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"Nothin' Better to Do" 
Single by LeAnn Rimes from the album Family Released May 2007 Format CD, music download Genre Country Length 4:25 Label Curb Writer(s) Darrell Brown
LeAnn Rimes
Dean SheremetProducer Dann Huff LeAnn Rimes singles chronology "Strong"
(2007)"Nothin' Better to Do"
(2007)"Good Friend and a Glass of Wine"
(2008)Music video "Nothin' Better to Do" at CMT.com "Nothin' Better to Do" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country artist LeAnn Rimes. It was released in May 2007, and served as the lead-off single to her twelfth studio album, Family. It was Rimes' fourteenth Top 20 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at #14 in December 2007.
Rimes set a record on the Billboard charts by being the first artist to simultaneously chart with a single on their Country, AC, and Club Play charts with "Nothin' Better to Do."[1] The song was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.
Contents
Content
"Nothin' Better to Do" is an up-tempo song, backed by primarily by acoustic guitar and banjo. The song's female narrator, a young Mississippi woman, describes being a restless lover, running around with some boys. Her mom expresses her disapproval of her daughter's behavior, but the narrator believes there is "nothin' better to do."
- Mama said, "Idle hands are Devil's handywork"
- Oh, the trouble you'll get into
- You got nothin' better to do, got nothin' better to do
- You got nothin' better to do, got nothin' better to do
- Yeah!
Rimes co-wrote the song with musician Darrell Brown and then-husband Dean Sheremet.
Track Listing
US Remixes[2]
- Nothin' Better to Do (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit) 3:03
- Nothin' Better to Do (Soul Seekerz Radio Edit) 3:19
- Nothin' Better to Do (Bimbo Jones Mix) 7:56
- Nothin' Better to Do (Soul Seekerz Extended Mix) 7:51
- Nothin' Better to Do (Soul Seekerz Dub Vocal Mix) 7:51
- Nothin' Better to Do (Jason Nevins Club Electro Dub) 6:53
- Strong (Cicada Mix) 7:17
UK CD[3]
- Nothin' Better to Do 3:51
- Probably Wouldn't Be This Way (Dann Huff Remix) 3:42
Music video
The music video, which was co-directed by Rimes with David McClister, was released in May 2007. In the video, Rimes is shown in a Women's Correctional Facility, performing choreography with fellow inmates and singing into an old-fashioned microphone. This leads up to a prison break, which is led by Rimes; she is the only inmate to escape, but she is stopped in the prison yard shortly after when the gate closes. This video was her directorial debut.
Chart performance
"Nothin' Better to Do" debuted at #55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart; it was a Top 20 hit, reaching a peak of #14 in December 2007. The song also experienced some crossover success, reaching the Top 20 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and the Top 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. Additionally, it reached #48 on the UK Singles Chart.[4]
Chart (2007/08) Peak
positionUK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[5] 48 US Billboard Hot 100[6] 73 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[7] 16 US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 14 US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[9] 8 US Radio Songs (Billboard)[10] 61 References
- ^ News :: leannrimesworld.com
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Nothin' Better to Do (Remixes) by LeAnn Rimes". Itunes.apple.com. 2007-11-06. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nothin-better-to-do-remixes/id266870263. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "Nothin Better to Do: Leann Rimes: Music". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Nothin-Better-Do-Leann-Rimes/dp/B000V7FZ4I. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Leann Rimes - Nothin' Better To Do - Music Charts
- ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for LeAnn Rimes. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for LeAnn Rimes. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Songs for LeAnn Rimes. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play for LeAnn Rimes. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Radio Songs for LeAnn Rimes. Prometheus Global Media.
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- LeAnn Rimes songs
- Songs written by Darrell Brown
- Songs produced by Dann Huff
- Curb Records singles
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