Английская Википедия:Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)
Шаблон:Infobox song "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Shania Twain. It was released on July 24, 1996 as the seventh single from her second studio album The Woman in Me. It was written by Twain and her then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange. It also serves as the opening track to The Woman in Me.
The song became the first from The Woman in Me not to reach the top 20 of the US Hot Country Songs and was the first single to miss the number one spot on the Canadian RPM Country Songs Chart. "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)" was also included in a medley on Twain's Come on Over Tour.
Critical reception
Billboard reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "powerfully affecting ballad" and praising Twain's "sensitive treatment."[1]
Music video
The music video for "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is" was shot in Montreal, Quebec and directed by Steven Goldmann. It was filmed on July 9, 1996 and debuted on July 24, 1996 on CMT. The video features Twain as a struggling wife and mother, and shows the hard times she is going through as described in the song especially as her husband leaves her and their young baby near the end. The set consisting of a kitchen and bedroom has the walls only partially built with bricks surrounded by trees and curtains, with a rain scene near the end depicting Twain's crumbling relationship with her husband. The video is shot in black and white with occasional tinted shots and is available on Twain's DVD The Platinum Collection.
Chart performance
"Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of August 10, 1996 at number 66. The song spent 14 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number 28 on October 5, 1996, where it remained for one week. The single became Twain's first from The Woman in Me to miss the top 20.
Prior to "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)", all six previous singles from The Woman in Me went number one on the Canadian RPM Country Songs chart, with "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!" spending the most weeks with six consecutive weeks.[2][3][4][5][6][7] "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)" broke the streak by peaking at number 7. It not only became the lowest peaking single from The Woman in Me, but also became Shania's lowest peaking single since 1993's "Dance with the One That Brought You", which had only reached number 77.
Official versions
- Album Version (4:12)
- Radio Edit (3:59)
Charts
Шаблон:SinglechartШаблон:Singlechart| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Country Singles Sales (Billboard)[8] Шаблон:Small |
19 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1996) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[9] | 80 |
Notes
Шаблон:Shania Twain singles Шаблон:Authority control
- Английская Википедия
- 1996 singles
- 1996 songs
- Shania Twain songs
- Songs written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange
- Song recordings produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange
- Country ballads
- Songs written by Shania Twain
- Mercury Records singles
- Mercury Nashville singles
- Music videos directed by Steven Goldmann
- PolyGram singles
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