Ain't No Other Man

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"Ain't No Other Man"
Song

"Ain't No Other Man" is the lead single released by American singer Christina Aguilera from her third studio album Back to Basics (2006).

Song information

Produced by DJ Premier and Charles Roane, the song contains samples from The Moon People's Hippy, Skippy, Moon Strut (1969) and The Cissy's Thang (1969) by The Soul Seven. It was released as the first single from Back to Basics in June 2006 (see 2006 in music); originally meant to be available for purchase on June 13, it was released early to iTunes Music Store on June 3. It debuted on UK radio on June 7, and also on Brazilian radio stations on the same day. It is thought to be Aguilera's comeback single, due to its strong chart performance after Aguilera's four-year hiatus from her previous studio album Stripped (2002).

DJ Premier said about the track: "It's pretty much about how Aguilera's husband has stolen her from looking at anybody else, 'cause he's the one who did it for her." Premier also said that "The song is real, real fast, which is definitely different for me, 'cause I don't do real fast tempo... This thing is like 130 beats per minute, but it still sounds like hip-hop Christina".

The song leaked onto internet message boards on June 1, and it began receiving airplay on American radio stations within the same day. Sony-BMG issued a statement regarding the release of the song, claiming that a full investigation would be launched in order to find out how the song was leaked, as they did not intend for the song to be released until after it premiered at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards on June 3. Because of the leak, RCA Records officially released the single to all U.S. radio stations the day after it leaked.

Big Boi from OutKast was scheduled to contribute a rap verse on the remix of the single. It is rumored that his record label pressured him to remove himself from the song to prevent the "Ain't No Other Man" remix from competiting with Outkast's own single, "The Mighty O." RCA subsequently replaced Big Boi with Houston rapper, Chamillionaire.

Also, Junior Vasquez is set to remix the song with resung vocals.

The single was released over two weeks in the UK. CD1, featuring the Radio Edit and Instrumental is released on 24th July 2006. CD2, featuring the Album & Acapella versions, and two remixes of the track was released on July 31 2006.

Music video

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Aguilera in the music video for "Ain't No Other Man" (2006).

The music video, directed by Bryan Barber, was shot from May 1 to May 3 in Los Angeles. In an interview with MTV, 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. It was released exclusively to iTunes on June 20 and went to number-one the following day on the iTunes video chart. It then premiered on MTV's Making the Video on June 21.

The music video is supposed to be set back in the 1920s to 1930s Era, where Christina Aguilera plays the role of her alter ego, Baby Jane. The name is shown on the car's plate and on her dressing room door. The video takes place mostly at a club, with Christina getting ready in the backstage area, and then coming up the stage performing along with the song. In between scenes, there were short vignettes that showed Aguilera in gold and silver dresses, singing to a mic, while photographers are taking pictures. She appeared in several looks; in one of the scenes, Christina appeared using rhinestone studded headphones, showed a bit of a modern day portrayal.

In the beginning and in the end of the music video there are clips from another song from Back to Basics, entitled "I Got Trouble."

The music video has been well received by audiences. On MTV's Total Request Live, it has achieved the number one video spot on the countdown. It has also been in the top 5 videos on VH1's Top 20 Countdown and number one in TMF's top ten countdown in Europe. It received four MTV Video Music Award nominations, including one for Video of the Year, but did not win any of them.

Chart performance

On June 15 2006, "Ain't No Other Man" debuted at number nineteen on the Billboard Hot 100 as a result of strong downloads. The song became Aguilera's highest debut on the Hot 100, a title that was previously held by "I Turn to You" (2000).[1] The song soared into the top ten before quickly peaking at #6. However, the song has proven to have longevity as it continues to stay put in the top twenty, almost three months after it peaked at #6. "Ain't No Other Man" is Aguilera's first top ten hit on the Hot 100 since "Beautiful" peaked at #2 back in 2003. The song proved to be a big dance hit as well, where it reached #1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay and Hot Dance Club Play chart. "Ain't No Other Man" also debuted at number thirty-eight on the Canadian BDS Airplay Chart where it has since reached number 3. In the UK, the single has reached #2.

'Ain't No Other Man' became Aguilera's 10th top ten hit on Top 40 radio where it peaked at #7. The song's performance on pop radio is similar to those of many of her past hits like "Fighter", "Can't Hold Us Down", and "Come on Over Baby", all of which didn't reach the top spot but had longevity on the pop format. It was also her first top ten hit on Top 40 radio in over three years, with the last one being "Can't Hold Us Down" in 2003.

