Looking for You (Chris Young song) explained

Looking for You
Cover:	ChrisYoungLookingForYou.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Chris Young
Album:	Young Love & Saturday Nights
B-Side:	All Dogs Go to Heaven
Genre:	Country
Length:	3:00
Label:	RCA Nashville
Producer:	Chris DeStefano
Prev Title:	At the End of a Bar
Prev Year:	2021
Next Title:	Young Love & Saturday Nights
Next Year:	2023

"Looking for You" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Chris Young. It was released on January 12, 2023 as the lead single from his ninth studio album Young Love & Saturday Nights. Young wrote the song with Emily Weisband, James McNair, and Chris DeStefano, the last of whom also produced it.

Content

"Looking for You" was released to country radio on January 12, 2023. The song is Young's first solo single since "Drowning" in 2019, as the two singles in between, "Famous Friends" and "At the End of a Bar", were both duets with Kane Brown and Mitchell Tenpenny, respectively.^[1] Tom Roland of Billboard wrote that the song "celebrates a guy who discovered a longtime love when he wasn’t actually seeking one in a night spot. Additionally, the song takes a surprising turn at the end of the chorus, injecting a chord that normally wouldn’t work and stamping it with a decidedly unusual melodic twist."^[2]

Young began writing the song in May 2022 at a studio owned by songwriter and producer Chris DeStefano. Also present at the writing session were Emily Weisband and James McNair, the latter of whom provided the title. The writers also said they were inspired by "Lookin' for Love", sung by Johnny Lee for the soundtrack to the 1980 movie Urban Cowboy. The verses of the song mainly rely on an I-IV chord pattern, although DeStefano suggested adding an iv chord at the end of the song's title.^[2] He also provided most of the instrumentation, while Weisband provided a backing vocal which was digitally increased in pitch.^[3]

It was released alongside the promotional single "All Dogs Go to Heaven".^[4]

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"

Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[5]	51
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	73

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chris Young drops 'Looking for You', his first solo single in three years [Listen] ]. Taste of Country . January 13, 2023 . September 30, 2023 . Billy Dukes.
2. Web site: Makin' Tracks: Expect the Unexpected in New Chris Young Single 'Looking For You' . Billboard . January 24, 2023 . September 30, 2023 . Tom Roland.
3. Web site: Exclusive: Chris Young Shares Behind-the-Scenes "Looking for You" Clip . American Songwriter . September 30, 2023 . Annie Reuter. 17 January 2023 .
4. Web site: Looking for You + All Dogs Go to Heaven - Single by Chris Young. Apple Music (US). June 25, 2024.
5. Country Airplay – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.
6. Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2023. Billboard. November 22, 2023.