No One Else on Earth

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"No One Else on Earth"
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Single by Wynonna Judd
from the album Wynonna
ReleasedAugust 25, 1992 [1]
Genre Country [1]
Length4:01
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Tony Brown
Wynonna Judd singles chronology
"I Saw the Light"
(1992)
"No One Else on Earth"
(1992)
"My Strongest Weakness"
(1992)

"No One Else on Earth" is a song by American country music artist Wynonna Judd, released as the third single from her eponymous solo debut album on August 25, 1992. The track was written by Jill Colucci, Stewart Harris, and Sam Lorber and was produced by Tony Brown.

Contents

The song became a huge success for Wynonna, topping the US Hot Country Songs chart for four weeks, becoming the longest running number one single by a female artist since Dolly Parton's "Here You Come Again" spent five weeks atop in 1977. [2] It was also the album's third number one single following "She Is His Only Need" and "I Saw the Light". [3] The song was later remixed and released in the UK in 1994, re-titled "No One Else on Earth '94"; the official music video for the song uses this remix. Because of its success, the song has been regarded as Wynonna's signature song. [2]

Personnel

Taken from the Wynonna booklet. [4]

Critical reception

Lisa Smith and Cyndi Hoelzle of Gavin Report wrote that "This song is unstoppable, with an irresistably funky groove." [5]

Charts

"No One Else on Earth" topped the US Hot Country Songs for four consecutive weeks, becoming one of only four songs of 1992 to spent at least four or more weeks atop, the others being "Boot Scootin' Boogie" from Brooks & Dunn, "What She's Doing Now" from Garth Brooks, and "Achy Breaky Heart" from Billy Ray Cyrus. [6] The track also became a minor adult contemporary hit.

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [7] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 83
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [9] 35
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [11] 21
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 36

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [13] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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