"Ain't No Other Man"
Single by Christina Aguilera from the album Back to Basics
Released	2006
Format	CD, digital download
Genre	Jazz, R&B, Pop, Funk
Length	3:48
Label	RCA
Writer	Christina Aguilera, Charles Roane, DJ Premier, Harold Beatty, Kara DioGuardi
Producer	DJ Premier, Charles Roane
Certification	2xPlatinum (CRIA) Platinum (RIAA) Gold (ARIA)
Christina Aguilera singles chronology
"Tilt Ya Head Back" (2004) "Ain't No Other Man" (2006) "Hurt" (2006)
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"Ain't No Other Man" is a Grammy Award winning song written by Christina Aguilera, Charles Roane, DJ Premier, Harold Beatty, and Kara DioGuardi for Aguilera's third studio album Back to Basics (2006). The song was released as the album's lead single in June 2006 (see 2006 in music). The song won a 2007 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. ^[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... This article is about the singer. ... Singles from Back to Basics Released: June 3, 2006 Released: October 18, 2006 Released: February 5, 2007 Released: July 28, 2007 Released: November 23, 2007 Back to Basics is the third full-length English studio album from American pop singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera. ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ... // A digital download (also known as a digital single or a paid digital download) is an official and legal music single available for purchase through an online store. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Look up pop in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... This biographical article or section needs additional references for verification. ... Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi (born December 9, 1970) is an American songwriter, record producer, and singer who has contributed to long list of internationally successful popular songs. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... “Golden record” redirects here. ... The Canadian Recording Industry Association is a non-profit trade organization that was founded in 1964 to represent the interests of Canadian companies that create, manufacture and market sound recordings. ... The RIAA Logo. ... The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry. ... This article is about the singer. ... Christina Aguilera singles chronology Car Wash (2004) Tilt Ya Head Back (2004) Aint No Other Man (2006) Tilt Ya Head Back is a single by rapper Nelly with pop singer Christina Aguilera, released in 2004, from Nellys album Sweat. ... Audio sample Info (help· info) Hurt is the second single written by Christina Aguilera, Linda Perry and Mark Ronson for Aguileras third album Back to Basics (2006). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1352x1186, 596 KB) Single Cd Aint No Other Man (Maxi) This image is of a cover of an audio recording, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s... Image File history File links AintNoOtherManSample. ... Image File history File links AintNoOtherManSample. ... This article is about the singer. ... This biographical article or section needs additional references for verification. ... Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi (born December 9, 1970) is an American songwriter, record producer, and singer who has contributed to long list of internationally successful popular songs. ... Singles from Back to Basics Released: June 3, 2006 Released: October 18, 2006 Released: February 5, 2007 Released: July 28, 2007 Released: November 23, 2007 Back to Basics is the third full-length English studio album from American pop singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera. ... A lead single is the first single released by a musician or a band from a given album. ... See also: 2006 in British music Musical groups established in 2006 Record labels established in 2006 // January – James Nicholl, drummer of Pay*Ola became ill and was admitted to hospital. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1966. ...

Background and writing

"Ain't No Other Man" is a love song composed in the key of F minor. It is written in common time and moves at a moderately fast tempo of 128 beats per minute. Most of the lines end in a sample of The Moon People's 1969 song "Hippy Skippy Moon Strut". The song also samples The Soul Seven's 1969 song "The Cissy's Thang". Aguilera's voice spans nearly an octave and a half in the song, from A♭₃ to C₅.^[2] Love songs are songs about love, a subset of songs that deal with intimacy. ... Also see: F major, or F-sharp minor. ... The time signature (also known as meter signature) is a notational device used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each bar and which note value (minim, crotchet, eighth note and so on) constitutes one beat. ... Beats per minute (bpm) is a unit typically used as either a measure of tempo in music, or a measure of ones heart rate. ... In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording. ...

The song was released to the iTunes Music Store on June 3. The single was released over two weeks in the UK. CD1, featuring the Radio Edit and Instrumental was released on July 24, 2006. CD2, featuring the Album & A cappella versions, and two remixes of the track was released on July 31, 2006. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into ITunes. ... is the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Chart performance

"Ain't No Other Man" debuted at number nineteen in the June 24, 2006 edition of Billboard Hot 100. It peaked at number six on its fourth week and dropped off the chart at number fifty-three, nineteen weeks after its debut.^[3] The single had similar success in the mainstream market, reaching the top ten on the Top 40 Mainstream, Pop 100, and Pop 100 Airplay charts.^[4] On the Billboard 2006 Hot 100 Year-End chart, "Ain't No Other Man" was ranked thirty-second.^[5] In February 2007, the Recording Industry Association of America certified "Ain't No Other Man" platinum for selling one million copies as a digital single.^[6] “Hot 100” redirects here. ... Top 40 Mainstream (often also called Mainstream Top 40) is an airplay format from Billboard Magazine. ... The Pop 100 is a songs chart created in February 2005 and released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ... The Pop 100 Airplay Chart is one of the three component charts, along with the Hot 100 Singles Sales Chart & Hot Digital Songs, that determine the chart positions of singles on the Pop 100 . ... The RIAA Logo. ... A digital single is a song that has been released to legal digital stores including Apple iTunes and Napster. ...

