| I Want to Be Loved Like That | |
| Cover: | Shenandoah_-_Loved_Like_That_single.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Shenandoah |
| Album: | Under the Kudzu |
| B-Side: | "Just Say the Word"[1] |
| Released: | September 27, 1993 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Label: | RCA Nashville |
| Producer: | Don Cook |
| Prev Title: | Janie Baker's Love Slave |
| Prev Year: | 1993 |
| Next Title: | If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too) |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
"I Want to Be Loved Like That" is a song written by Phil Barnhart, Sam Hogin and Bill LaBounty, and recorded by American country music band Shenandoah. It was released in September 1993 as the second single from the album Under the Kudzu. The song spent 20 weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts, reaching a peak of number 3. It also went to number 2 on Gavin Report and number 1 on Radio & Records.[2] The song also peaked at number 4 on the RPM Country Tracks charts dated January 24, 1994.[3]
In this ballad, the narrator gives examples of relationships like Natalie Wood and James Dean, and his mother and father, then states he wants to be loved with the same affection they had for each other.
"I Want to Be Loved Like That" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 9, 1993.