Like Jesus Does
| "Like Jesus Does" | ||||
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| Single by Eric Church | ||||
| from the album Chief | ||||
| Released | January 28, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:18 | |||
| Label | EMI Nashville | |||
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| Producer | Jay Joyce | |||
| Eric Church singles chronology | ||||
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"Like Jesus Does" is a song written by Casey Beathard and Monty Criswell and recorded by American country music artist Eric Church. It was released in January 2013 as the fifth and final single from Church's 2011 album Chief. It was also his eighth consecutive single to be certified gold by the RIAA. It is the one of three songs on any of Church’s albums that he himself is not credited as a writer.
Content
[edit | edit source]The song is a mid-tempo ballad in which the narrator says that his lover accepts his personality and "loves [him] like Jesus does".
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]Giving it 3.5 stars out of 5, Billy Dukes of Taste of Country praised the lyrics and "vulnerability", but criticized the "plodding melody".[1]
Commercial performance
[edit | edit source]The song has sold 509,000 copies in the United States as of June 2013.[2] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 13, 2013, and then Platinum on November 11, 2016 for a million units in sales and streams.[3]
Music video
[edit | edit source]"Like Jesus Does" was directed by John Peets premiered on CMT and GAC in February 2013.[4]
Chart performance
[edit | edit source]| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] | 56 |
| Canada Country (Billboard)[6] | 5 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 59 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 13 |
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 6 |
Year-end charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (2013) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 46 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] | 47 |
Certifications
[edit | edit source]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[12] | Gold | 40,000* |
| United States (RIAA)[3] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ / 509,000[2] |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
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- ^ "Eric Church Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
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- ^ "Eric Church Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Eric Church Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
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