When Your Lips Are So Close
"When Your Lips Are So Close" is a country song by Canadian artist Gord Bamford. It was released on September 9, 2013, as the first single from his sixth album, Country Junkie. The track, written by Gord Bamford, Byron Hill, and Brent Baxter, and produced by Bamford and Hill, runs three minutes. It premiered at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards and was released to U.S. radio by TTA Music. The music video, directed by Stephano Barberis, was filmed in Phoenix, Arizona and debuted in September 2013.
On the charts, the song reached number 1 on the Billboard Canada Country chart for the week of November 30, 2013. It also appeared on the Canadian Hot 100, debuting at 87 for the chart dated September 28, 2013 and peaking at 42. Critics noted its intimate tone; Top Country said it shows Bamford’s intimate side, while Country Standard Time called it a radio-friendly mid-tempo love song that could pass for a Toby Keith hit.
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