The song has gone on to have unusual longevity on the radio charts. As a first single, many expected it to prematurely peak and then fall fast down the charts, similar to that of Dirrty and current 1st singles by artsits like Beyonce (Deja Vu) and Jessica Simpson (A Public Affair). However, Ain't No Other Man has proven to have staying power on the radio charts despite only peaking at #6. This song is now considered a successful comeback single due to it's slow paced decline. Fans are also hoping that all of Christina's future singles released off of this album have strong longevity, as that helps extending the era for her current album, as singles are released further apart, similar to that of label mate Kelly Clarkson who released 5 singles off of her Breakaway album over an 18 month period.

2nd Single Hurt hit radio stations in late september, almost 4 months after the release of Ain't No Other Man.

Track listing

  • CD Maxi-Single (Premium)
  1. "Ain't No Other Man" [Main Version] 3:47
  2. "Ain't No Other Man" [Jack Ridley Remix] 6:00
  3. "Ain't No Other Man" [Ospina & Sullivan Remix] 3:44
  4. "Ain't No Other Man" [Acapella Version] 3:28
  • CD Maxi-Single (Basic)
  1. "Ain't No Other Man" [Album Version] 3:47
  2. "Ain't No Other Man" [Instrumental] 3:47

Remixes

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] 5:38
  • "Ain't No Other Man" [Junior Vasquez Mix] 5:56
  • "Ain't No Other Man" [Junior Vasquez Radio Edit] 3:57
  • "Ain't No Other Man" [Jack Ridley Remix] 6:00
  • "Ain't No Other Man" [feat. Chamillionaire] 4:15

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 21
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs 4
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 4
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Airplay 6
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Tracks 3
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 20
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40 9
U.S. Billboard Hot Videoclip Tracks 1
Argentina Top 40 Singles 1
Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles 6
Australian ARIA Top 40 Digital Track 2
Australian iTunes Top 100 Downloads 1
Austrian Top 75 Singles 8
Belgium UltraTop 50 Singles 11
Brazilian Hot 100 Singles 3
Brazilian Top 40 Dance Traxx 1
Canadian BDS Airplay 3
Canadian Top 50 Singles (Sales) 14
Chilean Top 100 Singles 6
Czech Top 50 Singles 4
Denmark Top 20 Digital Downloads 8
Denmark Top 20 Airplay 5
Finnish Top 20 Singles 5
Finnish (YLE-lista) Top 20 Singles 5
German Top 100 Singles 5
German Top 100 Airplay 8
Hungarian Top 50 Singles 4
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Irish IRMA Top 50 Singles 3
Italian Top 50 Singles 5
Latvian Top 50 Airplay 5
Luxemburg Top 50 Singles 3
Mexican Top 100 Digital Downloads 2
Mexican Top 100 Airplay 1
Netherlands Top 50 Singles 5
Netherlands Top 40 Singles 8
New Zealand RIANZ Top 40 Singles 5
Norwegian (VG-lista) Top 20 Singles 5
Philippine MYX Hit Chart Top 20 4
Polish Airplay Chart 2
Portugal Top 50 Singles 1
Romanian Top 100 Airplay 19
Russian Top 'Hit' 100 Singles 34
Scandinavian Top 20 Dance Tracks 18
Scandinavian Top 20 Urban Tracks 4
Slovenian Top 50 3
Spanish Top 100 Singles 6
Swedish Top 20 Singles 7
Swiss Top 100 Singles 5
'Tokio Hot 100' 1
U.K. Top 75 Singles 2
U.K. Top 200 Digital Downloads 3
U.K. Top 40 R&B Singles 3
United World Chart 3
European Hot 100 Singles 3
European Billboard Digital Tracks 2
European MTV TRL Top 20 Videos 3
Latin American MTV TRL Top 10 Videos 1
U.S. MTV TRL Top 10 Videos 1(20x)
MuchMusic Countdown Top 30 Videos 1(2x)

Trajectories

United World Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
Position
39
20
10
7
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Total
65,000
157,000
244,000
301,000
487,000
683,000
920,000
1,200,000
1,485,000
1,783,000
1,956,000
2,247,000
2,539,000
Week 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Position
3
Total
2,807,000


U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
19
13
9
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
12
15
23
Canadian BDS Airplay
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
38
19
10
7
6
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
UK Top 75 Singles
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Position
18
2
3
3
7
12
16
18
28
Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Position
6
6
7
8
8
9
11
New Zealand RIANZ Top 40 Singles
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Position
40
27
11
8
5
7
8
Irish IRMA Top 50 Singles
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Position
27
4
3
5
5
6
8
13
15
Netherlands Top 40 Singles
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Position
28
17
17
16
15
12
14
14
16

Notes

  1. ^ Billboard. Bronson, Fred. "Aguilera bounds into the Hot 100 with her highest debut yet". June 15 2006. Retrieved June 21 2006.
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