"Relentless" is the title of a 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...

 song written by James LeBlanc and John Paul White. It was recorded by Jason Aldean

Jason Aldean

Jason Aldine Williams is an American country music singer, known professionally as Jason Aldean. Since 2005, Aldean has recorded for Broken Bow Records, an independent record label for which he has released four albums and twelve singles...

, who released it in 2008 as the third and final single from his second studio album, also titled Relentless

Relentless (Jason Aldean album)

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. The song peaked at #15 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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country charts in late 2008.

Content

"Relentless" is a mid-tempo in which the narrator describes his lover as being relentless in nature ("I can't outrun it / Just keeps comin' / Girl, your love is relentless"). He compares her to a daydream, crashing waves, and a storm.

Reception

Leeann Ward, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a B- rating. She described the verses as having "somewhat murky" lyrics, although she added that they "are liable to get stuck in your head."

Music video

The music video was directed by Ryan Smith, and aired in June 2008. The video takes place at a motel with Jason Aldean and his band featured in the motel room in some scenes, and in some scenes, Jason Aldean and his band is performing on the parking lot.

Chart performance

"Relentless" debuted at number 54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of May 10, 2008. The song peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, becoming the first single of Aldean's career to miss the Top Ten. Also, it is his first not to enter the Billboard Hot 100, but it did peak at number 3 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 (equivalent to number 103 on the Hot 100). >

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Bubbling Under Hot 100	3