"I Love" is a song written and recorded by American
country music
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artist
Tom T. Hall
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. It was released in October 1973 as the only single from the album ''For the People in the Last Hard Town''. The song would be Hall's most successful single and was his fourth number one on the US country singles chart, spending two weeks at the top and a total of 15 weeks on the chart. Additionally, "I Love" was Hall's sole entry on the
Top 40
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, peaking at number 12.
Covers and alternative versions
*Addressing potential censorship issues, an alternative version of Hall's recording replaced the lyrics "bourbon in a glass and grass" with "old TV shows and snow".
*"I Love" was used, with altered lyrics, in a popular 2003 TV commercial for
Coors Light, which prominently featured the
Klimaszewski Twins
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Soundtrack appearances
The song was used in the film ''For No Good Reason
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It premiered at the ...
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Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
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1973 singles
Tom T. Hall songs
Songs written by Tom T. Hall
Song recordings produced by Jerry Kennedy
Mercury Records singles
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