Without a Fight (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Without a Fight
| cover = WithoutaFight.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Brad Paisley featuring Demi Lovato
| album =
| released = {{Start date|2016|5|13}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=54}}
| label = Arista Nashville
| writer = {{hlist|Brad Paisley|Kelley Lovelace|Lee Thomas Miller}}
| producer = {{hlist|Brad Paisley|Luke Wooten}}
| chronology = Brad Paisley
| prev_title = Country Nation
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = Today
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Demi Lovato
| type = singles
| prev_title = Stone Cold
| prev_year = 2016
| title = Without a Fight
| year = 2016
| next_title = Body Say
| next_year = 2016
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|h_u9kc3ts_8|"Without a Fight"}}}}
}}
"Without a Fight" is a song recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley, featuring American pop artist Demi Lovato. It was released on May 13, 2016 by Arista Nashville. Paisley co-wrote the song with Kelley Lovelace and Lee Thomas Miller, and co-produced it with Luke Wooten. Originally believed to be a release from Paisley's then-upcoming album Love and War, the song did not make the final track list. The song also won a Teen Choice Award in 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/teen-choice-awards-2016-winners-916007|title=Teen Choice Awards: Complete Winners List|last1=Crist|first1=Allison|last2=Nordyke|first2=Kimberly|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 31, 2016|archive-date=January 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106222849/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/teen-choice-awards-2016-winners-916007|url-status=live}}
Chart performance
"Without a Fight" peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the week of August 20, 2016. It peaked at number 23 on the US Hot Country Songs chart for the week of July 16, 2016. As of July 2016, the song has sold 61,000 copies in the US.
Music video
A lyric video for the song was released on YouTube via Paisley's official Vevo channel on May 13, 2016 which features behind-the-scenes footage of the song's recording process.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgnCoj0OYcA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/HgnCoj0OYcA |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Brad Paisley - Without a Fight (Lyric Video) ft. Demi Lovato - YouTube|work=YouTube|date=May 13, 2016|access-date=July 15, 2016}}{{cbignore}} The official music video for the song was released on June 17, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_u9kc3ts_8|title=Brad Paisley - Without a Fight ft. Demi Lovato|work=YouTube|access-date=July 15, 2016|date=June 17, 2016}}
Live performances
Lovato joined Paisley to perform the song at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre on May 20, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/7378343/demi-lovato-brad-paisley-without-a-fight-duet|title=Demi Lovato Surprises Brad Paisley Fans With 'Without a Fight' Duet: Watch|last=Stone|first=Natalie|date=May 21, 2016|publisher=Billboard}} Lovato and Paisley made their television performance debut of the song at Jimmy Kimmel Live! on May 24.{{cite web|url=http://hollywoodlife.com/2016/05/25/demi-lovato-brad-paisley-without-a-fight-jimmy-kimmel-live-performance-duet/|title=Demi Lovato & Brad Paisley Crush New Duet 'Without A Fight' On Jimmy Kimmel|last=Shilliday|first=Beth|access-date=May 26, 2016|date=May 25, 2016}}
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Chart (2016) ! Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|12|artist=Brad Paisley|access-date=August 10, 2016}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardbubbling100|5|artist=Brad Paisley|access-date=July 7, 2016}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountryairplay|16|artist=Brad Paisley}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|23|artist=Brad Paisley}} |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable"
! Chart (2016) ! Position |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2016|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 25, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center"|78 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Brad Paisley singles}}
{{Demi Lovato}}
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Category:Male–female vocal duets
Category:Songs written by Brad Paisley
Category:Songs written by Kelley Lovelace