(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing
| "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing" | ||||
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| Single by Trace Adkins | ||||
| from the album Dreamin' Out Loud | ||||
| B-side | "634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)"[1] | |||
| Released | January 21, 1997 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | January 1996 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:01 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Writer(s) | Tim Nichols, Mark D. Sanders | |||
| Producer | Scott Hendricks | |||
| Trace Adkins singles chronology | ||||
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"(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing" is a single by country music singer Trace Adkins. Released as the third single released from his debut album, Dreamin' Out Loud, the single reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, marking his first Number One single.
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[edit] Content
"(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing" is in the key of A minor, with a vocal range from C4 to E5.[2] The verses use a pattern of G-F-C three times, followed by an F and E chord for one bar each. The refrain uses a pattern of Am-F-G-Am twice, followed by C, G, F and E and another Am-F-G-Am progression.[2] The solos between verses are eight bars long, each based on a pair of Am-F-G-Am progressions.[2] Lyrically, the song reflects on the complexity of understanding love and romance.
[edit] Music video
The music video for this song features Trace singing the song with his band at a concert, as well as him performing the song beneath a sunset orange backdrop, with an acoustic guitar. This video was directed by Michael Merriman.
[edit] Chart performance
This song debuted at number 44 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated January 25, 1997. Having charted for 20 weeks on that chart, it also became his first Number One single on the country chart dated April 5, 1997.[1] It would remain his only Number One hit until ten years later, when he topped the country charts again with "Ladies Love Country Boys."[1]
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM) | 1 |
| Preceded by "How Was I to Know" by Reba McEntire |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single April 5, 1997 |
Succeeded by "Rumor Has It" by Clay Walker |
| RPM Country Tracks number-one single April 21-April 28, 1997 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 18. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ^ a b c Contemporary Country (1 ed.). Hal Leonard Corporation. 1999. pp. 256–260. ISBN 0-634-91594-x.
- ^ "Trace Adkins Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Songs for Trace Adkins. Prometheus Global Media.
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