"Love Songs Ain't for Us" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter

Amy Shark Amy Louise Billings (born 14 May 1986), known professionally as Amy Shark, is an Australian indie pop singer-songwriter-guitarist and producer from the Gold Coast, Queensland. During 2008 to 2012, her early solo material was released and per ...

, featuring

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. The song was released on 19 February 2021 as the fourth single from Shark's second studio album, ''

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''. Shark recalls saying "Just before we started the writing session, Ed heeranasked me if I wrote songs about my man, I told him I do, but love songs aren't really for us. He then smiled and said 'ok that's what we'll do then'. I don't know why but I struggle to write straight forward love songs, the second they start sounding too lovey and gushy I tend to follow it up with a lyric that's semi sad or confronting. This song is as loved up as you'll get from me and I love it." Speaking to ''

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'', Shark explained that working with another artist is something which needs to feel "right" and "natural". Shark said "This particular song that he's on, it felt like it needed something, and when someone threw Keith Urban's name in, I was like, 'Oh my god, that's genius, and it's perfect!'... Once we sent it to him, he was just so stoked and more than happy to be involved, and just took the song to another level." "The song is so classy and timeless I needed to find a class act to join me. Keith is so professional and well respected around the world, so it was a no brainer". At the

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, the song was nominated for Song of the Year and the James Chappel directed video for Best Video. At the

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, the song won Most Performed Country Work.

Music video

The music video for "Love Songs Ain't for Us" was directed by James Chappel and produced by Yiani Andrikidis. It premiered on 19 February 2021.

Reception

''Women in Pop'' called the song "A gorgeous, tender ballad with country vibes...

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showcases Shark's remarkable, emotive voice with little more than a gentle guitar and piano backing up her". Tyler Jenke from ''

'' described the song as "A smooth pop track which, while not full of the same outwardly anthemic qualities as previous tracks, revels in the quiet intensity, utilising the sort of country influences only someone like Keith Urban can add to the mix." Laura English from ''Music Feeds'' said "The song is light on production and gentle with the instrumentals it introduces. It's carried by Shark and Urban's voices in a really lovely way."

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References

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