I'll Go On Loving You

"I'll Go On Loving You"
"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

"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 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. 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.

[1] "Latin music 6 pack". Billboard: LM12. August 28, 1999.

[2] "'I'll Go On Loving You' sheet music". MusicNotes.com. Retrieved 3 November 2012.

[3] Nash, Alanna (September 4, 1998). "High Mileage review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-05-25.

[4] 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.

[sc_Canadacountry_-5] "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7058." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 12, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Alan_Jackson-6] "Alan Jackson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[7] "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2013.

[8] "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.

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Here in the Real World	"Here in the Real World" "Wanted" "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow" "I'd Love You All Over Again"
Don't Rock the Jukebox	"Don't Rock the Jukebox" "Someday" "Dallas" "Midnight in Montgomery" "Love's Got a Hold on You"
A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)	"She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)" "Tonight I Climbed the Wall" "Chattahoochee" "Mercury Blues" "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All"
Who I Am	"Summertime Blues" "Livin' on Love" "Gone Country" "Song for the Life" "I Don't Even Know Your Name"
The Greatest Hits Collection	"Tall, Tall Trees" "I'll Try" "Home"
Everything I Love	"Little Bitty" "Everything I Love" "Who's Cheatin' Who" "There Goes" "Between the Devil and Me" "A House with No Curtains"
High Mileage	"I'll Go On Loving You" "Right on the Money" "Gone Crazy" "Little Man"
Under the Influence	"Pop a Top" "The Blues Man" "It Must Be Love"
When Somebody Loves You	"www.memory" "When Somebody Loves You" "Where I Come From" "It's Alright to Be a Redneck"
Drive	"Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" "Drive (For Daddy Gene)" "Work in Progress" "That'd Be Alright"
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What I Do	"Too Much of a Good Thing" "Monday Morning Church" "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues" "USA Today"
Like Red on a Rose	"Like Red on a Rose" "A Woman's Love"
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Freight Train	"It's Just That Way" "Hard Hat and a Hammer"
34 Number Ones	"Ring of Fire"
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See also	Singles discography