I Don't Want This Night to End

"I Don't Want This Night to End" is the title of a song written by Luke Bryan, Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip. It was recorded by Bryan and released in September 2011 as the second single from his third studio album, Tailgates & Tanlines.

Content

Bryan told The Boot that the song is about "a guy meeting a girl, and it's the first night that they're hanging out. It's a magical night and he doesn't want it to end. It's got a big fun chorus in it."^[1]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four stars out of five, calling the chorus "pretty memorable" and saying that the writers "did a nice job of not over-thinking things."^[2] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song three and a half stars of five, writing that the chorus is "infectious and sing-a-long ready" and the song is "strong, well-written" and "sounds great on the radio, just like it will in concerts."^[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Shaun Silva and premiered on November 8, 2011. Bryan portrays a country music star who falls for a new girl in town (played by actress Cameron Richardson) while he is home from the road.^[4]

Chart performance

"I Don't Want This Night to End" debuted at number 44 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of September 17, 2011.^[5] It also debuted at number 90 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of October 15, 2011. It also debuted at number 80 on Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of November 5, 2011.

Year-end charts

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