- She's Not Just a Pretty Face
Single infobox
Name = She's Not Just a Pretty Face
Artist =Shania Twain
from Album = Up!
Released =October 6 2003 (Country)
Format =
Recorded = 2002
Genre = Country, pop
Length = Red & Green Album version 3:48 Blue Album Version 3:30
Label = Mercury Nashville
Writer = Robert John "Mutt" Lange,
Shania Twain
Producer = Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = North American
Type = singles
Last single = "Forever and for Always "
(2003)
This single = "She's Not Just a Pretty Face"
(2003)
Next single = "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing "
(2004)"She's Not Just a Pretty Face" is aGrammy Award nominated song by Canadian singerShania Twain . It was the fourth country single released from her 2002album "Up!". The song was written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange and Twain. Twain had announced that "Nah!" would be the next single after "Forever and for Always ", but "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" was released instead. It became Twain's fifteenth top-ten single on Billboard Country. The song was originally to be released to the UK as a pop single, but that plan was cancelled. It was however released toEastern Europe as the fourth single, where it did reasonably well in some countries. "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" debuted in North America onOctober 6 2003 . Despite reaching the top ten, "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" was not included in Twain's 2004 "Greatest Hits" CD. The song was also nominated forBest Female Country Vocal Performance at the 2005Grammy Awards . The song was also performed on some highly rated TV shows, "The Oprah Winfrey Show ", the 2003Country Music Awards , and the 2003Billboard Music Awards , all helping it land in the top ten.Critical reception
"Billboard" magazine called the song an "ultra-lightweight country-girl power anthem" and said that it's "exquisite country pop". ["Billboard",
October 4 2003 ]Music video
The
music video for "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" was taken directly from Twain's 2003 "Up! Live in Chicago " special. It was filmed onJuly 27 2003 and released onOctober 24 2003 . Directing credit is given to Beth McCarthy Miller. The video is the first of two live videos taken from the special, the next one is "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing ". It is generally believed a live video was issued to promote the release of the DVD, a few weeks later. The video is not officially available on any DVD or single, but the performance can be seen on the "Up! Live in Chicago" DVD.Chart performance
"She's Not Just a Pretty Face" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of
October 11 2003 at number 55. The single spent 20 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number nine onJanuary 10 2004 , where it remained for one week. "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" became Twain's fifteenth top ten single and twentieth (fifth consecutive) top twenty single. It also peaked at number 56 on the "Billboard"Hot 100 andHot 100 Airplay chart.Audio versions
*Red Album Version (3:48)
*Green Album Version (3:48)
*Blue Album Version (3:30)Charts
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