Ain't No Other Man

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"Ain't No Other Man"
Single by Christina Aguilera
from the album Back to Basics
Released June 3, 2006
Format CD single, digital download
Genre Funk, R&B, jazz, soul
Length 3:48 (Main/Album Version)
Label RCA
Writer(s) Christina Aguilera, Charles Roane, DJ Premier, Harold Beatty, Kara DioGuardi
Producer DJ Premier, Charles Roane (co-producer) & Christina Aguilera (additional production)
Christina Aguilera singles chronology
"A Song for You"
(2005)		 "Ain't No Other Man"
(2006)		 "Hurt"
(2006)

"Ain't No Other Man" is a song written by Christina Aguilera, Charles Roane, DJ Premier, Harold Beatty, and Kara DioGuardi for Aguilera's third studio album Back to Basics (2006). The song was released as the album's lead single in June 2006 (see 2006 in music) and reached Top 10 in several countries; becoming the most successful single from Back to Bacics and one of the most successful singles of the year, as well as peaking at number 6 in the United States. The song is Aguilera's first top-ten since "Beautiful" (2002). Ain't No Other Man received general acclaim from critics and has been noted as one of Aguilera's strongest singles. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 2007 ceremony.[1]

Contents

[edit] Background

Aguilera and her dancers during the performance.

"Ain't No Other Man" is a funk song written in the key of F♯ minor. It is written in common time and moves at a moderately fast tempo of 128 bpm. Most of the lines end in a sample of Dave Cortez & The Moon People's 1968 song "Happy Soul". The song also samples The Soul Seven's 1969 song "The Cissy's Thang". Aguilera's vocal range spans nearly two octaves in the song, from G♯3 to F♯5. The song was released to the iTunes Store on June 12, 2006.

At the MTV Movie Awards Aguilera said the following about the song:

“ I wanted to make it light and easy for people to dance to and sing along to, so the whole song is based on feel-good elements of soul and blues and jazz. Lyrically, I just got married, so it's about someone in particular, but it's all about feeling good and not taking anything too seriously.[2] It's not a 'love song'. It's fun, it's upbeat, it's got a little bit of a twist in there, a little sass[3] ”


[edit] Reception

[edit] Critical reception

Bill Lamb from About.com gave the single a positive review saying "From the opening sax tones and vocal fanfare, we know we're in for a hot, funky ride. This is an invigorating, welcome return by Christina Aguilera. She has returned from some of the bewildering shifts in style of the album Stripped to a confident strut shamelessly showing off one of the most powerful set of pipes in the music business, and it's all in praise of her husband and life partner".[4] Click-music gave the single a positive review saying "'Ain't No Other Man'. Based around a parping horn sample and filthy beats, it's Aguilera at her best - all vocal gymnastics, jazz-infused histrionics".[5] Rolling Stone gave the single a positive review calling it a "zoot-suit riot of a song".[6]

[edit] Chart performance

Aguilera singing the song at the opening of the tour Back to Basics.

"Ain't No Other Man" debuted at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the June 24, 2006, edition of Billboard Magazine. It peaked at number six in its fourth week and dropped off the chart at number 53, 19 weeks after its debut. "Ain't No Other Man" is Aguilera's first Top 10 on Billboard Hot 100 since her 2002 single "Beautiful".[7] The single had similar success in the mainstream market, reaching the top ten on the Top 40 Mainstream and Pop 100 charts.[8] On the Billboard 2006 Hot 100 Year-End chart, "Ain't No Other Man" was ranked 32nd.[9] In February 2007, the Recording Industry Association of America certified "Ain't No Other Man" platinum for selling one million copies as a digital single.[10] On the UK Singles Chart, the single debuted at number 19[7] and reached number two the next week, just behind Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" featuring Wyclef Jean.[11] It exited the chart in October 2006 with a one-week reappearance in January 2007. It was successful across Europe, reaching the top five in Finland, Germany, Ireland, Norway, and Switzerland and the top 15 in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Sweden.[7] In Canada the song was certified 2x Platinum for 20,000 digital downloads.[12] "Ain't No Other Man" debuted at number six on the ARIA Singles Chart for two weeks and remained on the chart for 16 weeks, with a one-week January 2007 re-appearance as it did in the UK.[7] The single was listed at number 34 on the end of year chart,[13] and the Australian Recording Industry Association certified it gold.[14]

[edit] Music video

Aguilera and her back-up dancers play characters inspired by 1920's and 1930's Hollywood.

In the song's music video, Aguilera plays her alter ego Baby Jane. The video opens with Aguilera arriving to a club. Aguilera gets ready in the backstage area, and then comes up the stage performing along with the song. In between scenes, there are short vignettes that show Aguilera in gold and silver dresses, singing into a microphone, while photographers take pictures. The video opens and closes with clips from another Back to Basics song, entitled "I Got Trouble". The song is played as if it were on the radio with minor white noise.

