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Released | October 6, 2003 | |||
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Label | Mercury Nashville | |||
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Producer(s) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
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"She's Not Just a Pretty Face" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country pop artist Shania Twain, recorded for her fourth studio album Up! (2002). It was released as the album's sixth single on October 6, 2003; the fourth released to country radio. Twain wrote the song with then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who also produced it.
"She's Not Just a Pretty Face" peaked at number 9 on the Hot Country Songs chart. It was nominated for Best Female Country Vocal Performance at the 2005 Grammy Awards. The song was performed on The Oprah Winfrey Show , the 2003 CMA Awards, and the 2003 Billboard Music Awards. Twain also performed "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" on her Up! Tour and again in 2023 as part of a throwback medley on her Queen of Me Tour.
The song is performed in the key of E major in common time with a tempo of 100 beats per minute. Twain's vocals span from B3 to C♯5 in the song. [2] [3]
Billboard magazine called the song an "ultra-lightweight country-girl power anthem" as well as "exquisite country pop". [1]
The music video for "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" was taken directly from Twain's 2003 NBC special Up! Live in Chicago , filmed on July 27, 2003, and directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller. It debuted to CMT on November 9, 2003, to promote the concert DVD. [4] The video is available on the European enhanced CD single, and the performance can be seen on the Up! Live in Chicago DVD.
"She's Not Just a Pretty Face" debuted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on October 11, 2003, at number 55. It reached its peak position of number 9 the week of January 10, 2004, and stayed 20 weeks on the chart.
These are the formats for major releases.
Europe CD Maxi
Europe CD Single
Weekly charts
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Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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United States | October 6, 2003 | Country radio | Mercury | [15] |
Russia | November 25, 2003 | Contemporary hit radio | Universal | [16] |
United Kingdom | 5 April 2004 (cancelled) | CD single | Mercury | [17] |
Up! is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released on November 19, 2002, by Mercury Nashville. Three versions of the album were released: a pop version, a country version, and a version in the style of Indian film music. The album was heavily hyped by the media due to it being Twain's follow-up to her monstrous 1997 studio album Come On Over.
The Woman in Me is the second studio album by Canadian country singer-songwriter Shania Twain and her first to be produced by long-time collaborator and then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Released on February 7, 1995, it went on to become her biggest-selling recording at the time, selling 4 million copies by the end of the year, and was eventually certified 12× Platinum by the RIAA on December 1, 2000, for 12 million shipments throughout the United States. The album has sold an estimated 20 million copies worldwide. It was ranked number 8 on CMT's list of 40 Greatest Albums in Country Music in 2006. The album is credited with having influenced the sound of contemporary country music. Eight singles were released from the album for its promotion, including "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?", "Any Man of Mine", "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!" and "You Win My Love", with each accompanied by a music video.
"I Ain't No Quitter" is a song by Canadian country-pop singer Shania Twain. It was released on May 2, 2005 to country radio and physically in Europe on July 12, 2005 as the third and final single from her first compilation album Greatest Hits (2004). Like mostly all of her discography at the time, the song was written by Twain and then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who also produced the track. "I Ain't No Quitter" lyrically is about Twain sticking around with an overconfident and brash man. The song is regarded as a fan favorite among Twain's discography.
"Ka-Ching!" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released on February 17, 2003, as the second single to her fourth studio album Up! (2002), exclusively to Europe and Central America. The song was written by Twain and Robert John "Mutt" Lange. "Ka-Ching!" lyrically centers on greed and consumer culture, a topic Twain had never sung about before.
"You're Still the One" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain for her third studio album Come On Over (1997). The song was inspired by criticism of Twain's relationship with her then-husband and producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange and depicts her celebrating their marriage despite the difficulties and differences between the two. Written by Twain and Lange, it is a piano-driven country pop ballad incorporating guitar, organ, and mandolin. Mercury Records released "You're Still the One" to U.S. contemporary hit radio stations on January 13, 1998, as the album's first pop radio single. The song was later serviced to U.S. country radio stations as the third single from Come On Over on February 13, 1998.
"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released as the lead single from her fourth studio album, Up! (2002), and was co-written by Twain and her then-husband, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who also produced the track on October 7, 2002, to country radio first.
