Long Live Love (LeAnn Rimes song)

"Long Live Love" is a song recorded by American singer LeAnn Rimes for her sixteenth studio album, Remnants (2016). Rimes co-wrote and co-produced the track with Darrell Brown and Mark Batson, with additional production from Niko Bolas. The song was released to digital retailers on December 2, 2016 through RCA Records and Sony Music UK as the album's third single.^[1] The song serves as the record's official lead single in North America and impacted American radio in January 2017.^[2]^[3]

"Long Live Love" has become Rimes' second number one hit on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.

Release and promotion

"Long Live Love" was released to digital retailers worldwide on December 2, 2016 through RCA Records and Sony Music UK.^[1] The following week, the North American release date of Remnants was announced by Billboard.^[4] While previously-released UK singles "The Story" and "How to Kiss a Boy" are available in the United States, "Long Live Love" serves as the official lead single in that market.^[2]^[4]^[5] It was serviced to American hot adult contemporary radio on January 23, 2017,^[3] marking Rimes's first radio-promoted single in four years since "Gasoline and Matches" in 2013.

Rimes embarked upon the Long Live Love Club Tour in January 2017 in Los Angeles, California and later took the tour to the United Kingdom.^[5]^[4] Rimes performed the song live on The Today Show on February 3, 2017.^[6] Following the song's #1 success on the Dance Club Songs chart, RCA and Sony commissioned a set of official remixes to further promote the single, which were released as an extended play on February 10, 2017.^[7]

Critical reception

Jason Scott of AXS wrote that "Long Live Love" was "among the singer's best recordings," and attributed the song's lyrical success to Rimes's life experience.^[8] Matt Bjorke of country music blog Roughstock called the song a "great tempo-filled track" and noted its suitability for adult contemporary radio.^[9]

Commercial performance

"Long Live Love" debuted at number 37 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart dated January 7, 2017.^[10] It reached the top spot on the chart dated March 4, 2017; with this peak, it became Rimes's second single to reach number one on the chart after "What I Cannot Change" in 2009.^[11]

Track listing

Long Live Love (The Remixes) – EP^[7]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Long Live Love" (Dave Audé Club)	5:39
2.	"Long Live Love" (Dave Audé Edit)	3:57
3.	"Long Live Love" (Ivan Gomez Club)	6:54
4.	"Long Live Love" (Ivan Gomez Edit)	4:14
5.	"Long Live Love" (DJ Deville Remix)	3:18
Total length:		24:02

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[12]	38
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[11]	1

Release history

List of releases, showing region, release date, format, label, and reference
Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Worldwide	December 2, 2016	Digital download	RCA Sony UK	^[1]
United States	January 23, 2017	Hot adult contemporary radio	Thirty Tigers RED	^[3]
Worldwide	February 10, 2017	Digital download – Remixes EP	RCA Sony UK	^[7]

References

1 2 3 "Amazon.com: Long Live Love: LeAnn Rimes: MP3 Downloads". Amazon Music. Amazon.com. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
1 2 Betts, Stephen L. (December 9, 2016). "LeAnn Rimes Announces New Album 'Remnants'". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
1 2 3 "Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
1 2 3 Stutz, Colin (December 7, 2016). "LeAnn Rimes Announces New Album 'Remnants': Exclusive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
1 2 Houghton, Cillea (December 8, 2016). "LeAnn Rimes Brings the Love With New Album, 'Remnants'". Taste of Country. Townsquare Media. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
↑ "Watch LeAnn Rimes perform ‘Long Live Love’ from her latest album live on TODAY" (video). TODAY. NBCUniversal. February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
1 2 3 "Amazon.com: Long Live Love (The Remixes): LeAnn Rimes: MP3 Downloads". Amazon Music. Amazon.com. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
↑ Scott, Jason (February 6, 2017). "Live Review: LeAnn Rimes rebuilds her kingdom at New York's (Le) Poisson Rouge". AXS TV. 2929 Entertainment. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
↑ Bjorke, Matt (February 7, 2017). "Album Review: LeAnn Rimes - "Remnants"". Roughstock. Cheri Media. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
↑ "Chart history of "Long Live Love" on Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
1 2 "LeAnn Rimes – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for LeAnn Rimes. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
↑ "LeAnn Rimes – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for LeAnn Rimes. Retrieved March 28, 2017.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

LeAnn Rimes singles
Discography
Blue	"Blue" "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" "Unchained Melody" "The Light in Your Eyes"
You Light Up My Life: Inspirational Songs	"How Do I Live" "You Light Up My Life" "On the Side of Angels"
Sittin' on Top of the World	"Commitment" "Nothin' New Under the Moon"
LeAnn Rimes	"Big Deal" "Crazy"
God Bless America	"God Bless America"
Twisted Angel	"Life Goes On" "Suddenly"
Greatest Hits	"This Love"
This Woman	"Nothin' 'bout Love Makes Sense" "Probably Wouldn't Be This Way" "Something's Gotta Give" "Some People"
Whatever We Wanna	"And It Feels Like" "Everybody's Someone" (with Brian McFadden)
Family	"Nothin' Better to Do" "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" (with Bon Jovi) "Good Friend and a Glass of Wine" "What I Cannot Change"
Lady & Gentlemen	"Swingin'" "Crazy Women" "Give"
Remnants	"The Story" "Long Live Love" "Love Is Love Is Love"
Guest singles	"Written in the Stars" (with Elton John) "Cattle Call" (with Eddy Arnold) "Last Thing on My Mind" (with Ronan Keating) "Just Stand Up!"
Soundtracks	"Looking Through Your Eyes" "I Need You" "Can't Fight the Moonlight" "But I Do Love You" "We Can"

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