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. It was released in June 2022 as the second single from his third studio album '' Growin' Up''. Combs wrote the song with Jamie Davis, Dan Isbell, and Reid Isbell, and co-produced it with Chip Matthews and

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Content

Billy Dukes of

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described the song as Combs' "first bedroom song", comparing it favorably to the work of

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. He also described it as mixing a

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sound with mainstream country music. Jon Freeman of ''

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Country'' also compared it to Currington, calling it "a bit of a stylistic turn".

Music video

The accompanying music video was released on June 16, 2022. It follows the parallel stories of an older and younger couple. The younger couple struggles to make time for each other due to their demanding schedules as a firefighter and a paramedic, until they are summoned to respond to a fire that has erupted at the older couple's home. The home was completely damaged, but miraculously the occupants were unharmed, likely not even aware of the fire due to getting lost in each other while dancing.

Commercial performance

"The Kind of Love We Make" debuted at number 18 on the ''

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chart dated June 25, 2022. It is Combs' second-highest debut there after "

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", which debuted at number 15 in May 2019. The following week, it debuted at number two on the same publication's

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charts. This was also Combs' second-highest debut on that chart after "

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". With its peak at number two, it became Combs' first single to miss number one, and ended a record-breaking streak of thirteen consecutive career-opening number one singles that started with his debut single "

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" in May 2017. It did, however, reach number one on the Hot Country Songs chart.

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References

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