He Stopped Loving Her Today is a landmark American country song performed by George Jones, released in 1980 as the lead single from the album I Am What I Am. It was written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman, and tells the story of a man who remains devoted to a lost love until the day he dies. Production was by Billy Sherrill, who had introduced Jones to the song in 1978, though Jones initially disliked it for being long and depressing. The tune became a career-defining hit, winning the CMA Song of the Year in 1980 and again in 1981, and the ACM Song of the Year in 1980, and it has been honored in the Grammy Hall of Fame and the Library of Congress National Recording Registry since 2008. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest country songs of all time and has been performed at notable events such as Jones’s funeral by Alan Jackson. A Full Circle Mix version exists as He Stopped Loving Her Today (Full Circle Mix) by George Jones & Alan Jackson.
