Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You

2000 single by George Strait

"Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You"

Single by George Strait

from the album George Strait

Released

November 21, 2000

Genre

Country

Length

2:04

Label

MCA Nashville

Songwriter(s)

Jim Lauderdale
Carter Wood

Producer(s)

Tony Brown
George Strait

George Strait singles chronology

"Go On"
(2000)

"Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You"
(2000)

"If You Can Do Anything Else"
(2001)

Music video

"Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You" at CMT.com

"Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You" is a song written by Jim Lauderdale and Carter Wood, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in November 2000 as the second single from his self-titled album. The song reached #17 in the United States.^[1]

Background and writing

Jim Lauderdale told Taste of Country that the two writers were having dinner with Tim and Tracy Coates when they came up with the song. He said that once they came up with the title, the rest of the song came easily.^[2]

Music video

Strait released a music video in 2000 for the song which was directed by Gerry Wenner.

Chart positions

Chart (2000–2001)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	17
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100^[4]	2

References

^ George Strait: Billboard Singles. - Allmusic.
^ Conaway, Alanna (July 2011). ""Don't Make Me Come Over There and Love You" — Lyrics Uncovered". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 406–408. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.