Let's Make Love (song)
| "Let's Make Love" | ||||
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| Single by Faith Hill with Tim McGraw | ||||
| from the album Breathe | ||||
| B-side | "There Will Come a Day"[2] | |||
| Released | June 19, 2000[1] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:11 | |||
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"Let's Make Love" is a song recorded by American country music artist Faith Hill. The song written by Marv Green, Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey and Bill Luther, and produced by Hill and Byron Gallimore. Hill recorded the song as a duet with her husband Tim McGraw. It was released on June 19, 2000 as the third single from Hill's fourth studio album Breathe (1999), and was also included on McGraw's first greatest hits album.
The song became a commercial success, peaking at number six and spending 45 weeks on the Hot Country Songs chart, becoming Hill's longest running and McGraw's second longest running single. A music video was later released, which was directed by Lili Fini Zanuck, which featured the couple in and around Paris. The video became a great success and was played regularly on stations like CMT and GAC. The song later won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. The single's b-side, "There Will Come a Day" later charted on the Hot Country Songs chart in 2001, reaching as high as number 35 solely on unsolicited airplay.
Cover
[edit]Australian born Irish singer Johnny Logan covered the song as a duet with Natasja Crone. It was released as single and included on his 2001 album, Reach for Me.
The Italian singer Patrizio Buanne covered this song twice for his album Forever Begins Tonight: in English and in a bilingual Spanglish version.
Chart positions
[edit]"Let's Make Love" debuted at number 65 on Hot Country Songs dated for November 20, 1999 based on unsolicited airplay.[3] As an album cut, it reached as high as number 52 and spent 20 weeks on the charts before falling off. Upon its release as a single, it re-entered on the May 20, 2000 chart at number 60.[4]
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 5 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 54 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 6 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (2000) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 37 |
Parodies
[edit]- American country music parody artist Cledus T. Judd released a parody of "Let's Make Love" titled "Let's Shoot Dove" on his 2002 album Cledus Envy.
References
[edit]- ^ "The New Single, Airplay June 19" (PDF). Gavin Report. No. 2308. June 9, 2000. p. 1.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 272–273. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Hot Country Singles & Tracks". Billboard. 20 November 1999. p. 36.
- ^ Jessen, Wade (20 May 2000). "Country Corner". Billboard. p. 60.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7083." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 9, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ^ "Faith Hill Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Faith Hill Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 2000: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
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