"Ain't No Other Man" | ||||
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Single by Christina Aguilera | ||||
from the album Back to Basics | ||||
Released | June 6, 2006 | |||
Recorded | February 2006 | |||
Studio | Chalice Recording (Hollywood, Los Angeles) | |||
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Length | 3:48 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
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"Ain't No Other Man" on YouTube |
"Ain't No Other Man" is a song recorded by the American singer and songwriter Christina Aguilera from her fifth studio album Back to Basics (2006). Aguilera co-wrote the song with Kara DioGuardi, Charles Martin Roane, Harold Beatty and its producer DJ Premier. "Ain't No Other Man" is a pop, funk and R&B song that incorporates elements of soul, blues and jazz music. Lyrically, the song was inspired by her marriage to Jordan Bratman in 2005.
"Ain't No Other Man" was released as the lead single from Back to Basics on June 6, 2006, by RCA Records. It received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who complimented its musical style and deemed it a standout on the album. Commercially, the single peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100, number one in Croatia, and peaked within the top five of record charts of several other countries including Brazil, Canada, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
The accompanying music video for "Ain't No Other Man" was directed by Bryan Barber. The music video goes back in time and depicts Aguilera as her then newly established alter ego "Baby Jane". The music video was praised for the "mature" image that Aguilera adopted.
"Ain't No Other Man" won Aguilera a Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) Pop Award (2008),[4] as well as the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards (2006).[5] The music video received four nominations at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year. The single was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over two million units.
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