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"You Look So Good in Love" is a song written by Glen Ballard, Rory Bourke and Kerry Chater, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in September 1983 as the lead single from his album Right or Wrong. It was also recorded by Mickey Gilley in 1983, appearing on his album You've Really Got a Hold on Me.

Content

The narrator is a guy looking at his ex-lover fall in love with another guy. He realizes just how happy his former girlfriend looks now that she's fallen in true love. He feels sorry for himself that he wasn't the one to make her happy, but part of him realizes it wasn't meant to be.

Cover versions

Actor Jamie Foxx covered the song from the television special George Strait: ACM Artist of the Decade All Star Concert.

Music video

A video — Strait's first — was issued for the song. Strait disliked the "slow-paced and romantic themed" video so he asked for it to be taken off the air, and refused to do music videos for several years afterward.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 31 on the Hot Country Songs charts, Strait's highest debut for many years. In January 1984, "You Look So Good in Love" was George Strait's third No. 1 song on the chart.

Weekly charts

Chart (1983–1984)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1984)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	40

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Platinum	1,000,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

Bego, Mark (July 2001). George Strait: The Story of Country's Living Legend. p. 46. ISBN 9780806522586.
Jessen, Wade (July 29, 2000). "Country Corner". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 336.
"George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
"Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
"American single certifications – George Strait – You Look So Good in Love". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

v t e George Strait 1980s singles
Strait Country	"Unwound" "Down and Out" "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger (There's One Coming Home)"
Strait from the Heart	"Fool Hearted Memory" "Marina del Rey" "Amarillo by Morning" "A Fire I Can't Put Out"
Right or Wrong	"You Look So Good in Love" "Right or Wrong" "Let's Fall to Pieces Together"
Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind	"Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" "The Cowboy Rides Away" "The Fireman"
Something Special	"The Chair" "You're Something Special to Me"
#7	"Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her" "It Ain't Cool to Be Crazy About You"
Ocean Front Property	"Ocean Front Property" "All My Ex's Live in Texas" "Am I Blue"
If You Ain't Lovin' You Ain't Livin'	"Famous Last Words of a Fool" "Baby Blue" "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')"
Beyond the Blue Neon	"Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye" "What's Going On in Your World" "Ace in the Hole" "Overnight Success"

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