"Love Ain't for Keeping" is a song written by Pete Townshend and originally released by the Who on their 1971 album Who's Next.
At two minutes and ten seconds, "Love Ain't for Keeping" is the shortest song on Who's Next.
[5] Allmusic critic Tom Maginnis describes Roger Daltrey's vocal as using a "clear, soaring voice," and singing sweetly for the line "Lay down beside me/Love ain't for keeping.
"[2][3] Rolling Stone described "Love Ain't for Keeping" as "faintly pretty but negligible.
"[4] A version of "Love Ain't for Keeping" appeared on the 1998 reissue of The Who's Odds and Sods album.