I'll Go On Loving You

1998 single by Alan Jackson

"I'll Go On Loving You"

Single by Alan Jackson

from the album High Mileage

B-side

"Chattahoochee"

Released

July 27, 1998

Genre

Country

Length

3:58

Label

Arista Nashville 13135

Songwriter(s)

Kieran Kane

Producer(s)

Keith Stegall

Alan Jackson singles chronology

"A House with No Curtains"
(1998)

"I'll Go On Loving You"
(1998)

"Right on the Money"
(1998)

"I'll Go On Loving You" is a song written by Kieran Kane, and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in July 1998 as the lead-off single from his album High Mileage. It peaked at number 3 in the United States, and number 2 in Canada. Jackson also recorded a dual-language English/Portuguese version with música sertaneja artist Leonardo of Leandro e Leonardo in 1999.^[1]

Content

The song is a mid-tempo ballad in the key of C minor with alternating chord patterns of Cm-A♭ and Cm-B♭.^[2] Through the spoken-word verses, Jackson promises that he will be faithful to his lover, "long after the pleasures of the flesh". The song is accompanied mainly by steel-string acoustic guitar and a string section.

Music video

The music video was directed by Steven Goldmann. Filmed in sepia tone, it shows Jackson and a string band performing the song during a water ballet performance. Jackson disappears in the end.

Critical reception

Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly said that the song was "the frankest treatment of lust on country radio", "a colossal embarrassment" and "a memorable romantic declaration."^[3]

Chart performance

"I'll Go On Loving You" debuted at number 35 on the Billboard country singles charts in late 1998, representing Jackson's highest chart debut at the time.^[4]

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[5]	2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[7]	52
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[8]	38

References

^ "Latin music 6 pack". Billboard: LM12. August 28, 1999.
^ "'I'll Go On Loving You' sheet music". MusicNotes.com. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
^ Nash, Alanna (September 4, 1998). "High Mileage review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
^ Pond, Neil (November 1998). "That Healing Feeling: Country America goes to the heart of the matter with a reserved but rejuvenated Alan Jackson". Country America. 10 (1): 52–57.
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7058." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 12, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
^ "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.