People Loving People

"People Loving People"
Single by Garth Brooks
from the album Man Against Machine
B-side "Send 'Em On Down the Road"
Released September 3, 2014
Format CD single, music download
Genre Country
Length 3:38
Label RCA Nashville
Pearl
Writer(s) busbee
Lee Thomas Miller
Chris Wallin
Producer(s) Mark Miller
Garth Brooks singles chronology
"The Call"
(2013)
"People Loving People"
(2014)
"Mom"
(2014)

"People Loving People" is a song recorded by American country music singer Garth Brooks for his ninth studio album, Man Against Machine (2014). It was released to country radio by RCA Nashville on September 3, 2014 and is the first single from the album.[1][2] Following its radio release, "People Loving People" was made available for digital download exclusively through Brooks' online music store, GhostTunes.[3]

Release and promotion

The song was released on September 3, 2014 and is Brooks' first radio release since his 2007 song "More Than a Memory".[4] On September 4, 2014 Brooks appeared on Good Morning America to promote "People Loving People", as well as his world tour.[5] On November 23, he performed the song live on the American Music Awards via satellite from his concert at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina.[6]

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' 1991 song "We Shall Be Free", "People Loving People" addresses problems in the world. The song suggests the only solution to these problems is "people loving people".

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 Country (Billboard)[8] 10
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[9] 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

  1. 1 2 Leight, Elias. "Garth Brooks Releases Comeback Single 'People Loving People'". Billboard.com. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  2. Mansfield, Brian. "Listen to Garth Brooks' 'People Loving People' single". USAToday.com. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  3. Hudak, Joseph. "Garth Brooks Launches Digital Music Site". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. Watts, Cindy. "Garth Brooks releases new song 'People Loving People' to country radio". The Tennessean. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  5. "Garth Brooks Launches His New Single 'People Loving People'". ABC News. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  6. Hudak, Joseph. "Garth Brooks Beams in to American Music Awards With 'People Loving People'". Rolling Stone.
  7. Wood, Nathan. "Listen to Garth Brooks' new song 'People Loving People'". Country Music Channel. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  8. "Garth Brooks – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Garth Brooks.
  9. "Garth Brooks – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Garth Brooks.
  10. "Garth Brooks – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Garth Brooks.
  11. "Garth Brooks – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Garth Brooks.
  12. "Billboard Country Update for December 15, 2014" (PDF). Billboard. December 15, 2014. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2014.


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