Love Bug (George Jones song)
"Love Bug" | ||||
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Single by George Jones | ||||
from the album New Country Hits | ||||
B-side | "I Can't Get Used to Being Lonely" | |||
Released | 1965 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:00 | |||
Label | Musicor 1098[1] | |||
Songwriter(s) | Wayne Kemp Curtis Wayne | |||
Producer(s) | Pappy Daily | |||
George Jones singles chronology | ||||
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"Love Bug", also spelled "Lovebug," is a song by American country music artist George Jones. Jones' version, which also features a young Johnny Paycheck on backup vocals and draws heavily from the Bakersfield sound as popularized by Buck Owens, reached #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1965. It was released on his July 1965 New Country Hits album and then re-released as the lead song for his 1966 album of the same name, Love Bug.
"Lovebug" | ||||
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Single by George Strait | ||||
from the album Easy Come Easy Go | ||||
B-side | "Just Look at Me" | |||
Released | February 28, 1994 | |||
Recorded | April 19, 1993 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:50 | |||
Label | MCA 54819 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Wayne Kemp Curtis Wayne | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Brown George Strait | |||
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Recording and composition
"Love Bug" was written by Wayne Kemp and Curtis Wayne. Lyrically, the song celebrates the giddiness of new love that's "got the whole world shook up."[
George Strait version
George Strait released a cover of the song in February 1994 as the third single from his album Easy Come Easy Go. Strait's version reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in May 1994.[2]
Chart performance
George Jones version
Chart (1965) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 6 |
George Strait version
"Love Bug" re-entered the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart at number 74 as an official single for the week of March 5, 1994.
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 9 |
US | 14 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 8 |
References
- ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
- ^ "George Jones Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2496." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 6, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "George Strait Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.