Like Jesus Does
title: "Like Jesus Does" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2013-singles", "eric-church-songs", "songs-written-by-casey-beathard", "song-recordings-produced-by-jay-joyce", "emi-records-singles", "2011-songs", "songs-written-by-monty-criswell", "country-ballads", "2010s-ballads"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Like_Jesus_Does" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Like Jesus Does |
| type | single |
| artist | Eric Church |
| album | Chief |
| released | |
| recorded | 2011 |
| genre | Country |
| length | |
| label | EMI Nashville |
| writer | |
| producer | Jay Joyce |
| prev_title | The Only Way I Know |
| prev_year | 2012 |
| next_title | The Outsiders |
| next_year | 2013 |
| :: |
| name = Like Jesus Does | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = Eric Church | album = Chief | released = | recorded = 2011 | studio = | venue = | genre = Country | length = | label = EMI Nashville | writer = | producer = Jay Joyce | prev_title = The Only Way I Know | prev_year = 2012 | next_title = The Outsiders | next_year = 2013 "Like Jesus Does" is a song written by Casey Beathard and Monty Criswell and recorded by American country music artist Eric Church. It was released in January 2013 as the fifth and final single from Church's 2011 album Chief. It was also his eighth consecutive single to be certified gold by the RIAA. It is the one of three songs on any of Church’s albums that he himself is not credited as a writer.
Content
The song is a mid-tempo ballad in which the narrator says that his lover accepts his personality and "loves [him] like Jesus does".
Critical reception
Giving it 3.5 stars out of 5, Billy Dukes of Taste of Country praised the lyrics and "vulnerability", but criticized the "plodding melody".
Commercial performance
The song has sold 509,000 copies in the United States as of June 2013. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 13, 2013, and then Platinum on November 11, 2016 for a million units in sales and streams.
Music video
"Like Jesus Does" was directed by John Peets premiered on CMT and GAC in February 2013.
Chart performance
::data[format=table] | Chart (2013) | Peak position | |---|---| ::
Year-end charts
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| Chart (2013) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Airplay (Billboard) | 46 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) | 47 |
| :: |
Certifications
References
References
- "Eric Church, 'Like Jesus Does' – Song Review".
- Bjorke, Matt. (2013-06-19). "Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - June 19, 2013: Three Gold Singles, The Swon Brothers, Florida Georgia Line Dominate". Roughstock.
- "CMT : Videos : Eric Church : Like Jesus Does". [[Country Music Television]].
- (2013). "Best of 2013: Country Airplay". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
- (2013). "Best of 2013: Hot Country Songs". [[Prometheus Global Media]].
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