"Another Side of You" is a song written by

Jamey Johnson Jamey Johnson (born July 14, 1975) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to BNA Records in 2005, Johnson made his debut with his single " The Dollar", the title track to his 2006 album '' The Dollar''. He was dropped from ...

and

Carson Chamberlain Carson Chamberlain (born in Berea, Kentucky) is an American songwriter, record producer and session musician who works mainly in the field of country music. He worked as a bandleader and steel guitarist for Keith Whitley until Whitley died in 1 ...

, and recorded by American

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artist

Joe Nichols Joseph Edward Nichols (born November 26, 1976) is an American country music artist. Between 1996 and 2001, he held recording contracts with the Intersound and Giant labels. In 2002, he signed with Universal South Records, now known as Show Dog-U ...

. It was released in May 2007 as the lead single from Nichols’ 2007 album '' Real Things''. The song peaked at number 17 on the U.S. country chart and at number 99 on the U.S. Hot 100.

Content

The protagonist expresses gratitude for all his wife does to keep the family running, which often leaves her stressed out and in a bad mood.

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of ''Country Universe'' gave it a 'B+', saying the "Nichols is the perfect singer for material like this." He goes on to say that it is a great song for

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Music video

The music video was directed by

Chris Hicky Chris Hicky is a writer/director from Forrest City, Arkansas, United States, best known for directing many of Keith Urban's videos. Hicky has also directed videos for many other artists in the country music genre, including Dierks Bentley, Madd ...

Chart performance

"Another Side of You" debuted at No. 50 on the

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chart dated May 19, 2007.

References

2007 singles Joe Nichols songs Songs written by Jamey Johnson Songs written by Carson Chamberlain Show Dog-Universal Music singles Music videos directed by Chris Hicky Song recordings produced by Brent Rowan Song recordings produced by Mark Wright (record producer) 2007 songs {{2000s-country-song-stub