Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)

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"Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)"
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Single by Shania Twain
from the album Come On Over
B-side
ReleasedNovember 11, 1997 (1997-11-11)
Studio Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre
Length
  • 3:35 (original album version)
  • 3:38 (dance mix single video edit)
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Shania Twain singles chronology
"Love Gets Me Every Time"
(1997)
"Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)"
(1997)
"You're Still the One"
(1998)
Music video
"Don’t Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)" on YouTube

"Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)" is a song by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was released in November 1997 as the second single from Twain's album Come On Over but was the seventh to be released to international markets. The song was written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Shania Twain. The single peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, becoming Twain's sixth top-10 hit on that chart. A dance-pop remix of the song began receiving airplay in early 2000, prompting its release as a single in Australia and many European countries, including the United Kingdom where it peaked at No. 5.

Contents

Composition

According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Songs of Polygram International, Inc., "Don't Be Stupid" is written in the key of D major with Shania Twain's vocals spanning from A3 to B5. The song moves at a moderate tempo. [1]

Music video

In June 1997, Twain held auditions for clog dancers. In August 1997, it was reported that Larry Jordan would be directing the music video, which Twain confirmed herself in early October 1997. From October 18 to 19 of that year, the music video was shot and it debuted on November 12, 1997 on CMT. The video is set on a stage that is covered in water, and Twain is accompanied by backup Irish dancers following the Riverdance trend of the time and children playing fiddles. By the end of the video, the sprinklers come on, and everyone, including Twain and the Riverdancers, are soaked. "Don't Be Stupid" won the Video of the Year award at the 1998 Canadian Country Music Awards. [2] Three versions of the video exist, the 'Original Album Version', and one released in Europe in 2000 of the 'Dance Mix Single' are the most common. The 'Original Album Version' is available on Twain's compilations Come On Over: Video Collection (1999) and The Platinum Collection (2001). The 'Dance Mix' version is available on iTunes and YouTube.

Reception

Critical reception

Billboard magazine called the single a "weak song" but predicted it would do well commercially nonetheless. [3] The magazine criticized the immaturity of the song's lyrics and said the production was subpar. [3]

Chart performance

"Don't Be Stupid" debuted at number 51 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of November 15, 1997, the highest debut of the week. The single spent 20 weeks on the chart and peaked at number six on January 31, 1998, where it remained for two weeks. It reached number two on the Country Singles Sales chart. The single became Twain's sixth Top 10 single and her eighth Top 20 hit. "Don't Be Stupid" became Twain's sixth song on the Billboard Hot 100 where it peaked at number 40. It reached number 25 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart. In Canada, the song reached number 12.

"Don't Be Stupid" became Twain's fourth-biggest single in the UK. It also became her fourth consecutive top-10 single there (and fifth overall) when it debuted on February 26, 2000, at its peak of number five. It remained on the chart for 11 weeks. [4] It has sold 155,000 copies in the UK. [5]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Come On Over album booklet. [14]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [35] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesNovember 10, 1997 Country radio Mercury [36]
November 11, 1997
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
[15]
CanadaCD
United KingdomFebruary 14, 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
[37]

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