Time Is Love

"Time Is Love" is a song written by Tony Martin, Mark Nesler and Tom Shapiro, and recorded by American country music artist Josh Turner. It was released in January 2012 as the lead-off single from his album, Punching Bag, which was released on June 12, 2012. It was covered by Mark Kozelek on his 2013 covers album Like Rats.

Content

"Time Is Love" is a moderate up-tempo song with prominent mandolin. The song's male narrator describes being at work and expressing the urgency that his time would be much better spent at home with his woman, because "time is love." The song is in the key of D major with a main chord pattern of Bm-G-A-D.^[1]

Reception

"Time Is Love" received mostly average reviews from critics. Billy Dukes with Taste of Country gave the song a 2½ stars out of 5, faulting the lyrics for being bland; however, he complimented Turner's voice and the "brilliant instrumental bridge."^[2] Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a C rating, saying that the vocal delivery lacks Turner's signature baritone.^[3] Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song 3 stars out of 5, saying that it "feels like it’s more of a ‘background’ kind of song more than one that makes you wanna stand up and notice it;" he complimented the song's production as a happy marriage of modern country and Turner's neotraditionalist roots.^[4] Greg Victor, music critic at Parcbench.com gave the song 3 stars out of 4, citing the song's "jazz-inflected improvisatory feel" and appreciating the way that Josh Turner delivered "a more modern sound echoing a traditional sentiment."^[5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Peter Zavadil and premiered in March 2012.

Chart performance

"Time Is Love" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of January 14, 2012. It also debuted at number 91 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of April 14, 2012.

In December 2012, Billboard magazine named "Time is Love" the No. 1 country song of the year despite it never placing at No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart; it peaked at number 2.^[6] In the process, the song became the second in the 68-year-old chart's history to achieve this distinction, behind Lee Brice's "Love Like Crazy", which peaked at number 3 in 2010.

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[7]	92
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	44
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[9]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[10]	1

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

↑ ""Time Is Love" sheet music". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
↑ Billy Dukes (December 13, 2011). "Josh Turner, 'Time Is Love' – Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
↑ Kevin John Coyne (January 9, 2012). "Single Review: Josh Turner, "Time is Love"". Country Universe. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
↑ Matt Bjorke (December 16, 2011). "Single Review: Josh Turner - "Time Is Love"". Roughstock. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
↑ Victor, Greg. "Josh Turner's Single "Time Is Love" Arrives Just In Time". Retrieved May 19, 2012.
↑ Palisin, Steve (June 14, 2013). "Crooner Josh Turner back at Alabama Theatre in Myrtle Beach area". The Sun News.
↑ "Josh Turner – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Josh Turner. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
↑ "Josh Turner – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Josh Turner. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
↑ "Josh Turner – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Josh Turner. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
↑ "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
↑ "American single certifications – Josh Turner – Time Is Love". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 12, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Crazy Girl" by Eli Young Band	Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single of the year 2012	Succeeded by "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line

Josh Turner

Studio albums	Long Black Train Your Man Everything Is Fine Haywire Punching Bag

Compilations	Icon

Notable singles	"Long Black Train" "What It Ain't" "Your Man" "Would You Go with Me" "Me and God" "Firecracker" "Another Try" "Everything Is Fine" "Why Don't We Just Dance" "All Over Me" "I Wouldn't Be a Man" "Time Is Love" "Lay Low" "Hometown Girl"

Related articles	Discography Universal Music Group Nashville

Billboard Year-End Hot Country Songs number one single of the year

1980–1989	1980: "My Heart" – Ronnie Milsap 1981: "Fire and Smoke" – Earl Thomas Conley 1982: "Always on My Mind" – Willie Nelson 1983: "José Cuervo" – Shelly West 1984: "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" – Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson 1985: "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" – Ronnie Milsap 1986: "Never Be You" – Rosanne Cash 1987: "Give Me Wings" – Michael Johnson 1988: "Don't Close Your Eyes" – Keith Whitley 1989: "A Better Man" – Clint Black

1990–1999	1990: "Nobody's Home" – Clint Black 1991: "Don't Rock the Jukebox" – Alan Jackson 1992: "I Saw the Light" – Wynonna 1993: "Chattahoochee" – Alan Jackson 1994: "I Swear" – John Michael Montgomery 1995: "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" – John Michael Montgomery 1996: "My Maria" – Brooks & Dunn 1997: "It's Your Love" – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill 1998: "Just to See You Smile" – Tim McGraw 1999: "Amazed" – Lonestar

2000–2009	2000: "How Do You Like Me Now?!" – Toby Keith 2001: "Ain't Nothing 'bout You" – Brooks & Dunn 2002: "The Good Stuff" – Kenny Chesney 2003: "My Front Porch Looking In" – Lonestar 2004: "Live Like You Were Dying" – Tim McGraw 2005: "That's What I Love About Sunday" – Craig Morgan 2006: "If You're Going Through Hell (Before The Devil Even Knows)" – Rodney Atkins 2007: "Watching You" – Rodney Atkins 2008: "Just Got Started Lovin' You" – James Otto 2009: "I Run to You" – Lady Antebellum

2010–2019	2010: "Love Like Crazy" – Lee Brice 2011: "Crazy Girl" – Eli Young Band 2012: "Time Is Love" – Josh Turner 2013: "Cruise" – Florida Georgia Line 2014: "This Is How We Roll" – Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan 2015: "Take Your Time" – Sam Hunt

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