| Between the Devil and Me | |
| Cover: | Between the Devil and Me.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Alan Jackson |
| Album: | Everything I Love |
| B-Side: | Walk on the Rocks |
| Released: | October 6, 1997 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 4:21 |
| Label: | Arista Nashville 13106 |
| Producer: | Keith Stegall |
| Prev Title: | There Goes |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
| Next Title: | A House with No Curtains |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
"Between the Devil and Me" is a song written by Harley Allen and Carson Chamberlain, and recorded by American country music singer Alan Jackson. It was released in October 1997 as the fifth single from his album Everything I Love. It peaked at number two on the U.S. Billboard country singles charts, behind Martina McBride's "A Broken Wing".
"Between the Devil and Me" was written by Harley Allen and Carson Chamberlain, the same two songwriters who wrote the title track to Everything I Love. The song is a mid-tempo ballad in which the male narrator describes the sexual temptation of an extramarital affair,[1] by saying that "she's all I see / Between the devil and me."
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said that although the song had "a bit of post-Garth bombast" and "touches on the anthemic sounds of modern country", it still had Jackson's "true country spin and heart."[2] Entertainment Weekly critic Alanna Nash also cited the song as a standout, saying that Jackson made the song "throb with anxiety."[1]
| Chart (1998) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 40 | |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 66 |