"How Your Love Makes Me Feel" is a song written by

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and Max T. Barnes, and recorded by American

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that reached the top of the ''

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chart. It was released in May 1997 as the first single from their ''

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'' compilation album. Having held the Number One position for three weeks in the United States, it is the band's longest-lasting Number One hit. It became the band's second number one hit and their first since "

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" in 1991. It also reached number one in Canada.

Content

In this song, the narrator, tells his significant other the unusual way her love makes him feel. The song is in the

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, before transposing upward to

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on the last repetition of the chorus. In the verses, the main chord progression is C-F-Am-G-C-G/B-F-Am-G, and in the chorus, the progression is C-D7-F-G7 five times.

Critical reception

Larry Flick, of ''

'' magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that Clute's "skilled production lets the band's ample musical talents shine on this positive tune." He goes on to say that the "sing-along chorus will be a plus at country radio."''

'', May 31, 1997

Music video

The music video was directed by Deaton Flanigen and premiered on October 13, 1997 on CMT.

Chart positions

"How Your Love Makes Me Feel" debuted at number 74 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 7, 1997. The song reached number one on September 27, 1997 and remained there for three consecutive weeks until it was knocked off by " How Do I Get There" by

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Year-end charts

References

1997 singles Diamond Rio songs Music videos directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions Songs written by Trey Bruce Songs written by Max T. Barnes Arista Nashville singles 1997 songs {{1997-country-song-stub