"That's What I Get for Lovin' You" is the title of a song co-written by Kent Blazy

Kent Blazy

Kent Blazy is an American country music songwriter. His credits include several singles for Garth Brooks , as well as singles by Gary Morris, Diamond Rio, Patty Loveless and Chris Young.-Biography:Kent Blazy was raised in Lexington, Kentucky...

 and Neil Thrasher

Neil Thrasher

Joe Neil Thrasher, Jr. is an American country music singer and songwriter. Between 1995 and 1997, he and Kelly Shiver comprised the duo Thrasher Shiver, which recorded a studio album for Asylum Records in 1996 and charted two singles on the Billboard country charts in early 1997...

 and released as a single by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 group Diamond Rio

Diamond Rio

Diamond Rio is an American Country music/Christian music band formed in 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee. Since its foundation, the group has comprised the same six members: Gene Johnson , Jimmy Olander , Brian Prout , Marty Roe , Dan Truman , and Dana Williams...

. It was the second single released from their album, IV

IV (Diamond Rio album)

IV is the fourth studio album released by American country music band Diamond Rio. It produced the Top 5 singles "Walkin' Away", "That's What I Get for Lovin' You" and "Holdin'", as well as the #15 "It's All in Your Head". "She Misses Him on Sunday the Most" was released as a single in Germany only...

. It peaked at #4 in the United States, and #19 in Canada. It was featured on the Greatest Hits, Volume 2

Greatest Hits, Volume 2 (Diamond Rio album)

Greatest Hits, Volume 2 is the second greatest-hits package released by country music group Diamond Rio. The tracks "God Only Cries", "Redneck Love Gone Bad", "Over You" and "In God We Still Trust" were newly recorded for the album...

collection in 2006.

Content

In this song, the narrator says how his love has turned him around and that the rewards of loving someone is "a dream that is real" and "a heart that beats true". No music video was made for this song.

Chart performance

Chart (1996)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	19