Keep On Loving You

Infobox Single
Name = Keep On Loving You


Artist = REO Speedwagon
from Album = Hi Infidelity
Released = December 5, 1980
Format = vinyl record
[ Recorded = ]
Genre = Rock
Length = 3:22
Label = Epic
Writer = Kevin Cronin
Producer = Kevin Beamish
Kevin Cronin
Alan Gratzer
Gary Richrath

Chart position =

• #1 (USA)

• #7 (UK)

Last single = "Time For Me To Fly"
(1978)
This single = "Keep On Loving You"
(1980)
Next single = "Take It On the Run"
(1981)
Misc =Audiosample
Upper caption = Audio sample
Audio file = Keep On Loving You by REO Speedwagon.ogg"Keep On Loving You" is a power ballad written by Kevin Cronin and performed by his band, REO Speedwagon. It features the lead guitar work of Gary Richrath. It was one of many REO Speedwagon songs to become a pop hit, reaching the number-one spot for one week in March 1981 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and peaking at number seven in the "UK Singles Chart".

Music video

In 1981, the music video of the song was the 17th played on the first day of broadcast of MTV, on August 1.The music video contains a scene in which a woman picks up a phone whose cord is connected to Gary Richrath's guitar. This is a reference to the song 157 Riverside Ave from their live album, You Get What You Play For, in which Kevin Cronin tells of Gary calling him and communicating through a guitar solo.

In other media

*The song appeared on the soundtrack of the teen sex comedy, "The Last American Virgin" (1982) and the stoner comedy "Smiley Face" (2007).
*The Donnas performed the song in the teen romance movie "Drive Me Crazy" (1999).
*It is featured on the October 2002 PlayStation 2 videogame "" as part of the Power Ballads radio station Emotion 98.3.
*On television, the song played in the opening sequence of the sixth episode of the series "Cold Case", in 2003..

Cover versions

*Alternative metal group the Deftones are known to have occasionally played a heavily distorted cover of the song live in concert.

Bubble gum punk rock band, The Donnas have covered "Keep On Loving You".

External links

* [http://www.speedwagon.com Official REO Speedwagon Website]

amples

*The piano in the opening verse is looped and the two opening lines, "you should have seen by the look in my eyes, you should have known by the tone in my voice" are inserted into the rap song "Look in your eyes" by Jadakiss featuring Bleu DaVinci.