Ain't No Other Man

"Ain't No Other Man"
Song

"Ain't No Other Man" is a single released by American singer Christina Aguilera from her third studio album Back to Basics (2006). .

Song information

Produced by DJ Premier and Charles Roane, the song contains samples from Luis Avilés & The Latin Blues Band's I'll Be a Happy Man and The Cissy's Thang by Soul Seven. It was released as the first single from Back to Basics in June 2006 (see 2006 in music); originally meant to be available for purchase on June 13, it was released early to iTunes Music Store on June 3. It debuted on UK radio on June 7, and also on Brazilian radio stations on the same day. It is thought to be Aguilera's comeback single, due to its strong chart performance after Aguilera's four-year hiatus from her previous studio album Stripped (2002).

DJ Premier said about the track: "It's pretty much about how Aguilera's husband has stolen her from looking at anybody else, 'cause he's the one who did it for her." Premier also said that "The song is real, real fast, which is definitely different for me, 'cause I don't do real fast tempo... This thing is like 130 beats per minute, but it still sounds like hip-hop Christina".

The song leaked onto internet message boards on June 1, and it began receiving airplay on American radio stations within the same day. Sony-BMG issued a statement regarding the release of the song, claiming that a full investigation would be launched in order to find out how the song was leaked, as they did not intend for the song to be released until after it premiered at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards on June 3. Because of the leak, RCA Records officially released the single to all U.S. radio stations the day after it leaked.

Big Boi from OutKast was scheduled to contribute a rap verse on the remix of the single. It is rumored that his record label pressured him to remove himself from the song to prevent the "Ain't No Other Man" remix from competiting with Outkast's own single, "The Mighty O." RCA subsequently replaced Big Boi with Houston rapper, Chamillionaire. The remix of Ain't No Other Man is currently being considered for release in late July. Due to the quick success of the original single, it may have achieved its peak and is slowly losing movement; music execs think that by releasing the remix, it will give a "fresher" taste to the single and hopefully give a big push just in time for the Back to Basics album release in early August.

Also, Junior Vasquez is set to remix the song with resung vocals.

The single was released over two weeks in the UK. CD1, featuring the Radio Edit and Instrumental is released on 24th July 2006. CD2, featuring the Album & Acapella versions, and two remixes of the track was released on July 31 2006.

Music video

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Aguilera in the music video for "Ain't No Other Man" (2006).

The music video, directed by Bryan Barber, was shot from May 1 to May 3 in Los Angeles. It was released exclusively to iTunes on June 20 and went to number-one the following day on the iTunes video chart. It then premiered on MTV's Making the Video on June 21.

The music video is supposed to be set back in the 1920s to 1930s Era, where Christina Aguilera plays the role of her alter ego, Baby Jane. The name is shown on the car's plate and on her dressing room door. The video takes place mostly at a club, with Christina getting ready in the backstage area, and then coming up the stage performing along with the song. In between scenes, there were short vignettes that showed Aguilera in gold and silver dreses, singing to a mic, while photographers are taking pictures. She appeared in several looks; in one of the scenes, Christina appeared using rhinestone studded headphones, showed a bit of a modern day portrayal.

In the beginning and in the end of the music video there are clips from another song from Back to Basics, entitled "I Got Trouble."

The music video has been well recieved by audiences. On MTV's Total Request Live, it has achieved the number one video spot on the countdown. It has also been in the top 10 videos on VH1's Top 20 Countdown and number one in TMF's top ten countdown in Europe. It received four MTV Video Music Award nominations, including one for Video of the Year.

Chart performance

On June 15 2006, "Ain't No Other Man" debuted at number nineteen on the Billboard Hot 100 as a result of strong downloads. The song became Aguilera's highest debut on the Hot 100, a title that was previously held by "I Turn to You" (2000). "Ain't No Other Man" also debuted at number thirty-eight on the Canadian BDS Airplay Chart where it has since reached number four. In the UK the single reached #2, but was released over 2 weeks.

Track listing

• CD Maxi-Single (Premium)

1. "Ain't No Other Man" (Main Version) — 3:47
2. "Ain't No Other Man" (Jack Ridley Remix) — 6:01
3. "Ain't No Other Man" (Ospina & Sullivan Radio Remix) — 3:47
4. "Ain't No Other Man" (Acapella Version) — 3:30

• CD Maxi-Single (Basic)

1. "Ain't No Other Man" (Album Version) — 3:47
2. "Ain't No Other Man" (Instrumental) — 3:47

Remixes

Official Remixes

• "Ain't No Other Man" (Ospina & Sullivan Radio Mix) — 3:47
• "Ain't No Other Man" (Ospina & Sullivan Mixshow) — 5:16
• "Ain't No Other Man" (Junior Vasquez Mix) — 5:56
• "Ain't No Other Man" (Junior Vasquez Radio Edit) — 3:57
• "Ain't No Other Man" (Jack Ridley Remix) — 6:01
• "Ain't No Other Man" Featuring Chamillionaire — 4:15

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	6
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	4
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	9
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	22
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Airplay	8
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs	4
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Tracks	3
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40	34
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	12
Billboard Euro Digital Tracks	2
Billboard European Hot 100 Singles	6
MTV U.S. Total Request Live	1 (12x)
Official UK Singles Chart	2
Official UK Download Chart	3
Official UK Top 40 RnB Singles	3
Official Irish Top50 (IRMA)	3
Spain Cadena 100 Chart	42
Hitlist Portugal	2
Canadian BDS Airplay Chart	4
Canadian Singles (Sales) Chart	14
Brazilian Hot 100 Singles	12
Brazilian Top 40 Dance Traxx	30
Top 40 Argentina	1
Chilean Top 100	34
Australian Top 40 Digital Track Chart	2
Australian Top 50 Singles Chart	6
Australian iTunes Music Store	1
MegaCharts NL Mega Top 50	5
Megacharts NL Top 40	12
Official Luxemburg Chart	3
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	11
Official Swiss Top 100	7
Official Swedish Top20	9
Scandinavian Dance Charts	18
Scandinavian Urban Charts	3
Official Hungarian Chart	4
Romanian Top 100	23
Russian TopHit 100	55
Tokio Hot 100	7
United World Chart	3
Belgium UltraTop 50	15
Latvian Airplay Top 50	5
Official Czeck Chart	38
Denmark Airplay Top-20	5
Denmark Download Top-20	9
Mexican Ditial Sales Chart	47
Mexican Top 100 Airplay	15
MTV European Top 20	13
Official German Singles Chart	5
Austrian Top 75	8
Official Italian Hitlist	14
Official Norwegian Top 20 (VG-lista)	5
Official Finnish Top 20 (YLE-lista)	5

Chart trajectories

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	19	13	9	6	7	8	8	8	8

Canadian BDS Airplay chart trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	38	19	10	7	6	4

Dutch Top 40 chart trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	28	17	17	16	15	12

Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	18	2	3	3

IRMA Top50
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	27	4	3

New Zealand (RIANZ) Top 40
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	40	27	11

United World Chart trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	39	20	10	7	5	4	3	3

Australian ARIA Singles Chart
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Position	6	6