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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Lost You Anyway
| name = Lost You Anyway
| Cover = Toby Keith - Lost You Anyway.jpg
| cover = Toby Keith - Lost You Anyway.jpg
| alt =
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| Artist = [[Toby Keith]]
| from Album = [[That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy]]
| type = single
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| artist = [[Toby Keith]]
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| Released = March 16, 2009
| album = [[That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy]]
| Recorded =
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| released = March 16, 2009
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| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| recorded =
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| Label = [[Show Dog Nashville]]
| Length = 3:39
| studio =
| venue =
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| Writer = Toby Keith, [[Bobby Pinson]]
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| genre = [[Country music|Country]]
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| Producer = Toby Keith
| length = 3:39
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| Last single = "[[God Love Her]]"<br />(2008)
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| label = [[Show Dog Nashville]]
| This single = "'''Lost You Anyway'''"<br />(2009)
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| writer = Toby Keith<br>[[Bobby Pinson]]
| Next single =
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| producer = Toby Keith
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| prev_title = [[God Love Her]]
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = [[American Ride (song)|American Ride]]
| next_year = 2009
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"'''Lost You Anyway'''" is the title of a [[country music]] song ecorded by American [[country music]] artist [[Toby Keith]]. Co-written by Keith and [[Bobby Pinson]], it is the third single from Keith's 2008 album ''[[That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy]]'', and the forty-sixth single release of his career.
"'''Lost You Anyway'''" is a song co-written and recorded by American [[country music]] artist [[Toby Keith]]. It was released in March 2009 as the third and final single from his album ''[[That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy]]''. The song peaked at number 10 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart. Keith wrote this song with [[Bobby Pinson]].


==Content==
==Content==
"Lost You Anyway" is a mid-tempo country ballad in which the male narrator looks back on a failed relationship. He lists off various things that he could have done in attempts to keep her from leaving, but then says that he probably would have lost her anyway:
"Lost You Anyway" is a ballad in which the male narrator looks back on a failed relationship. He lists off various things that he could have done in attempts to keep his lover from leaving, but then says that he probably would have "lost [her] anyway".

:''I could've tried just a little bit harder
:''Kissed you just a little bit sweeter
:''Held on just a little bit longer
:''Dug down just a little bit deeper
:''Let the world revolve around you
:''And given you the stars above
:''Loved you just enough to make you stay
:''And I'd lost you anyway''


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
Dan Milliken of Country Universe gave the song a C- rating. He said that the lyrics were largely uninspired, but added that the production was solid, and that Keith's vocals were strong.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/03/23/toby-keith-lost-you-anyway/|title=Toby Keith - "Lost You Anyway"|last=Milliken|first=Dan|date=2009-03-23|work=Country Universe|accessdate=2009-04-02}}</ref> Jonathan Keefe of ''[[Slant (magazine)|Slant]]'' magazine critic Jonathan Keefe said that although Keith's masculine image tended to make his ballads sound insincere, "Lost You Anyway" was still a better-constructed song in comparison to other similar songs on country radio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1562|title=''That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy'' review|last=Keefe|first=Jonathan|date=2008-10-26|work=Slant|accessdate=2009-04-02}}</ref>
Dan Milliken of Country Universe gave the song a C− rating. He said that the lyrics were largely uninspired, but added that the production was solid, and that Keith's vocals were strong.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countryuniverse.net/2009/03/23/toby-keith-lost-you-anyway/|title=Toby Keith - "Lost You Anyway"|last=Milliken|first=Dan|date=2009-03-23|work=Country Universe|accessdate=2009-04-02}}</ref> Jonathan Keefe of ''[[Slant (magazine)|Slant]]'' magazine critic Jonathan Keefe said that although Keith's masculine image tended to make his ballads sound insincere, "Lost You Anyway" was still a better-constructed song in comparison to other similar songs on country radio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1562|title=''That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy'' review|last=Keefe|first=Jonathan|date=2008-10-26|work=Slant|accessdate=2009-04-02}}</ref>


==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
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!align="center"|Peak<br />position
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{{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|17|artist=Toby Keith|artistid=32325}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs
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|align="center"|10
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{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|10|artist=Toby Keith|artistid=32325}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100
|align="center"|76
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{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|69|artist=Toby Keith|artistid=32325}}
|align="left"|Canadian ''Radio and Records'' Country Singles
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|align="center"|21

===Year-end charts===
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!scope="col"|Chart (2009)
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| US [[Hot Country Songs|Country Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2009/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2009: Country Songs | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | date=2009 | accessdate=December 13, 2009}}</ref>
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{{Reflist}}


{{Toby Keith singles}}
{{Toby Keith 2000s singles}}

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[[Category:Songs written by Bobby Pinson]]

[[Category:2009 singles]]
[[Category:2009 singles]]
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[[Category:Toby Keith songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Toby Keith]]
[[Category:Songs written by Toby Keith]]
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[[Category:Songs written by Bobby Pinson]]
[[Category:Show Dog-Universal Music singles]]
[[Category:2008 songs]]

Latest revision as of 02:08, 15 March 2022

"Lost You Anyway"
Single by Toby Keith
from the album That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy
ReleasedMarch 16, 2009
GenreCountry
Length3:39
LabelShow Dog Nashville
Songwriter(s)Toby Keith
Bobby Pinson
Producer(s)Toby Keith
Toby Keith singles chronology
"God Love Her"
(2008) 		"Lost You Anyway"
(2009) 		"American Ride"
(2009)

"Lost You Anyway" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in March 2009 as the third and final single from his album That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy. The song peaked at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Keith wrote this song with Bobby Pinson.

Content

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"Lost You Anyway" is a ballad in which the male narrator looks back on a failed relationship. He lists off various things that he could have done in attempts to keep his lover from leaving, but then says that he probably would have "lost [her] anyway".

Critical reception

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Dan Milliken of Country Universe gave the song a C− rating. He said that the lyrics were largely uninspired, but added that the production was solid, and that Keith's vocals were strong.[1] Jonathan Keefe of Slant magazine critic Jonathan Keefe said that although Keith's masculine image tended to make his ballads sound insincere, "Lost You Anyway" was still a better-constructed song in comparison to other similar songs on country radio.[2]

Chart performance

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Chart (2009) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[3] 17
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 10
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 69

Year-end charts

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Chart (2009) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 54

References

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  1. ^ Milliken, Dan (2009-03-23). "Toby Keith - "Lost You Anyway"". Country Universe. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
  2. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (2008-10-26). "That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy review". Slant. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
  3. ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Best of 2009: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
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