 The single was sent to country radio and received a positive response from music directors, but it did not receive any airplay due to complications with the label.In a 2003 article, a contributor for "The Tennessean" questioned if the lack of airplay occurred because of issues with the label or radio stations.In a 2011 CMT article, Craig Shelburne said that the song was commercially unsuccessful due to criticisms that it was “too country”.