"Forever and for Always" is a song by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. The song was released as the fourth single from her fourth studio album Up! (2002), on April 7, 2003; it was also the third to be sent to country radio. The song was written by her then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Twain. The song is about two people who fall in love as children and are still with each other even as they grow older. "Forever and for Always" was certified gold for 500,000 digital downloads by the RIAA in 2006.
"When You Kiss Me" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released as the seventh single from her fourth studio album Up! (2002) on November 10, 2003, exclusively to Europe and Australia, although its music video was later released to the US. The song was written by Twain and her then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Twain described on several occasions that "When You Kiss Me" is her favorite ballad off Up!
"Up!" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was released as the second official single from her 2002 album of the same name. The song was written by Twain and her then-husband, Robert John "Mutt" Lange. "Up!" was originally released to North American country radio on January 6, 2003. It was later released as a double A-side single with "When You Kiss Me" to exclusively the UK on November 17, 2003, and issued as the sixth and final single in Europe on March 8, 2004. At the 2004 Juno Awards, "Up!" was named Country Recording of the Year.
"It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was written by Twain and her then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange. It was released on February 9, 2004, as the eighth and final single from her fourth studio album Up!. Disparate to the remainder of Up!, "It Only Hurts when I'm Breathing" is a ballad that Twain labeled to be the sole heartbreak song on the album. Musically, it lies within the country pop genre while its lyrics speak of misery. The song was not included in any of Twain's tours, but she performed the song for the Up! Live in Chicago video special in 2003. The performance was also used as a promotional music video for the single.
"Party for Two" is a song recorded by Canadian country singer-songwriter Shania Twain. It was released as the lead single from her first Greatest Hits compilation on September 7, 2004. The song was produced by Twain's then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange, and co-written by Twain and Lange. "Party for Two" was recorded as both a pop song with pop rock band Sugar Ray lead singer Mark McGrath, and a country version with country musician Billy Currington. The country version with Currington was released to country radio, while the pop mix with McGrath was released to pop audiences.
"Don't!" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was released on January 18, 2005, to country and adult contemporary radio as the second single from her Greatest Hits compilation album. The song was written by Twain and then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange. The song was also included under the end credits of the 2005 film An Unfinished Life, and in the Brazilian soap opera América.
"You've Got a Way" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was released in June 1999 as the ninth single from her third studio album, Come on Over. It was also the fourth single released to adult contemporary radio and fifth to Oceania. It was written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Twain. The song was also remixed and used for the film Notting Hill. "You've Got a Way" was included on the Come on Over Tour in a medley with two ballads from her second studio album, The Woman in Me. "You've Got a Way" was nominated for Song of the Year at the 42nd Grammy Awards.
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"God Bless the Child" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Shania Twain. It was released on October 26, 1996 as the eighth and final single from her sophomore studio album The Woman in Me (1995). The album version was solely written by Twain and the single version was co-written by Mutt Lange. The album version is more a poem than a song, completely done a cappella. A country version and an alternate version without the banjo were later released for airplay. "God Bless the Child" is one of Twain's few songs to have a major gospel music influence.
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"Today Is Your Day" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain. It was self-penned by Twain and co-produced by David Foster and Nathan Chapman. The song was released on June 12, 2011, by Mercury Nashville Records, as a single to accompany the documentary television series Why Not? with Shania Twain (2011). The song marked Twain's first song release in over six years and actually even the only song release of her own within a timespan of twelve years. Twain wrote the track for self-inspiration, during the development of Why Not? with Shania Twain. To her, "Today Is Your Day" became the theme song for the series, expressing the purpose behind it via music. Despite feeling apprehensive, Twain decided to record the track, which induced her to create her forthcoming fifth studio album. The track is a midtempo ballad in the country pop genre. Lyrically, "Today Is Your Day" regards personal upliftment. "Today Is Your Day" is Twain's first track to have had no involvement from her now ex-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange in 18 years. It is also only her second self-penned song, the first being "Leaving Is The Only Way Out" from her second studio album The Woman In Me (1995). Twain performed the song on her Rock This Country Tour and in an acoustic version for the Still the One residency.