Love Don't Run (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Love Don't Run
| cover = Steve-Holy-Love-Dont-Run-single-cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Steve Holy
| album = Love Don't Run
| released = {{Start date|2011|01|10}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=41}}
| label = Curb
| writer = {{hlist|Rachel Thibodeau|Joe Leathers|Ben Glover}}
| producer = Lee Thomas Miller{{cite web|url=http://www.theboot.com/2011/03/15/steve-holy-new-song-love-dont-run/|title=Steve Holy returns with "Love Don't Run"|last=Duvall|first=Erin|date=15 March 2011|work=The Boot|accessdate=21 June 2011}}
| prev_title = Baby Don't Go
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Until the Rain Stops
| next_year = 2011
}}
"Love Don't Run" is a song written by Rachel Thibodeau, Joe Leathers and Ben Glover, and recorded by American country music singer Steve Holy. It is the fifteenth single of his career, and was released in January 2011 as the first single and title track from his album Love Don't Run.
History
Rachel Thibodeau told Taste of Country that she "wanted to write a relationship song about sticking it out when times are tough". She co-wrote it with Joe Leathers and Ben Glover at Leathers' house in Rosemary Beach, Florida.{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/steve-holy-love-dont-run-lyrics/|title=Steve Holy, 'Love Don't Run' – Lyrics Uncovered|last=Conaway|first=Alanna|date=30 March 2011|work=Taste of Country|accessdate=21 June 2011}}
Critical reception
Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave it four-and-a-half stars out of five, saying that Holy "has never sounded any better" and praising the "straightforward" lyrics.{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/steve-holy-love-don-t-run-|title=Steve Holy — "Love Don't Run"|last=Peacock|first=Bobby|date=18 January 2011|work=Roughstock|accessdate=21 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122003310/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/steve-holy-love-don-t-run-|archive-date=22 January 2011|url-status=dead}} Similarly, Janet Goodman of Engine 145 said that Holy "showcases a voice with newfound maturity",{{cite web|url=http://www.engine145.com/steve-holy-love-dont-run/|title=Steve Holy — "Love Don't Run"|last=Goodman|first=Janet|date=14 January 2011|work=Engine 145|accessdate=21 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218074405/http://www.engine145.com/steve-holy-love-dont-run/|archive-date=18 December 2014|url-status=usurped}} and Matthew Wilkening of Taste of Country thought that Holy sang "passionately".{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/steve-holy-love-dont-run/|title=Steve Holy, 'Love Don't Run' – Song Spotlight|last=Wilkening|first=Matthew|date=4 January 2011|work=Taste of Country|accessdate=21 June 2011}}
Music video
The music video for the song debuted on CMT.com July 22, 2011, and was directed by Eric Welch.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/steve-holy/675028/love-dont-run.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806002902/http://www.cmt.com/videos/steve-holy/675028/love-dont-run.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 6, 2011|title=CMT : Videos : Steve Holy : Love Don't Run|publisher=Country Music Television|accessdate=July 22, 2011}}
Chart performance
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!align="left"|Chart (2011) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|19|artist=Steve Holy|artistid= 352208}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|78|artist=Steve Holy|artistid= 352208}} |