"Love Me Like an Outlaw" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Kalsey Kulyk. She wrote the song with Davis Corley and Mark Addison Chandler.[1] It became Kulyk's first top 30 hit at Canadian country radio.[2] The song is included on her 2024 album Outlaw Poetry.[3]
Background
Kulyk wrote the track with two other songwriters in Nashville in 2018.[4] After holding the song for years, and becoming an independent artist, Kulyk elected to put the song on the list for her upcoming album. She received a great response from her producer and radio tracker, who told her she must record it.[4] Kulyk stated "sometimes you just got to go with your gut".[5]
Critical reception
Jenna Melanson of Canadian Beats Media described "Love Me Like an Outlaw" as "beautifully produced, perfectly delivered, poetic country".[6]New Country 103.1 named the song their "Trending Track" in August 2023.[7]
Live performance
Kulyk performed "Love Me Like an Outlaw" live for 92.9 The Bull.[8] She later performed the song on television for Global News Morning Saskatoon on December 8, 2023.[9]
Music video
The official music video for "Love Me Like an Outlaw" premiered exclusively on Tinnitist on November 21, 2023, and was made available on YouTube later that day.[10][11] Kulyk and her husband Eric Ethridge shot and edited most of the footage for the video together. They filmed the video on a ranch belonging to a friend of Kulyk's cousin, and at Kulyk's cousin's cabin in Canmore, Alberta.[3]
