How Do You Fall in Love

{{Infobox song

| name = How Do You Fall in Love

| cover = Alabama - How Do You single.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Alabama

| B-side = "Keepin' Up"{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|page=20|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}

| released = August 1, 1998

| format =

| recorded = 1998

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 3:00

| label = RCA Nashville

| writer = Greg Fowler
Teddy Gentry
Randy Owen

| producer = Alabama
Don Cook

| prev_title = She's Got That Look in Her Eyes

| prev_year = 1998

| next_title = Keepin' Up

| next_year = 1998

}}

"How Do You Fall in Love" is a song written Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry and Greg Fowler, and recorded by American country music group Alabama. It was released in August 1998 as the first single from their compilation album For the Record. It peaked at number 2 in the United States, and number 9 in Canada.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "beautiful ballad, ripe with simple, universal truths about the mercurial nature of love and relationships." She goes on to say that Owen's "endearing vocal performance is as warm and comfortable as wrapping yourself in a favorite blanket."Billboard, August 15, 1998

Music video

The music video was directed by Brent Hedgecock, and features the band singing the song in the rain.

Chart performance

"How Do You Fall in Love" debuted at number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 1, 1998.

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!align="left"|Chart (1998)

!align="center"|Peak
position

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=Year-end charts=

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Canada Country Tracks (RPM){{cite web\|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6973&type=1&interval=24\|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998\|work=RPM\|date=December 14, 1998\|accessdate=July 14, 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315194458/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6973&type=1&interval=24\|archive-date=March 15, 2016\|url-status=dead}} \| align="center" \| 93
US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite web \| url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1998/hot-country-songs\| title=Best of 1998: Country Songs \| work=Billboard \| publisher=Prometheus Global Media \| date=1998\| accessdate=July 14, 2013}} \| align="center" \| 62

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scope="col"|Chart (1998)

!scope="col"|Position

Canada Country Tracks (RPM){{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6973&type=1&interval=24|title=RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998|work=RPM|date=December 14, 1998|accessdate=July 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315194458/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6973&type=1&interval=24|archive-date=March 15, 2016|url-status=dead}}

| align="center" | 93

US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite web | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1998/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1998: Country Songs | work=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=1998| accessdate=July 14, 2013}}

| align="center" | 62

References

Category:1998 singles

Category:1998 songs

Category:Alabama (American band) songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Don Cook

Category:Songs written by Randy Owen

Category:Songs written by Teddy Gentry

Category:Songs written by Greg Fowler

Category:RCA Records singles