Like Jesus Does
{{Infobox song
| name = Like Jesus Does
| cover =
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| type = single
| artist = Eric Church
| album = Chief
| released = {{Start date|2013|01|28}}
| recorded = 2011
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| genre = Country
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=18}}
| label = EMI Nashville
| writer = {{hlist|Casey Beathard|Monty Criswell}}
| producer = Jay Joyce
| prev_title = The Only Way I Know
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = The Outsiders
| next_year = 2013
}}
"Like Jesus Does" is a song written by Casey Beathard and Monty Criswell and recorded by American country music artist Eric Church. It was released in January 2013 as the fifth and final single from Church's 2011 album Chief. It was also his eighth consecutive single to be certified gold by the RIAA. It is the one of three songs on any of Church’s albums that he himself is not credited as a writer.
Content
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
Giving it 3.5 stars out of 5, Billy Dukes of Taste of Country praised the lyrics and "vulnerability", but criticized the "plodding melody".{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/eric-church-like-jesus-does/ |title=Eric Church, 'Like Jesus Does' – Song Review |accessdate=2013-02-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302131929/http://tasteofcountry.com/eric-church-like-jesus-does/ |archivedate=2013-03-02 }}
Commercial performance
The song has sold 509,000 copies in the United States as of June 2013.{{cite news|title=Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - June 19, 2013: Three Gold Singles, The Swon Brothers, Florida Georgia Line Dominate |url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-chart-news-the-top-30-digital-singles-june-19-2013-three-gold-singles-the-swon-brothers-florida-georgia-line-dominate |last=Bjorke |first=Matt |work=Roughstock |date=2013-06-19 |accessdate=June 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625030928/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-chart-news-the-top-30-digital-singles-june-19-2013-three-gold-singles-the-swon-brothers-florida-georgia-line-dominate |archivedate=June 25, 2013 }} 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.
Music video
"Like Jesus Does" was directed by John Peets premiered on CMT and GAC in February 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/eric-church/881135/like-jesus-does.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221023102/http://www.cmt.com/videos/eric-church/881135/like-jesus-does.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 21, 2013|title=CMT : Videos : Eric Church : Like Jesus Does|publisher=Country Music Television|accessdate=February 21, 2013}}
Chart performance
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!align="left"|Chart (2013) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Canada|56|artist=Eric Church|artistid=765794}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|5|artist=Eric Church|artistid=765794}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|59|artist=Eric Church|artistid=765794}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|13|artist=Eric Church|artistid=765794}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountryairplay|6|artist=Eric Church|artistid=765794}} |
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Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Eric Church|title=Like Jesus Does|award=Platinum|certyear=2016|certmonth=11|relyear=2011|refname=RIAA|salesamount=1,000,000{{sup|{{double dagger}}}} / 509,000 |salesref=}}
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References
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Category:Songs written by Casey Beathard
Category:Song recordings produced by Jay Joyce