"I Hate Love Songs" is a song recorded by American

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singer

Kelsea Ballerini Kelsea Nicole Ballerini (born September 12, 1993) is an American country pop singer. She began songwriting as a child and signed with Black River Entertainment in 2014, releasing her debut studio album the following year, '' The First Time''. ...

for her second

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, ''

Unapologetically ''Unapologetically'' is the second studio album by American country pop singer Kelsea Ballerini. It was released on November 3, 2017. Ballerini announced the album's title and release date on July 25, 2017. In August, the album's track listing wa ...

'' (2017). Ballerini co-wrote the track with

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and

Trevor Rosen Trevor Joseph Rosen (born February 18, 1975) is an American country music songwriter and musician. He is also a member of the American country music band Old Dominion (band), Old Dominion, in which he plays guitar and keyboards. Early life Trev ...

. The song was released to American country radio on March 12, 2018, serving as the second single for the album. "I Hate Love Songs" has reached number 25 on the ''Billboard''

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and number 28 on the

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charts.

Content

"I Hate Love Songs" is a

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-inspired

song that speaks of Ballerini's distaste for romantic lyrical

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s. Critics noted the

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influence on the song's sound and the way in which it continues a trend in country music for blending "classic soul melodies" with "sing-a-long worthy" lyrical arrangements. The song's rhyme scheme and Ballerini's delivery have been compared to

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s. The song was originally not going to be recorded for the album, but after receiving a standing ovation for her performance of it at the

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in August 2017, Ballerini and her label, Black River Entertainment decided to include "I Hate Love Songs" on the record. "I called my label," Ballerini told ''Sounds Like Nashville'', "and I was like, 'I think we need to cut this song.'"

Music video

The music video premiered on CMT,

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and

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in June 2018.

Commercial performance

Upon the release of ''Unapologetically'', "I Hate Love Songs" sold 10,000 copies and entered the ''Billboard'' Country Digital Song Sales chart dated November 25, 2017 at number 13. It concurrently debuted at number 39 on the

chart. After it was announced as a single, "I Hate Love Songs" entered the

chart at number 59. It reached a peak position of number 25, becoming the first single of Ballerini's career to miss the top three on the Country Airplay chart as well as the second to miss number one. The song has sold 94,000 copies in the United States as of September 2018.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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