Any Man of Mine

Infobox Single
Name = Any Man of Mine


Artist = Shania Twain
from Album = The Woman in Me
Released = June 13, 1995
Format = Radio single
5" CD single
Maxi Single
Recorded = 1994
Genre = Country
Length = 4:07
Label = Mercury Nashville
Writer = Robert John "Mutt" Lange,
Shania Twain
Producer = Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Last single = "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?"
(1995)
This single = "Any Man of Mine"
(1995)
Next single = "The Woman in Me (Needs the Man in You)"
(1995)"Any Man of Mine" is a Grammy Award-nominated song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the second single released from her 1995 album "The Woman in Me". The song was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. The song became Twain's first number one hit at country radio, as well her first crossover hit after it cracked the top 40 on the pop charts. It was released to radio in April of 1995, and topped the charts for two weeks in July. "Any Man of Mine" was released to European markets but due to its country sound, it didn't make much of an impact. The song was later included in Twain's 2004 "Greatest Hits" package. The song was also performed by Mandisa on the fifth season of "American Idol", but she was eliminated from the show the day after her performance. [http://www.ew.com/ew/onlyonaol/report/0,17129,1180877_3565864_0_,00.html Entertainment Weekly]

"Any Man of Mine" also proved to be a critical success, it was nominated for both Best Country Song and Best Female Country Vocal Performance at the 1996 Grammy Awards. It won Single of the Year at both the Canadian Country Music Awards and Country Music Radio Awards in 1995. It also won Country Single of the Year at the 1996 Jukebox Awards and Song of the Year at the 1996 RPM Big Country Music Awards. [http://www.shaniatwain.com/about-awards.asp Shania Twain awards]

Music video

The music video for "Any Man of Mine" was shot in Santa Ynez, California and directed by John Derek and Charlie Randazzo. It was filmed on February 23 1995 and released on April 26 1995. The video showcases Twain's famed midriff, while she dances around in jeans and a jean-vest. The country theme of the video is prominent, filmed at a ranch, with Twain being around a horse, and driving a truck pulling a horse trailer. "Any Man of Mine" won the Canadian Country Music Award for Video of the Year, AOL's Online Music Award for Hottest Country Video and CMT Europe's Video of the Year. [http://www.shaniatwain.com/about-awards.asp Shania Twain awards] It is available on Twain's DVD "The Platinum Collection".

Chart performance

"Any Man of Mine" debuted on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of May 13 1995 at number 66. At that time, her highest debut, a record previously held by "Dance with the One That Brought You". It spent 20 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number one on July 22 1995, where it remained for two weeks. "Any Man of Mine" became Twain's first number one single as well as top ten single. The single also spent ten weeks atop "Billboard"'s Country Singles Sales chart. It also reached a peak of number 31 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, her first appearance on that chart, it reached number 13 in sales. The song was the first number one on the "Billboard" country chart to be performed by a non-American since fellow Canadian Anne Murray hit number one with "Now and Forever (You and Me)" on April 26, 1986.

Audio versions

*Album Version (4:07)
*Live from Dallas

Covers and parodies

*In 1995, a Minnesota disc jockey named Gino Ruberto recorded a parody called "Any Gal of Mine" under the pseudonym Gino the New Guy. This parody charted for twelve weeks on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, peaking at number 56. [ [http://ginoruberto.5u.com/parodies.html Gino Ruberto's Song Parody Page] ] [cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=357&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Country+Songs&ci=3021218&cdi=6979604&cid=09%2F02%2F1995 |title=Gino the New Guy - "Any Gal of Mine" |accessdate=2008-06-30 |work=Billboard]
*Country music parodist Cledus T. Judd recorded a parody, titled "If Shania Was Mine", on his 1996 album "I Stoled This Record".

Charts

Notes