"It Must Be Love" is a song written by Bob McDill, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in July 1979 as the third single from the album Expressions. The song was Williams' ninth Number One single on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles charts.[1]
| "It Must Be Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Don Williams | ||||
| from the album Expressions | ||||
| B-side | "Not a Chance" | |||
| Released | July 1979 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:29 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob McDill | |||
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| Don Williams singles chronology | ||||
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Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1979) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 27 |
Alan Jackson version
edit| "It Must Be Love" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Alan Jackson | ||||
| from the album Under the Influence | ||||
| Released | April 24, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:54 | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob McDill | |||
| Producer(s) | Keith Stegall | |||
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In 2000, country music artist Alan Jackson recorded a cover of the song and released it as the third single from his album Under the Influence. Like Williams' version before it, Jackson's cover also reached Number One on the Billboard country charts,[4] a position that it held for one week. It also managed to reach the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #37.
Chart performance
edit"It Must Be Love" debuted at number 68 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 29, 2000.
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 4 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 37 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2000) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 11 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 386.
- ^ "Don Williams Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 169.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7168." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 28, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 2000: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
