating. "She sings the fire out of a fairly decent pop-country song here, but the arrangement is an overwhelming distraction, with far too much clutter in the mix. It’s to her credit as a vocalist that she’s not drowned out completely, but she’s ill-served by the production philosophy that bigger is better." Bobby Peacock of Roughstock considered the song a "solid comeback" and compared it to one of her previous singles, "Some Things Never Change", saying, "it's not a particularly inspired lyric, but at the same time, it's far from the cringingly clichéd mess that it could have been. It's greatly elevated by Evans' consistently strong, twangy voice[.]" Karlie Justus of The 9513 gave the song a thumbs down rating, saying, "Despite starting with a catchy Swift–like beat (the teen queen’s producer Nathan Chapman lends his services here), the tune quickly delves into a mishmash of beats fit for a Top 40 dance floor number[…]the cacophonous and confusing chorus drowns her in a sea of backup singers and instruments." She also considered the lyrics generic and disjointed.Chart performance
"Feels Just Like a Love Song" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country SongsHot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart for the week of August 15, 2009. After two weeks, the song fell off the chart and failed to re-enter. The song's under-performance was due to a request from Evans to halt promotion of the single, in order to push back the release of her album, and allow her some time off.
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