Let's Make Love (song) explained

Let's Make Love
Type:single
Artist:Faith Hill with Tim McGraw
Album:Breathe
B-Side:"There Will Come a Day"[1]
Released:June 19, 2000[2]
Genre:Country
Length:4:11
Chronology:Faith Hill
Prev Title:The Way You Love Me
Prev Year:2000
Next Title:Where Are You Christmas?
Next Year:2000

"Let's Make Love" is a song recorded by American country music artist Faith Hill. The song written by Marv Green, Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey and Bill Luther, and produced by Hill and Byron Gallimore. Hill recorded the song as a duet with her husband Tim McGraw. It was released on June 19, 2000 as the third single from Hill's fourth studio album Breathe (1999), and was also included on McGraw's first greatest hits album.

The song became a commercial success, peaking at number six and spending 45 weeks on the Hot Country Songs chart, becoming Hill's longest running and McGraw's second longest running single. A music video was later released, which was directed by Lili Fini Zanuck, which featured the couple in and around Paris. The video became a great success and was played regularly on stations like CMT and GAC. The song later won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. The single's b-side, "There Will Come a Day" later charted on the Hot Country Songs chart in 2001, reaching as high as number 35 solely on unsolicited airplay.

Cover

Australian born Irish singer Johnny Logan covered the song as a duet with Natasja Crone. It was released as single and included on his 2001 album, Reach for Me.

The Italian singer Patrizio Buanne covered this song twice for his album Forever Begins Tonight: in English and in a bilingual Spanglish version.

Chart positions

"Let's Make Love" debuted at number 65 on Hot Country Songs dated for November 20, 1999 based on unsolicited airplay.[3] As an album cut, it reached as high as number 52 and spent 20 weeks on the charts before falling off. Upon its release as a single, it re-entered on the May 20, 2000 chart at number 60.[4]

Year-end charts

Parodies

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 272–273. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. The New Single, Airplay June 19. Gavin Report. 1. June 9, 2000. 2308.
  3. 20 November 1999. Hot Country Singles & Tracks. Billboard. 36.
  4. Jessen. Wade. 20 May 2000. Country Corner. Billboard. 60.
  5. Best of 2000: Country Songs . . . 2000 . August 15, 2012.