“To Be Loved By You” by Parker McCollum
“To Be Loved By You” was inspired by Parker McCollum’s relationship with one Hallie Ray Light, the woman he would become betrothed to in mid-2021. Said engagement came into reality about six months prior to this track.
And by the lyrical look of things, Parker had to go through the type of drama one sometimes endures before locking down that special someone. Or put differently, it was actually a previous stage in his relationship with Hallie upon which this song is based.
And most simply put, as implied by the title in context, the addressee comes off as being a difficult woman for the vocalist to understand. Or let’s say that he is well aware of the fact that she’s “always angry” with him. And when she’s in that sort of a mood, by the looks of things the addressee apparently excommunicates the vocalist, despite being in love with him.
What he doesn’t seem to get is why she’s upset with him in the first place. Such a disposition is made apparent by the line “maybe I’m right, maybe I’m wrong, finding out why shouldn’t take this long”. Or phrased differently, the vocalist doesn’t actually know what he did to offend the addressee. Thus her aforenoted mannerisms, under his perception, are making their relationship more challenging than it has to be.
But again, we know that in real life the story ends with the two of them getting engaged regardless. And such a sentiment actually comes through in the lyrics. That is to say that whereas the vocalist is clearly perturbed by the way the addressee behaves, the thought of actually ending their relationship doesn’t seem to cross his mind.
Facts about “To Be Loved by You”
Parker McCollum is a singer from Texas whose signature hit thus far has been 2019’s “Pretty Heart”. “To Be Loved by You”, which was a 1 January 2021 release, is a single derived from Parker’s third studio album, “Gold Chain Cowboy”.
This track was put out by MCA Nashville, who McCollum got down with in 2019.
This song was conceptualized by McCollum, with Rhett Aikins, an older and more-tenured country musician, being the other co-writer. And the song’s producer is a musician who, like Aikins, has been in the game since the early 1990s, that being Jon Randall.
The name of the director of the “To Be Loved by You” music video is Peter Zavadil.
McCollum has called this his “favorite track on the record”, with “the record” apparently being a reference to “Gold Chain Cowboy”.
Did this song chart?
Yes. It was a top-50 hit in both the United States and Canada.
The “Gold Chain Cowboy” Album
The album in question was released on July 30 of 2021 as McCollum’s debut studio album.
The 10-tracked album was produced by American musician and music producer, Jon Randall. It is a product of Universal Music.
