"Love Ain't" is a song recorded by American country music group Eli Young Band. It was released on May 25, 2018 as the first single from their compilation album '' This Is Eli Young Band: Greatest Hits''. The song was written by

Ross Copperman Ross Copperman (born October 1, 1982) is a Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter and producer with 29 number one radio hits. After his experience as an artist in the UK, Copperman discovered his talent for writing and producing country mus ...

Ashley Gorley Ashley Glenn Gorley (born April 29, 1977) is an American songwriter, publisher, and producer from Danville, Kentucky, who is based in Nashville, Tennessee. Gorley has written 60 number 1 songs and has over 300 songs recorded by artists including ...

and Shane McAnally.

Content and history

"Love Ain't" is an original composition intended as a lead single to the band's first greatest-hits package, ''This Is Eli Young Band''. It is their first single release since "Saltwater Gospel" in 2016.

Music video

For the song's Jeff Ray-directed music video, the band consulted the Wounded Warrior Project to find "any couples that would be willing to tell their story". The video features Taylor Morris, a quadruple amputee soldier, and his wife. Lead singer Mike Eli told ''

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'' that "This teaches you what you should expect from the person who loves you and what you should expect from yourself."

Chart performance

The song became the band's first number one in nearly six years, after "Drunk Last Night" reached the top of the Country Airplay chart in December 2013.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

2018 songs 2018 singles Eli Young Band songs Big Machine Records singles Songs written by Ross Copperman Songs written by Ashley Gorley Songs written by Shane McAnally Song recordings produced by Dann Huff {{2018-single-stub