Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)
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| Single by Shania Twain from the album The Woman in Me |
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| Released | July 1996 | ||||
| Format | Radio single 7" vinyl single |
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| Genre | Country | ||||
| Length | 4:12 | ||||
| Label | Mercury Nashville | ||||
| Writer(s) | Robert Lange, Shania Twain |
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| Producer | Robert "Mutt" Lange | ||||
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"Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the seventh single released from her 1995 album The Woman in Me. It was written by Twain and Mutt Lange. The single was originally released to radio in July 1996, and became the first from The Woman in Me not to reach the top 20 of the country charts. "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)" was also included in a medley on Twain's Come on Over Tour, but was not included on her 2004 Greatest Hits release.
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[edit] Critical reception
Billboard reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "powerfully affecting ballad" and praising Twain's "sensitive treatment."[1]
[edit] Music video
The music video for "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is" was shot in Montreal, Quebec and directed by Steven Goldmann. It was filmed on July 9, 1996 and debuted on July 24, 1996. The video features Twain as a wife and mom, and shows the hard times she's going through as described in the song. The video is shot in black and white and is available on Twain's DVD The Platinum Collection.
[edit] Chart performance
"Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of August 10, 1996 at number 66. The song spent 14 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number 28 on October 5, 1996, where it remained for one week. The single became Twain's first from The Woman in Me to miss the top twenty.
[edit] Audio versions
- Album Version (4:12)
- Radio Edit (3:59)
[edit] Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| Canada RPM Country Singles | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks[2] | 28 |
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