I Ain't No Quitter

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"I Ain't No Quitter"

Single by Shania Twain
from the album Greatest Hits
Released	May 2, 2005 (Country)
Format	Radio Single Maxi Single 5" CD Single Digital Download
Recorded	2004
Genre	Country
Length	3:30
Label	Universal / Mercury
Producer(s)	Mutt Lange
Chart positions
#22 (Canada) #45 (U.S. Country)
Shania Twain singles chronology
"Don't!" (2005)	"I Ain't No Quitter" (2005)	"Shoes" (2005)

"I Ain't No Quitter" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the third and final single released from her 2004 Greatest Hits CD. The song was written by Twain and her husband, Mutt Lange. "I Ain't No Quitter" was originally released to country radio on May 2, 2005. Fans were shocked when the heavy country song was released to MuchMoreMusic, one of Canada's pop music video channels and to European radio. The song was a flop in Europe and did not chart, but stayed at number one for several weeks on MuchMoreMusic's daily fan-voted countdown MMMTop10.com. The commercial singles in Europe were released on July 12, 2005. Due to no promotion by Twain and very little by the label, "I Ain't No Quitter" became one of Shania's lowest peaking singles.

1 Review
2 Music video
3 Chart performance
4 Track listings
5 Charts
6 Notes

[edit] Review

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Shania Twain goes for broke on the third new track from Greatest Hits with a song that tries so hard to be country, you suspect that Twain means it. "I Ain't No Quitter" was obviously designed for the dancefloor with its playful pace, generous use of a giddy steel guitar and a video in which Twain all but provides a step-by-step tutorial. Even the lyric conjures classic country: "He drinks, he smokes, he'll cuss, he swears, he tells bad jokes/He's a boozer, a loser." Whether convinced or not that Twain is still honestly invested in her country roots, the song is catchy as all get out, while winking in the face of a classic country theme. It's an appreciable effort that should sparkle on the summer airwaves. Go to it, girl.

”

--Chuck Taylor, Billboard, May 21, 2005

[edit] Music video

Twain in the music video for "I Ain't No Quitter"

The music video for "I Ain't No Quitter" was shot in Tijuana, Mexico in March of 2005. It was released on May 5, 2005, it was directed by Wayne Isham. The video is set in a country bar, where there is a line dancing competition going on, the dancers throw in a bit of hip-hop influenced dancing.^[1] To keep with the country theme of the song and video, Shania wears a cowboy hat in every scene. The video is available on select CD singles of "I Ain't No Quitter".

[edit] Chart performance

"I Ain't No Quitter" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of May 21, 2005 at number 55. The single spent eight weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number 45 on July 2, 2005, where it remained for one week. "I Ain't No Quitter" became Twain's lowest peaking single since "God Bless the Child", which peaked at number 48 in 1997.

[edit] Track listings

European CD1

"I Ain't No Quitter"
"Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?" (From Up! Close and Personal)
"I Ain't Goin' Down" (From Up! Close and Personal)
"I Ain't No Quitter" (Video)

European CD2

"I Ain't No Quitter"
"Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?" (From Up! Close and Personal)

[edit] Charts

Chart^[2]	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart	22*
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	45
U.S. Billboard Hot Videoclip Tracks	24**

*Import sales only.
**Peaked at at least #24, however Billboard does not provide archives for this chart, therefore it could have reached a higher peak.