"Love Is Your Name" is a song by Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler. Written by Eric Paslay and Lindsey Lee, it is the lead single from Tyler's debut solo album, We're All Somebody from Somewhere, which was released on July 15, 2016.[1] Like the album, the single is a country song. The song was recorded at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, Tennessee with backing band Loving Mary and was produced by Dann Huff. The single was released on May 13, 2015 to all digital platforms.[2]
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| Single by Steven Tyler | ||||
| from the album We're All Somebody from Somewhere | ||||
| Released | May 13, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Dot | |||
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Background
editTyler moved to Nashville in January 2015 and has been working with songwriters on new material for his album since then. "Love Is Your Name" was the first song that came out of those sessions.[2] In April, Tyler officially signed a record deal with Scott Borchetta's Dot Records (a subsidiary of the Big Machine Label Group).[3]
Tyler explained that his appreciation for country music has deep roots, identifying The Everly Brothers, Patsy Cline, Dan Hicks, and The Lovin' Spoonful, artists he listened to growing up, among his influences in country and folk.[4]
The song begins with an autoharp, a musical instrument rarely heard in modern country music. The song also features fiddles and banjos.[4]
Promotion
editOn the day of the single's release on May 13, the song premiered on 120 mainstream country radio stations across the United States through iHeartMedia. Tyler was also interviewed about the song on the Bobby Bones Show, which is syndicated to 80 radio stations and also available through digital subscription. On television, Tyler was interviewed by Nancy O'Dell; this interview was broadcast on CBS This Morning and Entertainment Tonight. Later that evening, on the season 14 finale of American Idol, Tyler performed the song, followed by a duet with Idol third-place finisher Jax of the Janis Joplin song "Piece of My Heart".[2]
On June 13, Tyler will rejoin his Aerosmith bandmates for the Blue Army Tour, which will send the band to 17 locations across North America through August 7 of 2015. After the tour, Tyler plans to return to the studio to finish his country album.[4]
Commercial performance
editThe song debuted on the Country Airplay chart at No. 33, helped by hourly plays on iHeartMedia stations in its first day of release on May 13.[5] It also debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 27, selling 25,000 copies in its first week.[6] The song debuted at 75 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song has sold 110,000 copies in the US as of February 2016.[7]
Music video
editOn July 3, 2015, Tyler released the music video for "Love Is Your Name" on Facebook and YouTube. The video was directed by Trey Fanjoy.[8]
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] | 54 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 75 |
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[11] | 33 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] | 19 |
References
edit- ^ Vinson, Christina (June 9, 2016). "Steven Tyler Reveals Details for Debut Solo Record, 'We're All Somebody From Somewhere'". The Boot. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Aerosmith Singer Steven Tyler: More 'Love Is Your Name' Solo Single Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ Hudak, Joseph (6 April 2015). "Steven Tyler Signs With Big Machine to Release Country Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ a b c Mansfield, Brian (13 May 2015). "Steven Tyler releases first country single". USA Today. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ Gary Trust (May 19, 2015). "Tyler Farr Scores First No. 1 on Country Airplay, Steven Tyler Debuts". Billboard.
- ^ Matt Bjorke (May 20, 2015). "Country Music's Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of May 20, 2015". Sales figure given here
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (February 16, 2016). "The Top 30 Digital Country Singles: February 16, 2016".
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Steven Tyler : Love Is Your Name". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ "Steven Tyler Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Steven Tyler Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Steven Tyler Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
- ^ "Steven Tyler Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.