Peak
49
Weeks
20
Score
1,169
Chart Year
2013
The music video was directed by Brian Lazzaro and premiered in February 2013.[6] The videos depicts Keifer and Shawna going for a night out when their car gets struck by a semi, Shawna sustains major injuries and is asleep at the hospital recovering from her injuries while Keifer stays by her side, it also cuts into scenes of the couple singing together and Shawna's spirit singing with Keifer while she is still asleep recovering from her injuries. At the end of the video, Shawna wakes up and the duo embrace in a kiss.
The first single from Thompson Square's sophomore album is a fast-paced ballad that was penned by Keifer and Shawna Thompson along with Jason Sellers and Paul Jenkins. "'If I Didn't Have You' is a story about two people who rely on each other to get through the tough thing we call life," explained Keifer. "We all have someone who we can go to for encouragement and this is our story." Shawna Thompson recalled to The Boot that this song about all-encompassing love came to them quickly. "We wrote that with Jason Sellers and Paul Jenkins, who we wrote 'I Got You' with," she said. "We were out on the road writing and I had just lost my dad like a month before, and Paul had lost his grandfather, too. So we were talking that out and having a little bit of a therapy session, and the title kind of just fell out. Jason and Keifer started playing this cool melody and it didn't take long to write because we had everything we wanted to say in our heads because it was so emotional and so real." Though it's a personal track, Keifer said the song takes on new meaning to every listener. "It could be about your parents, your friends, about God," he explained. "There's not anybody in the world that doesn't have at least something in their life that impacts them so much that where if it was gone tomorrow it'd be very difficult." This was Thompson Square's first country chart-topper. "Writing your first #1 is an amazing goal to reach," said Shawna. "Writing your first #1 song inspired by the loss of your Dad and having it go #1 on his birthday is a gift straight from heaven. We want to thank all of our fans and country radio for making this possible."
Sometimes it feels like, I'm gonna break Sometimes this world, gives more than I can take Sometimes, sunshine gets lost in the rain And it keeps pouring down It just keeps coming down This life would kill me If I didn't have you I couldn't live without you baby I wouldn't want to If you didn't love me so much I'd never make it through 'Cause this life would kill me This life would kill me if I didn't have you You are my heart, every breath I breathe I'm safe in your arms, you rescue me When I'm weak, you're strong If you were gone I don't know where I'd be You were made for me (You were made for me) This life would kill me If I didn't have you I couldn't live without you baby I wouldn't want to If you didn't love me so much I'd never make it through 'Cause this life would kill me This life would kill me if I didn't have you If you didn't love me so much (If you didn't love me so much) This life would kill me If I didn't have you (This life would kill me) Couldn't live without you baby I wouldn't want to If you didn't love me so much I'd never make it through 'Cause this life would kill me This life would kill me if I didn't have you
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 17, 2012 | 98 | 28 |
| 11 | Jan 26, 2013 | 94 | 32 |
| 12 | Feb 2, 2013 | 89 | 37 |
| 13 | Feb 9, 2013 | 82 | 44 |
| 14 | Feb 16, 2013 | 83 | 43 |
| 15 | Feb 23, 2013 | 79 | 47 |
| 16 | Mar 2, 2013 | 75 | 51 |
| 17 | Mar 9, 2013 | 73 | 53 |
| 18 | Mar 16, 2013 | 70 | 56 |
| 19 | Mar 23, 2013 | 67 | 59 |
| 20 | Mar 30, 2013 | 66 | 60 |
| 21 | Apr 6, 2013 | 57 | 69 |
| 22 | Apr 13, 2013 | 51 | 75 |
| 23 | Apr 20, 2013 | 51 | 75 |
| 24 | Apr 27, 2013 | 50 | 76 |
| 25 | May 4, 2013 | 49 | 77 |
| 26 | May 11, 2013 | 50 | 76 |
| 27 | May 18, 2013 | 62 | 64 |
| 28 | May 25, 2013 | 71 | 55 |
| 29 | Jun 1, 2013 | 86 | 40 |