You Look Good in My Shirt

Infobox Single
Name = You Look Good in My Shirt


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Artist = Keith Urban
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Released = June 2008
Format = CD single
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Genre = Country
Length = 3:55
Label = Capitol Nashville
Writer = Mark Nesler
Tom Shapiro
Tony Martin
Producer = Dann Huff
Keith Urban
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Last single = "In God's Hands"
(2008)
This single = "You Look Good in My Shirt"
(2008)
Next single = "Start a Band"
(2008)
Misc = External music video|" [http://www.cmt.com/videos/keith-urban/255840/you-look-good-in-my-shirt.jhtml You Look Good in My Shirt] " at CMT.com

"You Look Good in My Shirt" is the title of a country music song, written by Mark Nesler, Tom Shapiro, and Tony Martin, and recorded by Keith Urban for his 2002 album "Golden Road". The original version charted at #60 on the country charts in 2004 based on unsolicited airplay, while a re-recorded version of the song (which was included on a re-issue of Urban's 2007 "" album) was issued as a single in June 2008. For the chart week of September 6, 2008, it has become Urban's eighth Number One song and his first Number One since "Better Life" reached Number One in late 2005.

Content

The song is an up-tempo based on electric guitar riffs. Its lyrics tell of a male and female who had previously broken up, but reunited the night before to have a talk ("And the longer we talked, the more we laughed / And wondered why we didn't last / It had been a long time, but later last night / Baby, we caught up real fast"). The song begins with the morning after their reunion, where the male character then sees that the female is wearing nothing but his shirt. He then states that although he is not certain whether or not their relationship will work out, she nonetheless looks "good in [his] shirt".

Both the original from "Golden Road" and the 2008 re-recording feature similar productions. The only differences in the newer recording are slight changes in phrasing, as well as the addition of various sung syllables over the final guitar solo.

Reception

Ben Cisneros of The 9513 gave the song a "thumbs up" rating. His review made note of the "70's guitar fills" and the simple song structure, which "kept the cuteness in this one from crossing over from enjoyable into insufferable territory".

History

Initially, "You Look Good in My Shirt" was to have been the fifth single from Urban's 2002 album "Golden Road". However, it was withdrawn and replaced with "Days Go By", the first single from Urban's next album, 2004's "Be Here". Although "You Look Good in My Shirt" had been withdrawn before it could be promoted as a single, the version from "Golden Road" received enough airplay to chart at #60 on the "Billboard" country charts.cite web |url=http://www.the9513.com/keith-urban-you-look-good-in-my-shirt/ |title=Keith Urban - "You Look Good in My Shirt" |accessdate=2008-07-15 |last=Cisneros |first=Ben |date=2008-06-02 |work=The 9513]

In June 2008, Urban re-recorded the song to promote an upcoming live DVD, also releasing the re-recorded version as a single. According to Urban, his intention in the re-recording was to "bring all of the live energy to the new recording", since the song had become a regular feature of his concerts.cite journal |date=2008-06-30 |title=The Scoop: Keith Puts His "Shirt" Back On |journal=Country Weekly |volume=15 |issue=13 |pages=8 |issn=1074-3235 |accessdate=2008-06-18] The newly recorded rendition debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart at #42 for the week of June 14, 2008. For the chart week of September 6, 2008, the song has become Urban's eighth Number One song on the Hot Country Songs chart. In addition to its inclusion on the live DVD, the newly recorded version of "You Look Good in My Shirt" was included on a re-issue of Urban's "" album, which was re-titled "Greatest Hits: 19 Kids" to indicate the addition of a new track. [ [http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1590219/keith-urban-adds-new-shirt-to-greatest-hits.jhtml Keith Urban Adds New "Shirt" to "Greatest Hits"] ]

Chart performance

The initial version of "You Look Good in My Shirt" spent one week at #60 on the "Billboard" country charts. The 2008 re-recording reached Number One on the country charts on the chart week of September 6, 2008, giving Urban his first "Billboard" Number One since "Better Life" three years previous.

"Golden Road" version

2008 re-recording

References

External links

* [http://www.cmt.com/lyrics/keith-urban/you-look-good-in-my-shirt/12534072/lyrics.jhtml Lyrics] at CMT.com