I Could Use a Love Song

"I Could Use a Love Song"
An image of a long brown-haired woman in a green dress sitting on a purple loveseat.
Single by Maren Morris
from the album Hero
ReleasedMarch 27, 2017 (2017-03-27)
GenreCountry
Length3:15
LabelColumbia Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Maren Morris singles chronology
"80s Mercedes"
(2016)
"I Could Use a Love Song"
(2017)
"Craving You"
(2017)

"I Could Use a Love Song" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Maren Morris for her debut studio album, Hero (2016). Morris wrote the song with Jimmy Robbins and Laura Veltz, and co-produced the track with busbee. It was released to North American country radio on March 27, 2017 through Columbia Nashville as the album's third single. A song about heartbreak and finding redemption through love, it garnered positive reviews from critics. "I Could Use a Love Song" reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, giving Morris her second number-one single, and her first as a solo artist. It also peaked at numbers seven and 56 on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. The song was certified Platinum, and has sold 206,000 copies as of December 2017. It achieved similar chart success in Canada, reaching number 14 on the Country chart and garnering a Platinum certification from Music Canada, denoting sales of over 80,000 units in that country.