B-side "Chattahoochee" Format CD single
7" 45 RPM Length 3:58 | Released July 27, 1998 Genre Country Label Arista Nashville 13135 | |
"I'll Go On Loving You" is a song written by Kieran Kane, and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in July 1998 as the lead-off single his album High Mileage. It peaked at number 3 in the United States, and number 2 in Canada. Alan Jackson would sing this song also titled "Vou Seguir Te Amando", as a duet with a Brazilian solo artist singer Leonardo.
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Written by Kieran Kane (formerly of The O'Kanes), "I'll Go On Loving You" is a mid-tempo ballad in the key of C minor with alternating chord patterns of Cm-A♭ and Cm-B♭. Through the spoken-word verses, Jackson promises that he will be faithful to his lover, "long after the pleasures of the flesh". The song is accompanied mainly by steel-string acoustic guitar and a string section.
Music video
The music video was directed by Steven Goldmann.
Critical reception
Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly said that the song was "the frankest treatment of lust on country radio", "a colossal embarrassment" and "a memorable romantic declaration."
Chart performance
"I'll Go On Loving You" debuted at number 35 on the Billboard country singles charts in late 1998, representing Jackson's highest chart debut at the time.