"Wanted You More" is a song recorded by American

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. It was released in May 2012 as the fourth single from their album ''

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''. The song was written by group members

Hillary Scott Hillary Dawn Scott-Tyrrell (born April 1, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter. She is the co-lead singer of Lady A, previously known as Lady Antebellum, a country music group that was formed in 2006, and is signed to Big Machine Records ...

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, and

Dave Haywood David Wesley Haywood (born July 5, 1982) is an American country musician and songwriter. He is one-third of the American country music band Lady A, in which he plays guitar, piano and mandolin, and sings backing vocals. Early life Haywood's fat ...

, along with Matt Billingslea (their original drummer), Dennis Edwards (their bass player), Jonathan Long (their keyboardist and band leader) and Jason Gambill (one of their electric guitar players), and it features lead vocals from both Scott and Kelley.

Content

The song is about a relationship that is coming to an end, with the narrator realizing that her lover is not reciprocating the feelings of love.

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said that they based the song around a melody that their touring band was improvising during a sound check.

Music video

The music video directed by Noble Jones was released on June 29, 2012 on

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Chart performance

"Wanted You More" debuted at number 57 on the Hot Country Songs chart dated May 26, 2012. It ultimately peaked at number 20 in September, making it Lady Antebellum's first single to miss the Top Ten since "

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" peaked at number 11 in late 2008, and their lowest-charting single to date. On the Canadian Country Airplay chart, the song fared slightly better, peaking at number 10 in August 2012.

Year-end charts

References

{{Lady Antebellum 2012 singles 2011 songs Lady A songs Songs written by Hillary Scott Songs written by Charles Kelley Songs written by Dave Haywood Song recordings produced by Paul Worley Capitol Records Nashville singles Country ballads