People Loving People
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| Songwriter(s) | busbee Lee Thomas Miller Chris Wallin | |||
| Producer(s) | Mark Miller | |||
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"People Loving People" is a song recorded by American
Release and promotion
The song was released on September 3, 2014 and is Brooks' first radio release since his 2007 song "
Composition
"People Loving People" was written by Busbee, Lee Thomas Miller, and Chris Wallin.[7] Like all songs featured on Brooks' album Man Against Machine, the song was produced by Mark Miller. Musically, the song was described as "firm, crunchy country rock" by Elias Leight from Billboard.[1] Lyrically, like Brooks' 1992 song "We Shall Be Free", "People Loving People" addresses problems in the world. The song suggests the only solution to these problems is, as stated in the chorus, "people loving people/That's the enemy of everything that's evil".
Chart performance
"People Loving People" debuted (and peaked) at #19 on the US Billboard Country Airplay chart for the chart dated September 20, 2014.
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada | 10 |
| US | 4 |
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 19 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] | 25 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2014) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[12] | 98 |
References
- ^ a b Leight, Elias. "Garth Brooks Releases Comeback Single 'People Loving People'". Billboard.com. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- ^ Mansfield, Brian. "Listen to Garth Brooks' 'People Loving People' single". USAToday.com. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- ^ Hudak, Joseph (September 4, 2014). "Garth Brooks Launches Digital Music Site". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ Watts, Cindy. "Garth Brooks releases new song 'People Loving People' to country radio". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ "Garth Brooks Launches His New Single 'People Loving People'". ABC News. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ Hudak, Joseph (November 24, 2014). "Garth Brooks Beams in to American Music Awards With 'People Loving People'". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Wood, Nathan. "Listen to Garth Brooks' new song 'People Loving People'". Country Music Channel. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ "Garth Brooks Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
- ^ "Garth Brooks Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Garth Brooks Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
- ^ "Garth Brooks Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Billboard Country Update for December 15, 2014" (PDF). Billboard. December 15, 2014. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2014.