"Like Jesus Does"

January 28, 2013 (2013-01-28)

2011

Country

3:18

EMI Nashville

Jay Joyce

Content[edit]

The song is a mid-tempo ballad in which the narrator says that his lover accepts his personality and "loves [him] like Jesus does".

Critical reception[edit]

Giving it 3.5 stars out of 5, Billy Dukes of Taste of Country praised the lyrics and "vulnerability", but criticized the "plodding melody".[1]

Commercial performance[edit]

The song has sold 509,000 copies in the United States as of June 2013.[2] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 13, 2013, and then Platinum on November 11, 2016 for a million units in sales and streams.[3]

Music video[edit]

"Like Jesus Does" was directed by John Peets premiered on CMT and GAC in February 2013.[4]