Any Man of Mine

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“Any Man of Mine”
“Any Man of Mine” cover
Single by Shania Twain
from the album The Woman in Me
Released June 13, 1995
Format Radio single
5" CD single
Maxi Single
Recorded 1994
Genre Country
Length 4:07
Label Mercury Nashville
Writer(s) Robert Lange,
Shania Twain
Producer Robert "Mutt" Lange
Shania Twain singles chronology
"Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?"
(1995)
"Any Man of Mine"
(1995)
"The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)"
(1995)

"Any Man of Mine" is a Grammy Award-nominated song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the second single released from her 1995 album The Woman in Me. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. The song became Twain's first number one hit at country radio, as well her first crossover hit after it cracked the top 40 on the pop charts. It was released to radio in April of 1995, and topped the charts for two weeks in July. "Any Man of Mine" was released to European markets but due to its country sound, it didn't make much of an impact. The song was later included in Twain's 2004 Greatest Hits package. The song was also performed by Mandisa on the fifth season of American Idol, but she was eliminated from the show the day after her performance.[1]

"Any Man of Mine" also proved to be a critical success, it was nominated for both Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance at the 1996 Grammy Awards. It won Single of the Year at both the Canadian Country Music Awards and Country Music Radio Awards in 1995. It also won Country Single of the Year at the 1996 Jukebox Awards and Song of the Year at the 1996 RPM Big Country Music Awards.[2]

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[edit] Music video

The music video for "Any Man of Mine" was shot in Santa Ynez, California and directed by John Derek and Charlie Randazzo. It was filmed on February 23, 1995 and released on April 26, 1995. The video showcases Twain's famed midriff, while she dances around in jeans and a jean-vest. The country theme of the video is prominent, filmed at a ranch, with Twain being around a horse, and driving a truck pulling a horse trailer. "Any Man of Mine" won the Canadian Country Music Award for Video of the Year, AOL's Online Music Award for Hottest Country Video and CMT Europe's Video of the Year.[3] It is available on Twain's DVD The Platinum Collection.

[edit] Chart performance

"Any Man of Mine" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of May 13, 1995 at number 66. At that time, her highest debut, a record previously held by "Dance with the One That Brought You". It spent 20 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number one on July 22, 1995, where it remained for two weeks. "Any Man of Mine" became Twain's first number one single as well as top ten single. The single also spent ten weeks atop Billboard's Country Singles Sales chart, and six weeks at number one on the Hot Country Recurrents chart. It also reached a peak of number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100, her first appearance on that chart. The song was the first number one on the Billboard country chart to be performed by a non-American since fellow Canadian Anne Murray hit number one with "Now and Forever (You and Me)" on April 26, 1986.

[edit] Audio versions

  • Album Version (4:07)
  • Live from Dallas

[edit] Covers and parodies

  • In 1995, a Minnesota disc jockey named Gino Ruberto recorded a parody called "Any Gal of Mine" under the pseudonym Gino the New Guy. This parody charted for twelve weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[4]
  • In 1996, Sandy & Junior recorded a Portuguese Version called "Etc.. e tal".[citation needed]
  • Country music parodist Cledus T. Judd recorded a parody, titled "If Shania Was Mine", on his 1996 album I Stoled This Record.

[edit] Charts

Chart[5] Peak
position
Canada RPM Country Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 1
U.S. Billboard Country Singles Sales 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 31
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales 13
Preceded by
"Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" by John Michael Montgomery
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
number one single by Shania Twain

July 22, 1995 - July 29, 1995
Succeeded by
"I Don't Even Know Your Name" by Alan Jackson

[edit] Notes

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