Can't Stop Lovin' You (Aerosmith song)
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"Can't Stop Lovin' You" | ||||
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Single by Aerosmith featuring Carrie Underwood | ||||
from the album Music from Another Dimension! | ||||
Released | April 6, 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2011-12 at Pandora's Box, Poppy Studios, Spitfire Studio and Swing House Studios | |||
Genre | Hard rock, country rock | |||
Length | 4:04 (album version) 3:49 (single version)[1] | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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"Can't Stop Lovin' You" is a
Background
Aerosmith lead singer and songwriter Steven Tyler and frequent collaborator Marti Frederiksen wrote the song with the band during sessions for Music from Another Dimension!. Tyler sang it in an "emotional drawl" similar to the band's 1993 hit "Cryin'" and the song took on a romantic, country sound.
Tyler commented, "When it was done, it was discussed that I might have sang [sic] it a little too country. And all along we thought, should we get someone in?" Tyler contacted country singer
Response
About 2+1⁄2 months after the release of Music from Another Dimension!, "Can't Stop Lovin' You" was released as a single to adult contemporary, hot adult contemporary, and modern radio formats on January 21, 2013.[2] Examiner.com wrote that the song features "country-pop guitar licks and an earworm melody right up Underwood's alley". Aerosmith lead guitarist Joe Perry was initially skeptical of the collaboration with Underwood, but after hearing it, said "Their voices matched up really well. It doesn't sound forced. It was just right."[4]
References
- ^ "01 Can't Stop Lovin' You (Radio edit)". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ^ a b "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases". Allaccess.com. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ^ Appleford, Steve (2012-10-29). "Aerosmith's Steven Tyler on 'Can't Stop Loving You' - Track-by-Track Premiere". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ^ Browne, David (2012-07-30). "Aerosmith Tap Johnny Depp, Carrie Underwood for 'Another Dimension'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2013-01-22.