Ain't Nothing 'bout You
"Ain't Nothing 'bout You" | ||||
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Single by Brooks & Dunn | ||||
from the album Steers & Stripes | ||||
B-side | "Husbands and Wives" | |||
Released | February 12, 2001 | |||
Format | CD single, 7" | |||
Recorded | 2001 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:22 | |||
Label | Arista Nashville 69048 | |||
Writer(s) |
Rivers Rutherford Tom Shapiro | |||
Producer(s) |
Kix Brooks Ronnie Dunn Mark Wright | |||
Brooks & Dunn singles chronology | ||||
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"Ain't Nothing 'bout You" is a song written by Tom Shapiro and Rivers Rutherford, and recorded by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released on February 12, 2001 as the first single from their album Steers & Stripes. The song was nominated by the Country Music Association for Single of the Year. It spent six consecutive weeks as the No. 1 song on the US Country chart, and eventually ranked as the chart's No. 1 song of 2001. It also managed to cross over to the pop charts, reaching #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and ranking #71 for the year on that chart.
Critical reception
Chuck Taylor, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably calling it "a sultry, hook-laden tune that finds Ronnie Dunn in fine vocal form." He says that this single represents a departure from Brooks & Dunn's signature honky-tonk style.[1]
Music video
The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy. It features a model, (a then unknown Alana De La Garza of Law & Order fame) who is the central character of the video. It was shot in an abandoned warehouse, and shot in green. It was also the only video by the duo to be directed by Fanjoy. Throughout the video, the model is seen in different layouts. The duo are performing, with a full band, on a high platform, in front of a screen, projecting the model's scenes. The model is also seen poking her head through thin blinds, seen as both the first, and last image of the video. The video was released in March 2001.
Chart positions
"Ain't Nothing 'bout You" debuted at No. 48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of February 17, 2001.
Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 25 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2001) | Position |
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US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 71 [5] |
Preceded by "Who I Am" by Jessica Andrews |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single April 28-June 2, 2001 |
Succeeded by "Don't Happen Twice" by Kenny Chesney |
Preceded by "How Do You Like Me Now?!" by Toby Keith |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single of the year 2001 |
Succeeded by "The Good Stuff" by Kenny Chesney |
References
- ↑ Billboard, February 24, 2001
- ↑ "Brooks & Dunn – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Brooks & Dunn.
- 1 2 "Brooks & Dunn – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Brooks & Dunn.
- ↑ "Best of 2001: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.bobborst.com/popculture/top-100-songs-of-the-year/?year=2001