Ain't That Lonely Yet

"Ain't That Lonely Yet" is a song written by Kostas and James House, and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in March 1993 as the first single from his CD This Time. It peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks. It served as the lead-off single to his CD, This Time; in addition, it went on to win a Grammy award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.

Content

The song is a mid-tempo in which the narrator has just left his lover because of what she has put him through. She tries to win him back with phone calls and notes (left on his door). The narrator denies his former lover, and tries to convince himself that he "ain't that lonely yet," or not lonely enough to return to her.

Reception

Bill Janovitz of Allmusic gave the song a positive review. He says the most compelling verse in the song is the second verse, because of the metaphor of the narrator's ex-lover as a spider.^[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Dwight Yoakam and Carolyn Mayer.

Chart positions

"Ain't That Lonely Yet" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 13, 1993.

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[2]	1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)^[3]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[5]	3
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	15

Preceded by "I Love the Way You Love Me" by John Michael Montgomery	RPM Country Tracks number-one single June 12, 1993	Succeeded by "Tell Me Why" by Wynonna

References

↑ Janovitz, Bill. "Dwight Yoakam - "Ain't That Lonely Yet"". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 0977." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 12, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
↑ "Dwight Yoakam – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for Dwight Yoakam.
↑ "Dwight Yoakam – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Dwight Yoakam.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
↑ "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Dwight Yoakam singles

Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.	"Honky-Tonk Man" "Guitars, Cadillacs" "It Won't Hurt"

Hillbilly Deluxe	"Little Sister" "Little Ways" "Please, Please Baby" "Always Late with Your Kisses"

Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room	"Streets of Bakersfield" (With Buck Owens) "I Sang Dixie" "I Got You" "Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)"

Just Lookin' for a Hit	"Long White Cadillac"

If There Was a Way	"Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose" "You're the One" "Nothing's Changed Here" "It Only Hurts When I Cry" "The Heart That You Own" "Send a Message to My Heart" (With Patty Loveless)

Honeymoon in Vegas Soundtrack	"Suspicious Minds"

This Time	"Ain't That Lonely Yet" "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" "Fast as You" "Try Not to Look So Pretty" "Pocket of a Clown"

Gone	"Nothing" "Gone (That'll Be Me)" "Sorry You Asked?" "Heart of Stone"

Under the Covers	"Claudette" "Baby Don't Go" (With Sheryl Crow)

A Long Way Home	"Things Change" "These Arms"

Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits from the 90's	"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" "Thinking About Leaving"

Tomorrow's Sounds Today	"What Do You Know About Love" "I Want You to Want Me" "I Was There" (With Buck Owens)

Inside Traxx 2002	"Sitting Pretty"

Population Me	"The Back of Your Hand" "The Late Great Golden State"

Blame the Vain	"Intentional Heartache" "Blame the Vain" "I Wanna Love Again"

Dwight Sings Buck	"Close Up the Honky Tonks"

TBD	"Who'll Stop the Rain"

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