The music video was directed by Bryan Barber and co-directed by Aguilera herself. Aguilera stated, "it intrigued me that this man, Bryan Barber, had been very locked into and had surrounded himself with this whole world of the '20s and '30s era," in response to Barber's film project, Idlewild.[15] Aguilera planned the original choreography, based on black-and-white films,[15] and performed it in her living room for Barner and choreographer Jeri Slaughter.[16] Aguilera's character is named after a nickname that rapper Nelly had given her, and her back-up dancers' characters were assigned by Slaughter.[15] It was released exclusively to iTunes on June 20, 2006. It then premiered on MTV's Making the Video on June 21.

[edit] Remixes

OutKast member Big Boi was originally to record a verse for the song's remix.[17] Instead, a verse from rapper Chamillionaire was used. About.com gave the remixes a five-star rating.[18]

Official remixes
  • "Ain't No Other Man" (Ospina & Sullivan Radio Mix) 3:44
  • "Ain't No Other Man" (Ospina & Sullivan Radio Mix - Vox Up) 3:44 - This is the version released on the main CD single.
  • "Ain't No Other Man" (Ospina & Sullivan Mixshow) 5:16
  • "Ain't No Other Man" (Ospina & Sullivan Club Mix) 7:11
  • "Ain't No Other Man" (Ospina & Sullivan Dub Mix) 5:38
  • "Ain't No Other Man" (Junior Vasquez Club Mix) 5:56
  • "Ain't No Other Man" (Junior Vasquez Radio Mix) 3:57
  • "Ain't No Other Man" (Jake Ridley remix) 6:00
  • "Ain't No Other Man" (Shapeshifters mixshow mix) 5:24
  • "Ain't No Other Man" (Official Remix) featuring Chamillionaire 4:13
  • "Ain't No Other Man" new remix sample featuring Lil' Jon 2:15
Unofficial remixes
  • "Luis Erre Tribe Babylon Mix" - 9.28
  • "DJ Paulinho Figueiredo Tribal Mix" - 9.20
  • "Amokk's Club Edit" - 3.39
  • "Amokk's Club Anthem - 7.04
  • "Axwell Sunrise Anthem - 7.24
  • "Dave Hansen Mix - 9.01

[edit] Track listings

American CD maxi single
  1. "Ain't No Other Man" – 3:48
  2. "Ain't No Other Man" (instrumental) – 3:57
  3. "Ain't No Other Man" (call out hook) – 0:10
European basic CD maxi single
  1. "Ain't No Other Man" - 3:48
  2. "Ain't No Other Man" (Radio Remix) - 3:36
  3. "Ain't No Other Man" (instrumental) – 3:47
  4. "Ain't No Other Man" (Video)
European premium CD maxi single[19]
  1. "Ain't No Other Man" – 3:48
  2. "Ain't No Other Man" (Jake Ridley remix) – 6:01
  3. "Ain't No Other Man" (Ospina & Sullivan remix) – 3:45
  4. "Ain't No Other Man" (a cappella) – 3:30

[edit] Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[20] 6
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[21] 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[22] 10
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[23] 4
Czech Republic (IFPI)[24] 15
Denmark Airplay (Tracklisten)[25] 5
European Hot 100 Singles[26] 3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[27] 5
France (SNEP)[28] 26
Germany (Media Control AG)[29] 5
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[30] 3
Hungary (Single Top 10)[31] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[32] 3
Italy (FIMI)[33] 5
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[34] 11
New Zealand (RIANZ)[35] 5
Norway (VG-lista)[36] 2
Slovakia (IFPI)[37] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[38] 15
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[39] 5
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[40] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[41] 6
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[42] 1
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[43] 8
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[44] 6

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (2006) Rank
Australia[45] 34
Austria[46] 53
Netherlands[47] 66
Switzerland[48] 26
UK[49] 33

[edit] Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[50] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[51] Platinum 80,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[52] Gold 7,500^
United States (RIAA)[53] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

[edit] Year-end charts

Country Position
Australia[54] 34
Austria[55] 53
Germany[56] 53
Switzerland[57] 26
Billboard Hot 100 Year-End Chart[58] 32

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Preceded by
"Lost" by Roger Sanchez		 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
September 9, 2006 - September 23, 2006		 Succeeded by
"Turn It Up" by Paris Hilton
Preceded by
"Unfaithful" by Rihanna		 Billboard Hot Dance Airplay number-one single
August 26 – September 24, 2006		 Succeeded by
"SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake
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