Young Love (Kip Moore song) explained

Young Love
Cover:YoungLove.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Kip Moore
Recorded:2013
Genre:Country
Label:MCA Nashville
Producer:Brett James
Prev Title:Hey Pretty Girl
Prev Year:2013
Next Title:Dirt Road
Next Year:2014

"Young Love" is a song recorded by American country music artist Kip Moore. It was released in November 2013.[1] Moore wrote the song with Dan Couch and Westin Davis.[2] The song along with his next single "Dirt Road" were projected to be on his sophomore studio album, but were scrapped when the two songs stalled at radio.

Critical reception

The song received a favorable review from Taste of Country, which said that Moore "proves his sharp storytelling is the rule, not the exception." The review also stated that "Moore’s husky voice is comfortable with a love song, yet some sort of hurt or regret seems to soak into this interpretation."[3] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song four stars out of five, writing that "this story has been told before but it's told here in a new, interesting, and most importantly, very Kip Moore way." Bjorke called Moore's voice "as raspy and as inviting musically as ever," adding that "the production from Brett James is as solid as everything on Up All Night and helps accentuate the lyrics to the track."[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil and premiered in January 2014.[5]

Chart performance

"Young Love" debuted at number 51 on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of December 7, 2013.[6] It also debuted at number 35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of December 14, 2013.[7] It also debuted at number 83 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of December 14, 2013.[8] It also debuted at number 22 on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart for the week of January 25, 2014. The song has sold 118,000 copies in the U.S. as of February 2014.[9]

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)Position
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] 85
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 83

Notes and References

  1. News: Dauphin. Chuck. Kip Moore Tees Up 'Young Love' as Next Single. December 10, 2013. Billboard. October 22, 2013.
  2. News: Wyland. Sarah. Kip Moore Tells the Story Behind "Young Love". December 10, 2013. Great American Country. November 29, 2013.
  3. News: Kip Moore, 'Young Love' [Listen]]. December 10, 2013. Taste of Country. November 12, 2013.
  4. News: Bjorke. Matt. Single Review: Kip Moore - Young Love. December 10, 2013. Roughstock. October 22, 2013.
  5. Web site: CMT : Videos : Kip Moore : Young Love. https://web.archive.org/web/20140125003204/http://www.cmt.com/videos/kip-moore/995624/young-love.jhtml. dead. January 25, 2014. Country Music Television. January 21, 2014.
  6. Web site: Billboard Chart Search: Artist=Kip Moore / Title=Young Love / Chart=Country Airplay. December 10, 2013.
  7. Web site: Billboard Chart Search: Artist=Kip Moore / Title=Young Love / Chart=Hot Country Songs. December 10, 2013.
  8. Web site: Billboard Chart Search: Artist=Kip Moore / Title=Young Love / Chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100. December 10, 2013.
  9. News: Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - Feb 26, 2014: Brantley Gilbert Tops, News on Cole Swindell, Scotty, Cassadee, Danielle, Jerrod & More . Bjorke . Matt . Roughstock . 2013-02-26 .
  10. Web site: Billboard Country Update for December 15, 2014. 17. December 15, 2014. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 15, 2014.
  11. Web site: Best of 2014: Hot Country Songs . . . 2014 . December 9, 2014.