"Only God (Could Stop Me Loving You)" | |||||||||||
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Single by Emerson Drive | |||||||||||
from the album Emerson Drive | |||||||||||
B-side | "Fall into Me" | ||||||||||
Released | March 31, 2003 | ||||||||||
Format | CD Single, 7" | ||||||||||
Genre | Country | ||||||||||
Length | 4:22 | ||||||||||
Label | DreamWorks | ||||||||||
Writer(s) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | ||||||||||
Producer(s) | Julian King and James Stroud | ||||||||||
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"Only God (Could Stop Me Loving You)" is a country music song written by pop and rock songwriter Robert John "Mutt" Lange. It was originally recorded by Billy Ray Cyrus for his 1994 album Storm in the Heartland, but not released as a single. It also appeared on Chris Ward's 1996 album One Step Beyond.
Lari White recorded the song as a duet with Toby Keith for her 1999 album Stepping Stone. The first version to be released as a single was by Canadian country music group Emerson Drive recorded the song for their self-titled debut CD. Their version reached number 23 on the country charts in 2003.
The music video was directed by Steven Goldmann and premiered in mid-2003.
Emerson Drive's version peaked at number 23 on Hot Country Songs, spending twenty-four weeks on that chart.