"Love Don't Run" is a song written by Rachel Thibodeau, Joe Leathers and Ben Glover, and recorded by American

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singer

Steve Holy Stephen Kyle Holy (born February 23, 1972) is an American country music singer. Signed to Curb Records since 1999, he has released three studio albums: 2000's '' Blue Moon'', 2006's ''Brand New Girlfriend'', and 2011's ''Love Don't Run''. Fifteen ...

. It is the fifteenth single of his career, and was released in January 2011 as the first single and title track from his album ''

Love Don't Run ''Love Don't Run'' is the third studio album by American country music artist Steve Holy. It was released on September 13, 2011 via Curb Records. The album includes an acoustic version of Holy's 2001 number one single, " Good Morning Beautiful. ...

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History

Rachel Thibodeau told ''Taste of Country'' that she "wanted to write a relationship song about sticking it out when times are tough". She co-wrote it with Joe Leathers and Ben Glover at Leathers' house in

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Critical reception

Bobby Peacock of ''Roughstock'' gave it four-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that Holy "has never sounded any better" and praising the "straightforward" lyrics. Similarly, Janet Goodman of Engine 145 said that Holy "showcases a voice with newfound maturity", and Matthew Wilkening of ''Taste of Country'' thought that Holy sang "passionately".

Music video

The music video for the song debuted on CMT.com July 22, 2011, and was directed by Eric Welch.

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

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