"I Love You This Much" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Jimmy Wayne. It was released in August 2003 as the second single from his self-titled album, reaching a peak of #6 on the U.S. country charts and #53 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] The song was written by Wayne, Don Sampson and Chris DuBois.

"I Love You This Much"
Single by Jimmy Wayne
from the album Jimmy Wayne
B-side"Paper Angels"[1]
ReleasedAugust 11, 2003
GenreCountry
Length4:08
LabelDreamWorks Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Jimmy Wayne singles chronology
"Stay Gone"
(2003)
"I Love You This Much"
(2003)
"You Are"
(2004)

Content edit

The song is a ballad that tells of a young man's attempts to express his love to his father, despite the father's constant distance from his son. Later, the man grows to hate his father for being so unresponsive, eventually cursing his father upon the father's death. Later, at the funeral service for his father, the man sees an image of Jesus on the cross; this image then reminds the man that he "hadn't been unloved or alone all his life".

Music video edit

A music video was released for the song, directed by Trey Fanjoy. The video follows the song's lyrics, beginning with a little boy standing in the yard as his father drives up. Then, the video shifts to a funeral, where Wayne is shown singing while he stands beside the casket.

Chart performance edit

The song debuted at 53 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks tracks chart dated August 23, 2003.

Chart (2003–2004) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[2] 53
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 6

Year-end charts edit

Chart (2004) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 42

References edit

  1. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 451. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ "Jimmy Wayne Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  3. ^ "Jimmy Wayne Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  4. ^ "Best of 2004: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012.