"We Don't Fight Anymore"
Single by Carly Pearce featuring Chris Stapleton
ReleasedJune 16, 2023 (2023-06-16)
RecordedNovember 15, 2022 (2022-11-15)
StudioSound Emporium
Genre
Length3:40
LabelBig Machine
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Carly Pearce singles chronology
"What He Didn't Do"
(2022)		 "We Don't Fight Anymore"
(2023)
Chris Stapleton singles chronology
"Joy of My Life"
(2022)		 "We Don't Fight Anymore"
(2023)		 "White Horse"
(2023)

"We Don't Fight Anymore" is a song by American country music artists Carly Pearce and Chris Stapleton. It was co-written by Pearce, along with Pete Good and Shane McAnally. It was released in June 2023 as the lead single from Pearce's upcoming fourth studio album. The song describes a failing relationship and received critical acclaim following its release. The song has since made the North American country charts.

Background, composition content

Carly Pearce first found commercial success with her 2017 single "Every Little Thing". Her career further elevated with the 2021 studio album 29: Written in Stone. The project was considered a more personal and reflective effort.[3] In the wake of its success came the release of the song "We Don't Fight Anymore".[1] Pearce co-wrote the song with Pete Good and Shane McAnally. Although none of the writers were experiencing any relationship problems, they all drew from experiences with past relationships to write "We Don't Fight Anymore".[4] The song's lyrics center on a relationship whose communication is failing between both partners.[5]

Recording

Pearce and her team at Big Machine Records believed the song to be a commercial success. This led to the instrumentation tracks being recorded on November 15, 2022, at the Sound Emporium studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee.[4] The song was produced by Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne and Pearce herself. "We Don't Fight Anymore" was the first song featuring production credits from Pearce herself.[6]

Pearce was finishing up her vocals for the song when she thought of including Chris Stapleton on the track.[4] Stapleton was a professional Nashville songwriter before critical acclaim brought him to the attention of record buyers with 2015's Traveller. From there, his commercial success was elevated by several more albums and chart-topping country singles like 2017's "Broken Halos".[7] Pearce sent a message to Stapleton's wife Morgane via Instagram about the song. Morgane brought the song to her husband who liked the track enough to agree to record it.[8]

Critical reception

"We Don't Fight Anymore" has received positive reception from critics. Jon Freeman of Rolling Stone called the lyrics "devastating" and "laden with sadness".[5] Billy Dukes from Taste of Country found the vocals to be alluring but especially believed the songwriting to be the driving force behind the song.[1] Lydia Farthing of Holler Country commented that "it feels like a stronger breath of confidence and strength from the Kentucky-born entertainer."[9] Tom Roland of Billboard predicted that the song could be a potential "contender" for a Grammy award, highlighting its emotion: "If a song could make bones ache, 'We Don’t Fight Anymore' would do it.[4]

Release and chart performance

"We Don't Fight Anymore" was officially released on June 16, 2023, via Big Machine Records.[2] It impacted country music radio on June 20, receiving 95 adds from stations within its first week. The song became Pearce's highest add date in her career.[10] "Thank you for this, I’m so grateful & honestly blown away," Pearce wrote on her Instagram.[11]

Music video

The music video for the track was released on September 6, 2023 and stars Lucy Hale and Shiloh Fernandez. The project is a reunion for Pearce and Hale, as Pearce had worked as her backing singer while she was promoting her 2014 debut album Road Between. Directed by Alexa Campbell, it depicts Hale and Fernandez as a couple who are trapped in a state of emotional disconnection, interspersed with clips of Pearce singing the song on the floor of a room surrounded by candles. Their house later sets on fire, paralleling their crumbling relationship. Fernandez leaves without Hale, who has to escape on her own by climbing out of the window, and the video concludes with them standing outside together watching as their house burns.[12]

Charts

Chart performance for "We Don't Fight Anymore"
Chart (2023–2024) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[13] 35
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 67
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[15] 19
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[16] 21

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dukes, Billy (16 June 2023). "Pearce's New Chapter Begins W/ Chris Stapleton, We Don't Fight Anymore". Taste of Country. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 ""We Don't Fight Anymore" (feat. Chris Stapleton) by Carly Pearce". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Carly Pearce Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Roland, Tom (June 23, 2023). "How Carly Pearce Enlisted Chris Stapleton for Heartbreaking 'We Don't Fight Anymore'". Billboard. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  5. 1 2 Freeman, Jon (June 16, 2023). "Carly Pearce and Chris Stapleton Depict Distant Lovers in 'We Don't Fight Anymore'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Lorge, Melinda (June 18, 2023). "Carly Pearce Launches New Musical Chapter With Chris Stapleton Collaboration, "We Don't Fight Anymore"". Music Mayhem. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Chris Stapleton Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  8. ↑ Liptak, Carena (21 June 2023). "Why Carly Pearce Slid into Chris Stapleton's Wife's DM's". Taste of Country. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Farthing, Lydia. "'We Don't Fight Anymore' by Carly Pearce and Chris Stapleton - Lyrics & Meaning". Holler Country. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "CARLY PEARCE'S "WE DON'T FIGHT ANYMORE" MAKES MAJOR IMPACT AT COUNTRY RADIO WITH 95 FIRST WEEK ADDS". Big Machine Records. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  11. ↑ Hopper, Alex (June 2023). "Carly Pearce's "We Don't Fight Anymore" Earns Major Milestone on Country Radio". American Songwriter.
  12. ↑ "Carly Pearce - We Don't Fight Anymore (Ft. Chris Stapleton) (Official Music Video)". YouTube.
  13. ↑ "Carly Pearce Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Carly Pearce Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Carly Pearce Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Carly Pearce Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
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