{"id":4415,"date":"2015-04-15T12:44:50","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T17:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/?page_id=4415"},"modified":"2015-04-19T23:00:26","modified_gmt":"2015-04-20T04:00:26","slug":"im-gonna-love-you-through-it","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/music\/eleven-2011\/im-gonna-love-you-through-it\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m Gonna Love You Through It\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Martina McBride - I&#039;m Gonna Love You Through It\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZYNOXRifXKQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In Martina McBride\u2019s album <em>Eleven <\/em>the song \u201cI\u2019m Gonna Love You Through It\u201d was by far the most memorable. Martina McBride has always been known for her powerful voice and this song does an amazing job of showcasing that. This track was Grammy nominated for Best Country Solo Performance. This song also hit number 4 on the US Hot Country Songs Billboard, and 61 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The elements that contributed to this song success were the captivating story, the song structure, and the style of delivery. \u201cI\u2019m Gonna Love You Through It\u201d is an inspirational song for both survivors and their supporters who are battling with breast cancer.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/img.cache.vevo.com\/Content\/VevoImages\/video\/879B3534FA3FAB80461EB0B01DFB060D.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"206\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m Gonna Love You Through It\u201d is about a 38 year old mother of three who finds out she has breast cancer. At the end of the first verse the audience is introduced to the husband who says, &#8220;I know that you\u2019re afraid and I am, too, but you\u2019ll never be alone, I promise you.&#8221; Ben Hayslip, Sonya Isaacs, and Jimmy Yeary co-wrote this track as a tribute to Isaac\u2019s mother, a breast cancer survivor (Hensel). It is unclear why female country artist Sonya Isaacs didn\u2019t try and perform this song, but it might be because she hasn\u2019t produced a hit single since 2003. Isaacs needed a respected female performer, like Martina McBride, to get a song about cancer to an audience who was willing to listen. Martina McBride has personally never suffered from breast cancer, but this song is a beautiful tribute to those who have. This song\u2019s intended audience is females who have been, or are currently diagnosed with breast cancer and their family and friends. The song ends with the mother surviving and explaining how she was only able to get past all of the struggles with her husband\u2019s love and support.<\/p>\n<p>The song structure of \u201cI\u2019m Gonna Love You Through It\u201d is a verse-chorus. This song structure is known for telling a story with a reinforced message. The message that this song is trying emphasize was that you will always have the love and support of your friends and family, but especially when you are tried with a life threatening disease. This song does not include a bridge. A bridge often reinforces a message and takes a song into the future. It is not fair for the writers to try and predict the future of a cancer survivor.<\/p>\n<p>The delivery of the song is closely aligned with the story. The verses contain just Martina McBride\u2019s single voice with instrumentals to evoke the feeling of being alone, while the chorus adds a back up singer to help round out the sound and make if feel more supported. The first verse is when the audiences is introduced to the mother and learns that the doctor has just confirmed that she has breast cancer. The second verse is about how she is struggling with her new identity after the surgery. The chorus separating these two verses is an inspiration reminder made by her husband that \u201ctogether we can do it.\u201d The chorus harmonies suggest that survivor was never alone; in fact someone was always listening and waiting to support her when she needed it. The music video for this song includes a commentary\/instrumental introduction and interludes that contained real survivors\u2019 life stories. This only added to the emotion of the track and made the song more relatable to the audience.<\/p>\n<p>The style of this country single contains a sense of clarity that contains both directness and economy. The writers didn\u2019t include any unfamiliar filler language to convolute the song\u2019s central theme. Most people have either battled cancer or know someone who has, so this song becomes more relevant to different people at different times. The diction of this track helps express the women\u2019s feelings of being lost and afraid and the husband\u2019s unwavering stream of encouragement. The writers\u00a0didn\u2019t try and sugarcoat the situation at hand. They explain that people who are battling with breast cancer will experience moments of weakness and there will be \u201cforced smiles and baggy shirts to hide what the cancer [takes] from [you].\u201d The writers acknowledge all of the feeling that must be going through survivors\u2019 minds and combats them with the over arching message of \u201cI\u2019m gonna love you through it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This song is titled \u201cI\u2019m Gonna Love You Through It,\u201d not \u201cYou\u2019re Gonna Love Me Through It\u201d because this is intended to be inspirational to people who are supporting the victims as well. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, so this song for supporters, survivors, and people who have been, or will be both (U.S Breast Cancer Statistics). After this song was released Martina McBride went on to reveal her new partnership Stanford Women&#8217;s Cancer Center and performed the single atop the Empire State Building. Martina explains that she thinks that this performance was \u201cone of the most memorable moments of [her] career.&#8221; She stated &#8220;It&#8217;s so powerful to be among these strong, courageous women and sing a song that means so much to [her] and [she has] been told means a lot to survivors as well. You can never really judge what impact a song is going to have, but [she] just felt in [her] heart that it would make a difference to someone. [She] felt like it would lift someone up, give someone hope and that&#8217;s why [she] did it. That&#8217;s what music should do&#8221; (Reuter). Martina McBride has also gone on to partner with the Women\u2019s Survivor Alliance and preform this song at Grand Ole Opry during the National Women\u2019s Survivor Convention in 2013 (Rugusa).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m Gonna Love You Through It\u201d is a wonderfully empowering song that has been able to transcend across country music and the US as a whole. Every artist has a few legendary songs that they are known for and this song has proudly become one of Martina McBride\u2019s.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Work Cited<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hensel, Amanda. &#8220;Martina McBride, \u2018I\u2019m Gonna Love You Through It\u2019 \u2013 Song Review Read More: Martina McBride, \u2018I\u2019m Gonna Love You Through It\u2019 \u2013 Song Review.&#8221; <em>Taste of Country<\/em>. N.p., 12 July 2011. Web. 6 Apr. 2014. &lt;http:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/martina-mcbride-im-gonna-love-you-through-it\/&gt;.<\/p>\n<p>Reuter, Annie. &#8220;Martina McBride Lights Up Empire State Building For Breast Cancer Awareness.&#8221; <em>Billboard<\/em>. N.p., 17 Oct. 2011. Web. 06 Apr. 2015. &lt;http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/photos\/live\/465795\/martina-mcbride-lights-up-empire-state-building-for-breast-cancer&gt;.<\/p>\n<p>Ragusa, Tammy. &#8220;Martina McBride Celebrates Cancer Survivors.&#8221; <em>Country Weekly<\/em>. N.p., 22 Apr. 2013. Web. 06 Apr. 2015. &lt;http:\/\/www.countryweekly.com\/news\/martina-mcbride-celebrates-cancer-survivors&gt;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;U.S. Breast Cancer Statistics.&#8221;\u00a0<em>Breastcancer.org<\/em>. N.p., 20 Sept. 2014. Web. 14 Apr. 2015. &lt;http:\/\/www.breastcancer.org\/symptoms\/understand_bc\/statistics&gt;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Martina McBride\u2019s album Eleven the song \u201cI\u2019m Gonna Love You Through It\u201d was by far the most memorable. Martina McBride has always been known for her powerful voice and this song does an amazing job of showcasing that. 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