"Love Your Love the Most" is a song co-written and recorded by 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...

 artist Eric Church

Eric Church

Kenneth Eric Church is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Capitol Records in 2006, Church released his debut album Sinners Like Me that year...

. It is the lead-off single to his 2009 album Carolina

Carolina (Eric Church album)

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. The sixth single release of his career, it is also his first Top Ten country hit on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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country charts.

Content

"Love Your Love the Most" is a mid-tempo song in which the male narrator lists off various objects that he likes (e.g. "Yes, I love good cold beer / And mustard on my fries / I love a good loud honky-tonk / That rocks on Friday nights"). He then goes on to say that although he loves these, what he loves most is his female partner ("Honey, I love your love the most").

Reception

Dan Milliken of Country Universe.net gave this song a D- rating, saying that the lyrics "[run] through a pointless list of completely unrelated things he likes or believes in[…]This time, though, the list is set up to show his woman that he appreciates her more than even the finest in material pleasures." He compared its theme to Tom T. Hall

Tom T. Hall

Thomas "Tom T." Hall is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has written 11 #1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the pop crossover hit "I Love", which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100...

's Number One hit "I Love", but said that while that song "sounded knowingly silly", "Love Your Love the Most" had a more serious sound in contrast to its list approach.

Music video

The music video, directed by Adam Hall, premiered on CMT

Country Music Television

Country Music Television, or CMT, is an American country music-oriented cable television network. Programming includes music videos, taped concerts, movies, biographies of country music stars, game shows, and reality programs...

on March 24, 2009.

Chart performance

"Love You Love the Most" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of February 28, 2009. > >

Chart (2009)	Peak Position