"Alone with You" is a song written by Shane McAnally,

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and

J. T. Harding John Thomas "J.T." Harding is an American country music songwriter. He has written songs for artists such as Uncle Kracker, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban and Darius Rucker. History Harding is the biological son of actor and comedian Jay Thomas, who ...

, and recorded by American

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artist Jake Owen. It is the eighth single of his career, and was released in October 2011 as the second single from his album '' Barefoot Blue Jean Night''.

Content

The song is in the key of

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with a moderate tempo, a vocal range of B3-C5 and a main chord pattern of GM7-Em7-C.

Critical reception

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'' gave the song three and a half stars out of five, saying that "with somewhat thin lyrical content, the song needs that genuine delivery to push it to colossal levels of greatness," adding that although "Owen doesn't own this as he has his more successful hits," he is "talented enough that his good is another singer's great." Giving it four stars out of five, Bobby Peacock of Roughstock praised the "straightforward but effective lines" and said that it was "overall a very different sound for the usually upbeat Owen, and he pulls it off. "

Music video

The music video was directed by Mason Dixon and premiered in December 2011. It stars Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton as his love interest.

Chart performance

"Alone With You" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. ''

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chart for the week of October 15, 2011. It also debuted at number 90 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart for the week of December 24, 2011. It has since become a number 1 hit.

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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