Even Though I'm Leaving
{{Infobox song
| name = Even Though I'm Leaving
| cover = Even_Though_I'm_Leaving2.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Luke Combs
| album = What You See Is What You Get and the EP The Prequel
| released = {{Start date|2019|9|8}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=45}}
| label = Columbia Nashville
| writer = * Luke Combs
- Wyatt Durrette
- Ray Fulcher
| producer = Scott Moffatt
| prev_title = Beer Never Broke My Heart
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Does to Me
| next_year = 2020
}}
"Even Though I'm Leaving" is a song recorded by American country music singer Luke Combs. It was released in September 2019 as the second single to his second studio album, What You See Is What You Get.
Content
"Even Though I'm Leaving" is described as a "soft, mandolin-infused country song" and "stone-cold tear-jerker" by the blog Taste of Country. Co-written by Combs along with Wyatt Durrette and Ray Fulcher, the song features a dramatic interaction between a father and son.{{cite web | url=https://tasteofcountry.com/luke-combs-even-though-im-leaving/ | title=Luke Combs' 'Even Though I'm Leaving' Should Come With a Warning= | work=Taste of Country | date=August 26, 2019 | accessdate=October 16, 2019 | author=Billy Dukes}} In three different scenarios, the son, who is the narrator, pleads his father not to leave him. In the first verse, the narrator is a child who is afraid of monsters under his bed, while the second features the son as a young adult going off to serve in the military, and the final verse features the son becoming emotional over his father's death.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/luke-combs-even-though-im-leaving-video-881767/ | title=Luke Combs Puts Emotional Lyrics First in 'Even Though I'm Leaving' Video | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=September 9, 2019 | accessdate=October 16, 2019 | author=Joseph Hudak}} The song previously appeared on Combs's 2019 EP The Prequel.{{cite web | url=https://countryrebel.com/luke-combs-drops-emotional-new-song-every-military-family-can-relate-to/ | title=Luke Combs Drops Emotional New Song Every Military Family Can Relate To | work=Country Rebel | date=7 June 2019 | accessdate=October 16, 2019}}
Commercial performance
"Even Though I'm Leaving" reached No. 1 on Billboard{{'}}s Country Airplay chart on November 23, 2019, and stayed on top of the chart for three weeks.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-airplay/2019-12-07 |title=Country Airplay |date=December 7, 2019|magazine=Billboard }} It then fell to No. 2 for the chart dated December 14, while Old Dominion's "One Man Band" overtook it at the top. It remained at No. 2 the following week, having been leapfrogged by Thomas Rhett's "Remember You Young" at the top before returning to No. 1 for two additional weeks starting with the chart dated December 28,{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-airplay/2019-12-28|title=Country Airplay chart for December 28, 2019|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 24, 2019}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/country-airplay/2020-01-04|title=Country Airplay chart for January 4, 2020|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 1, 2020}} making for a total of five non-consecutive weeks at No. 1. With this song, Combs also extended his record of first singles being consecutive No. 1s to seven on the Country Airplay chart.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8545339/luke-combs-top-country-artist-2019 |title=The Year in Country Charts 2019: Luke Combs Is Top Artist, Nabs Top Album |date=December 5, 2019 |first= Jim |last=Asker|magazine=Billboard }} It also reached a peak of number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Combs' first top 20 entry on the chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/luke-combs/chart-history/hsi/|title=Luke Combs Chart History – Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 24, 2019}}
The song was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA on August 25, 2023. It has sold 226,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020.{{cite web |last=Bjorke |first=Matt |title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: March 2, 2020|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2020/03/44155-top-30-digital-country-singles-sales-chart-march-2-2020|work=Rough Stock |date=March 4, 2020 |accessdate=March 14, 2020}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| Chart (2019–2020)
! Peak |
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| {{single chart|Canada|30|artist=Luke Combs|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 12, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadacountry|1|artist=Luke Combs|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 12, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Scotland|89|date=20191213|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 14, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|11|artist=Luke Combs|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 12, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|2|artist=Luke Combs|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 19, 2019}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountryairplay|1|artist=Luke Combs|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 19, 2019}} |
| scope="row"| US Rolling Stone Top 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2019-11-08/|title=Top 100 Songs|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=November 8, 2019|accessdate=January 1, 2020|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201032749/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2019-11-08/|url-status=dead}}
| 15 |
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=Year-end charts=
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| Chart (2019)
! Position |
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| scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Country Airplay – Year-End 2019|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/country-airplay-songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 6, 2019}}
| 58 |
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/hot-country-songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 6, 2019}}
| 38 |
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! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-100-songs|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 3, 2020}}
| 85 |
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| scope="row"| US Country Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/country-airplay-songs|title=Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 3, 2020}}
| 19 |
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 3, 2020}}
| 18 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=Luke Combs|title=Even Though I'm Leaving|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|access-date=May 6, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Luke Combs|title=Even Though I'm Leaving|certyear=2021|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|access-date=September 30, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Luke Combs|title=Even Though I'm Leaving|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|source=radioscope|access-date=April 18, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Luke Combs|title=Even Though I'm Leaving|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|access-date=November 5, 2022|refname=RIAA}}
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References
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Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Black-and-white music videos
Category:Songs written by Luke Combs