Introduction
“Like I Love Country Music” is a song by American country music singer Kane Brown. It was released to country radio on May 6, 2022, and is the second single from Brown’s third studio album Different Man.Brown announced the release of “Like I Love Country Music” on April 19, 2022, via an Instagram post he made with his daughter. He had originally wanted to release the ballad “Leave You Alone” as a single but decided that song was “too slow”. Brown had originally written the song in 2019 and included a snippet of it on his Twitter account at the time. Lyrically, “Like I Love Country Music” references country music songs, such as “Brand New Man” by Brooks & Dunn. Ronnie Dunn makes a vocal cameo on the song. The song was officially released to radio on May 6, 2022.The song received positive reviews from critics. The Tennessean said that the song is “a love letter to country music.” Rolling Stone said that the song is “a fun and catchy ode to the genre.” The New York Times said that the song is “a tribute to the genre’s roots and its contemporary stars.”
“Like I Love Country Music” was a commercial success, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA.
The song has been performed live by Brown on numerous occasions, including at the 2022 ACM Awards and the 2022 CMA Awards.