Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent

"Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent"
Single by Gwen Guthrie
from the album Good to Go Lover
Released1986
GenreDance-R&B[1]
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Gwen Guthrie
Producer(s)Gwen Guthrie
Gwen Guthrie singles chronology
"Just for You"
(1985) 		"Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent"
(1986) 		"Seventh Heaven"
(1986)

"Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent" is a song by American singer-songwriter Gwen Guthrie. It was released in 1986 as the lead single from her fourth album, Good to Go Lover (1986), on Polydor Records. It was both written and produced by Guthrie, becoming the biggest hit of her career, and the song's title became a semi-popular catchphrase among many women throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s.[2] The single peaked at number five in the UK, but hit number one in New Zealand, Zimbabwe and on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play. In 1993, it was remixed and again charted in the UK, peaking at number 42. In 2005, Blender listed "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent" at number 339 on its list of "Greatest Songs Since You Were Born".[3]

  1. ^ Whaley, Natelegé. "Review: City Girls' Girl Code". Pitchfork. Conde Nast. Retrieved January 6, 2023. It's no wonder City Girls want men to pay up for their time. The mindset isn't new. Gwen Guthrie sang, "No romance without finance," on her 1986 dance-R&B hit "Ain't Nothin' Goin' on But the Rent."
  2. ^ "Hard 'Rain' Falls On Women". Los Angeles Times. September 28, 1986. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  3. ^ "Blender Magazine: Greatest Songs Since You Were Born". April 1, 2009. Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2019.