Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)

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"Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)"
"Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)" cover
Single by Shania Twain
from the album Come on Over
Released November 1997 (Country)
February 14, 2000 (UK)
Format Radio Single
Maxi Single
5" CD Single
Recorded 1997
Genre Country, Pop
Length 3:34
Label Mercury Nashville
Producer(s) Mutt Lange
Chart positions
  • #5 (UK)
  • #6 (U.S. Country)
North American singles chronology
"Love Gets Me Every Time"
(1997)
"Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)"
(1997)
"You're Still the One"
(1998)


International singles chronology
"You've Got a Way"
(1999)
"Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)"
(2000)
"I'm Gonna Getcha Good!"
(2002)


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North American cover
North American cover

"Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the second country single from Shania Twain's 1997 album, Come on Over, but was the seventh to be released to international markets. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Shania Twain. Originally released in 1997, the single peaked at number six becoming Twain's sixth Top 10 hit on the Billboard country singles chart. The song was later released as her last single to European and Australian markets in 2000. "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)" was included on the 2004 Greatest Hits package.

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[edit] Review

"Love Gets Me Every Time", the first single from Twain's new Come On Over opus, rocketed to the top of Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart--providing a strong springboard for the launch of the set. Shania fever is so strong at radio that this second single will likely do well even though it's a weak song. The lyric sounds like a note a teenager might write to an immature and overly jealous suitor. Even Robert John 'Mutt' Lange's production isn't up to par, as he combines too many elements into a hodgepodge that sounds awkward at times, especially the whispering in the background during the second bridge. This is definitely not one of the artist's better offerings, but that's not likely to slow the Twain train by much--at least not yet.

--Billboard, November 15, 1997

[edit] Music video

"Don't Be Stupid" video
"Don't Be Stupid" video

The music video for "Don't Be Stupid" was shot in New York City, and directed by Larry Jordan. It was filmed on October 18 and 19, 1997 and debuted on November 12, 1997. The video is set on a stage that is covered in water and Twain is accompanied by backup dancers following the Riverdance craze of the time and children playing the fiddles. By the end of the video the sprinklers come on and everyone including Twain gets soaked. "Don't Be Stupid" won the Video of the Year award at the 1998 Canadian Country Music Awards. Two versions of the video exist, one with the 'Original Album Version', and one released to Europe in 2000 of the 'Dance Mix Single'. The original video is available on Twain's DVD The Platinum Collection.

[edit] Chart performance

"Don't Be Stupid" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of November 15, 1997 at number 51, the highest debut of the week. The single spent 20 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number six on January 31, 1998, where it remained for two weeks. The single became Twain's sixth top ten single and her eighth top twenty. "Don't Be Stupid" became Twain's fifth appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 where it peaked at number 40. In Canada the song hit number 12.

"Don't Be Stupid" became Twain's fourth biggest single in the UK. It also became her fourth consecutive, fifth overall, top ten single. It debuted on February 26, 2000, at it peaked at number five. It remained on the entire chart for 11 weeks.[1]

[edit] Audio Versions

  • Original Album Version (3:35)
  • International Version (3:34)
  • Dance Mix Single (4:13)
  • Dance Mix Full Length (4:44)
  • Dance Mix Full Length Instrumental (4:44)
  • Club Mix (4:07)
  • Live from Dallas (3:58)

[edit] Track listings

UK Maxi Single
  1. "Don't Be Stupid" (Dance Mix Single)
  2. "Don't Be Stupid" (International Version)
  3. "I'm Outta Here!" (Dance Mix)
  4. "Don't Be Stupid" (Dance Mix Video)

European Maxi Single

  1. "Don't Be Stupid" (Dance Mix Single)
  2. "You've Got a Way" (Notting Hill Remix)
  3. "Don't Be Stupid" (Dance Mix)
  4. "Don't Be Stupid" (International Version)
Australian Maxi Single
  1. "Don't Be Stupid" (Dance Mix Single)
  2. "Man! I Feel Like A Woman! (Live from Dallas)
  3. "You've Got A Way" (Love To Infinity Mix)
  4. "Don't Be Stupid" (International Version)
  5. "Don't Be Stupid" (Dance Mix Full Length)
  6. "Don't Be Stupid" (Dance Mix Video)

North American Single

  1. "Don't Be Stupid"
  2. "If It Don't Take Two"

[edit] Charts

Chart[2][3] Peak
position
Australian ARIA Chart[4] 32
Canadian Singles Chart 12
Netherlands Singles Chart 19
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[5] 42
Swedish Singles Chart[6] 39
UK Singles Chart 5
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 6
U.S. Billboard Country Singles Sales 2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 40
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales 24
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 39
United World Chart 26

[edit] Awards

The following are awards which have been won by "Don't Be Stupid".[7]

  • 1998: Canadian Country Music Awards - Video of the Year
  • 1999: BMI Country Songwriter Awards - One of the Most Performed Songs of the Year
  • 1999: SOCAN Awards - One of the Most Performed Songs of the Year

[edit] Notes