Shoes (song)

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"Shoes"
Single by Shania Twain
from the album Desperate Housewives Soundtrack
Released	August 29, 2005 (Country)
Format	Radio Single Digital Download 5" CD Single (Cancelled)
Recorded	2005
Genre	Country, Pop
Length	3:55
Label	Hollywood Records
Producer(s)	Mutt Lange
Chart positions
#29 (U.S. Country)
Shania Twain singles chronology
"I Ain't No Quitter" (2005)	"Shoes" (2005)	TBD

"Shoes" is a song performed by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the first single released from the Desperate Housewives Soundtrack in 2005. The song was written by Twain and her husband, Mutt Lange, and co-written by Tammy Hyler, Joie Scott and Kim Tribble. The song was originally written and recorded for use on the ABC television program, Desperate Housewives.

Contents 1 Song information 2 Review 3 Chart performance 4 Audio Versions 5 Track listing 6 Charts 7 Notes

[edit] Song information

The music video for "Shoes" was to feature the four main actresses of Desperate Housewives alongside Twain, and debut before the second season premiere, however the video was cancelled. The song did fairly well on the charts considering there was no promotion by the label or Twain, it reached number 29 at country radio. The single was later released for airplay in Australia and Europe, with a new pop mix. A few adult contemporary stations in Canada played the remix of "Shoes" produced by Joe Bermudez. According to his website, the producers of the show wanted something more "hip" to play for the show, and that's why a third version of the song was made.^[1] In 2006 it was announced "Shoes" would be released commercially in the UK, however the release date was pushed back twice, from March 6 to March 20. The release was never shipped from EMI to retailers, and is now cancelled. ^[2] This is the second time a single release was cancelled in the UK, the last time was in 2004, when "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" was cancelled.

[edit] Review

"While the CD "Music From and Inspired By Desperate Housewives" is at times gratifying (LeAnn Rimes' "We're Running Out of Time") and amusing (Martina McBride's "Harper Valley PTA"), more often it sounds like reheated rejects from the contributors' albums. Nowhere is this more apparent than on Shania Twain's "Shoes", over which one could lay most any of her clever-word-play hits from earlier in the decade. The song is so generic, in fact, that it is tough to decide which track it most mimics. Even so, country radio is indulging the release, which is somewhat of a mystery given the new generation of female artists reinvigorating the scene. Twain certainly remains a major talent with plenty left to say, but these "Shoes" have no soul."

--Chuck Taylor, Billboard, October 8, 2005

[edit] Chart performance

"Shoes" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of September 10, 2005 at number 57. The single spent 13 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number 29 on November 5, 2005, where it remained for one week. "Shoes" became Twain's third consecutive single to miss the top twenty.

[edit] Audio Versions

• Album Version (3:53)
• Pop Mix (3:55)
• Bermudez & Harris 6" Stiletto Mix (3:12)

[edit] Track listing

UK CD (cancelled)

1. "Shoes" (Pop Mix)
2. "Shoes" (Album Version)

[edit] Charts

Chart[3]	Peak position
Australia Country Airplay	3
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	29

Billboard Country Singles trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09
Chart position	57	45	42	39	37	32	31	32	29

(Trajectory from debut to peak, does not include decline)

[edit] Notes

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