Love Songs Ain't for Us

"Love Songs Ain't for Us"
Single by Amy Shark featuring Keith Urban
from the album Cry Forever
Released19 February 2021 (2021-02-19)
GenrePop
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s)Amy Shark, Ed Sheeran
Amy Shark singles chronology
"All the Lies About Me"
(2020) 		"Love Songs Ain't for Us"
(2021) 		"Baby Steps"
(2021)
Keith Urban singles chronology
"One Too Many"
(2020) 		"Love Songs Ain't for Us"
(2021) 		"Throw It Back"
(2021)

"Love Songs Ain't for Us" is a song recorded by Australian singer-songwriter Amy Shark, featuring Keith Urban. The song was released on 19 February 2021[1] as the fourth single from Shark's second studio album, Cry Forever.

Shark recalls saying "Just before we started the writing session, Ed [Sheeran] asked me if I wrote songs about my man, I told him I do, but love songs aren't really for us. He then smiled and said 'ok that's what we'll do then'. I don't know why but I struggle to write straight forward love songs, the second they start sounding too lovey and gushy I tend to follow it up with a lyric that's semi sad or confronting. This song is as loved up as you'll get from me and I love it."[2]

Speaking to Rolling Stone Australia, Shark explained that working with another artist is something which needs to feel "right" and "natural". Shark said "This particular song that he's on, it felt like it needed something, and when someone threw Keith Urban's name in, I was like, 'Oh my god, that's genius, and it's perfect!'... Once we sent it to him, he was just so stoked and more than happy to be involved, and just took the song to another level."[3] "The song is so classy and timeless I needed to find a class act to join me. Keith is so professional and well respected around the world, so it was a no brainer".[4]

At the 2021 ARIA Music Awards, the song was nominated for Song of the Year and the James Chappel directed video for Best Video.[5]

At the APRA Music Awards of 2022, the song won Most Performed Country Work.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Amy Shark reveals she wrote forthcoming single "Love Songs Ain't for Us" with Ed Sheeran". NME. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Amy Shark releases new single with Keith Urban "Love Songs Ain't for Us"". Women in Pop. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Song You Need to Know: Amy Shark, "Love Songs Ain't for Us"". Rolling Stone Australia. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Keith Urban Joins Amy Shark for Ed Sheeran Penned "Love Songs Ain't for Us"". noise11. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. ^ Kelly, Vivienne (20 October 2021). "ARIA Awards nominees revealed: Amy Shark & Genesis Owusu lead the charge". The Music Network. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Nominees Revealed for 2022 APRA Music Awards". The Industry Observer. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  7. ^ "40th APRA Music Awards celebrates songwriting superstars". APRA AMCOS. 3 May 2022. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.