Ain't Nobody Better

"Ain't Nobody Better"
Single by Inner City
from the album Paradise
Released	April 10, 1989 (UK)
Genre	House
Length	4:01
Label	10 Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Kevin Saunderson Shanna Jackson
Producer(s)	Kevin Saunderson
Inner City singles chronology
"Good Life" (1988) "Ain't Nobody Better" (1989) "Do You Love What You Feel" (1989)

"Ain't Nobody Better" is a song by American group Inner City, released in April 1989 by Virgin and 10 Records as the third single from their debut album, Paradise (1989). It features vocals by Paris Grey and is written by group member Kevin Saunderson with Shanna Jackson and produced by him. The single was the group's third consecutive number-one single on the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart. It also entered the top 10 in the United Kingdom, Finland, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media complimented the song as "cool, funky and irresistible dance music. Already doing well in the UK and a good bet for a major European hit." ^[1] Jerry Smith from Music Week wrote, "Techno genius Kevin Saunderson is back to see if he can make it three in a row after his massive success with the stunning dance hits 'Big Fun' and 'Good Life'. With characteristic mesmerising synths and clinical beats beneath Paris Grey's vocal, he can't really fail." ^[2]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1989) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [3] 67 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [4] 25 Denmark (IFPI) [5] 13 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [6] 9 Ireland (IRMA) [7] 24 Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg) [8] 9 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [9] 12 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [10] 26 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [11] 40 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 9 UK Singles (OCC) [13] 10 US 12-inch Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [14] 5 US Dance Club Play ( Billboard ) [15] 1 West Germany (GfK) [16] 21

Year-end charts Chart (1989) Position US 12-inch Singles Sales (Billboard) [17] 50 US Dance Club Play (Billboard) [17] 16 West Germany (Media Control) [18] 99

References

1. "Previews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . April 29, 1989. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
2. Smith, Jerry (April 24, 1989). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week . p. 29. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
3. Australian (ARIA) peak provided by ARIA through "response to chart inquiry, received 2014-01-17". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2016– via Imgur.
4. "Inner City – Ain't Nobody Better" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
5. Danish Singles Chart. May 12, 1989.
6. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Ain't Nobody Better". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
8. Radio Luxembourg Singles. April 24, 1989.
9. "Inner City — Ain't Nobody Better" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved September 19, 2021.
10. "Inner City – Ain't Nobody Better" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
11. "Inner City – Ain't Nobody Better". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
12. "Inner City – Ain't Nobody Better". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
13. "Official Charts > Inner City". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
14. "Dance Singles Sales" . Billboard . June 24, 1989. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
15. "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. June 17, 1989. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
16. "Offiziellecharts.de – Inner City – Ain't Nobody Better" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
17. "1989 The Year in Music". Billboard . Vol. 101, no. 51. December 23, 1989. p. Y-40.
18. "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1989" (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved June 11, 2020.