On the UK Singles Chart, the single debuted at number eighteen^[3] and reached number two the next week, under Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" featuring Wyclef Jean.^[7] It exited the chart in October 2006 with a one-week reappearance in January 2007. It was somewhat less successful across Europe, reaching the top five in Finland, Germany, Ireland, Norway, and Switzerland and the top fifteen in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Sweden.^[3] In Canada the song was certified 2x Platinum for 20.000 digital downloads^[8]. “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ... This article is about the musician. ... Hips Dont Lie is a Grammy Award-nominated Latin Pop song based in a Salsa and Cumbia mix and fused with Reggaeton beat (Reggaeton Pop) performed by Colombian singer Shakira and Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean. ... Nelust Wyclef Jean (IPA: ) (born October 17, 1972) is a Haitian-American rapper, guitarist, producer, and member of the hip hop trio The Fugees. ...

"Ain't No Other Man" debuted at number six on the ARIA Singles Chart for two weeks and remained on the chart for sixteen weeks, with a one-week January 2007 re-appearance as it did in the UK.^[3] The single was listed at number thirty-four on the end of year chart,^[9] and the Australian Recording Industry Association certified it gold.^[10] On the United World Chart, the song peaked at number two behind Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" featuring Timbaland,^[11] and it was on the chart for twenty-two weeks, during sixteen of which it stayed within the top ten.^[3] The ARIA charts is the main Australian music sales chart issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. ... The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry. ... The United World Chart is a worldwide chart issued every week by Media Traffic, using both sales (digital and physical) and airplay to determine the most popular albums and singles in the world. The United World Chart uses the same system as the Billboard Hot 100, in which the tracking... Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981[1]), sometimes known as JT, is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. ... SexyBack is a song written and performed by the American singer Justin Timberlake for his second solo album FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006). ... Timothy Z. Mosley (born March 10, 1971), better known as Timbaland, is an American musical composer and R&B record producer and rapper whose style influenced both genres even helping to blur the distinction between the two, as well as Pop and Dance music. ...

Music video

Aguilera and her back-up dancers play characters inspired by 1920's and 1930's Hollywood.

In the song's music video, Aguilera plays her alter ego Baby Jane. The video opens with Aguilera arriving to a club. Aguilera gets ready in the backstage area, and then comes up the stage performing along with the song. In between scenes, there are short vignettes that show Aguilera in gold and silver dresses, singing into a microphone, while photographers take pictures. The video opens and closes with clips from another Back to Basics, entitled "I Got Trouble". The song played as if it were on the radio with minor white noise. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Alter Ego has multiple meanings: Alter Ego is a game for the Commodore 64 computer. ...

The music video was directed by Bryan Barber. Aguilera stated, "it intrigued me that this man, Bryan Barber, had been very locked into and had surrounded himself with this whole world of the '20s and '30s era," in response to Barber's film project, Idlewild.^[12] Aguilera planned the original choreography, based off of black-and-white films,^[12] and performed it in her living room for Barner and choreographer Jeri Slaughter.^[13] Aguilera's character is named after a nickname that rapper Nelly had given her, and her back-up dancers' characters were assigned by Slaughter.^[12] It was released exclusively to iTunes on June 20, 2006. It then premiered on MTV's Making the Video on June 21. Bryan Barber is a music video and motion picture director. ... Idlewild is an American musical film, released August 25, 2006, written and directed by Bryan Barber. ... Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. ... is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Making the Video is an MTV show, consisting of half-hour episodes, which chronicles the process of filming various music videos. ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Remixes

OutKast member Big Boi was originally to record a verse for the song's remix.^[14] Instead, a verse from Houston rapper Chamillionaire was used. About.com gave the remixes a five-star rating.^[15] OutKast is a Grammy award winning American hip hop duo based out of East Point, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. ... Big Boi (born Antwan André Patton on February 1, 1975 in Savannah, Georgia) is an American hip hop artist and producer; one half of the alternative hip-hop duo OutKast. ... Houston redirects here. ... Hakeem Seriki (born November 28, 1979) better known by his stage name Chamillionaire (pronounced Ka-MIL-yin-air, IPA: , a portmanteau of chameleon and millionaire) is an American rapper (and often singer) and the CEO of Chamillitary Entertainment. ... Screenshot of About. ...

Official remixes

• "Ain't No Other Man" (Ospina & Sullivan radio mix) 3:44
• "Ain't No Other Man" (Ospina & Sullivan radio mix - Vox Up) 3:44 - This is the version released on the main CD single.
• "Ain't No Other Man" (Ospina & Sullivan mixshow) 5:16
• "Ain't No Other Man" (Ospina & Sullivan club mix) 7:11
• "Ain't No Other Man" (Ospina & Sullivan dub) 5:38
• "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" (Jake Ridley remix) 6:00
• "Ain't No Other Man" (Shapeshifters mixshow mix) 5:24
• "Ain't No Other Man" (Remix) featuring Jay-Z, Ludacris and Chamillionaire 4:15
• "Ain't No Other Man" new remix sample featuring Lil'Jon 2:15

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Track listings

American CD maxi single

1. "Ain't No Other Man" (radio edit) – 3:49
2. "Ain't No Other Man" (instrumental) – 3:57
3. "Ain't No Other Man" (call out hook) – 0:10

European basic CD maxi single

1. "Ain't No Other Man" (album version) – 3:47
2. "Ain't No Other Man" (instrumental) – 3:47

European premium CD maxi single

1. "Ain't No Other Man" (album version) – 3:47
2. "Ain't No Other Man" (Jake Ridley remix) – 6:01
3. "Ain't No Other Man" (Ospina & Sullivan remix) – 3:45
4. "Ain't No Other Man" (a cappella) – 3:30

Charts

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