"Any Man of Mine" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian

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singer

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. It was issued to US radio in April 1995 as the second single from her second studio album '' The Woman in Me'' (1995). Twain wrote the song with

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, who also produced it. The song became Twain's first number one hit at country radio, as well her second crossover hit cracking the top 40 on the pop charts. It was released to radio in April 1995, and topped the charts for two weeks in July. Though "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under" was issued to US radio in January 1995 and "Any Man of Mine" being issued to radio in April 1995, Twain's label released her first two singles as double A-side single commercially in the USA in June 1995. In August 1995, the single was certified Gold for 500,000 sales. "Any Man of Mine" was released commercially as a stand-alone single internationally. "Any Man of Mine" also proved to be a critical success; it was nominated for both

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and

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at the

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. It won Single of the Year at both the

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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.Shania Twain awards

Critical reception

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of ''

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'' wrote, "Twain aims right for the dance clubs with this hi-tech hoedown. The lyrics are dancefloor dumb, but the song is undeniably catchy. Besides, any song that borrows a vocal

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from the

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can't be all bad." British magazine ''

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'' gave the song five out of five, commenting, "Another Canadian singer breaking national borders and stylistic barriers. This debut single from the new album features hubby

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's crunching but considered

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production (and vocals) plus enough

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to catch the ear." The magazine's Alan Jones noted that "it is a very powerful singalong style song, with heavy syncopated drums – a la

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– and has been on heavy rotation for some time on

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Music video

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for "Any Man of Mine" was shot in

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, and directed by

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, 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

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for Video of the Year,

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's Online Music Award for Hottest Country Video and

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's Video of the Year. Two videos were made, one with the Video Version, which extends the ending of the Album Version very slightly, and one with the Alternate Mix, which removes the steel guitar present in the other version. The Video Version is available on Twain's DVD '' The Platinum Collection''. On

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, as of September 2021, "Any Man of Mine" is Twain's fourth most-viewed video with 139 million views, behind " From This Moment On" with 232 million views, "

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" with 277 million, and "

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" with 157 million.

Chart performance

"Any Man of Mine" debuted at number 66 on the US ''

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chart the week of May 13, 1995. At that time, it was her highest debut, a record previously held by "

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". It spent 20 weeks on the chart and peaked at number one on July 22, 1995, where it remained for two weeks. The song became Twain's first number one single and her first Top 10 single. The song was also the first number one on the ''Billboard'' country chart to be performed by a non-American since fellow Canadian

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hit number one with "

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" on April 26, 1986. The single also spent ten weeks atop ''Billboards Country Singles Sales chart. "Any Man of Mine" reached a peak of number 31 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming her first single on that chart; the song reached number 13 in sales.

Official versions

*Album Version (4:07) *Video Version (4:15) *Alternate Mix (4:15)¹ *Acapella (3:55) ¹The Alternate Mix sees the removal of the Steel Guitar. This version was originally issued on the international pressings of the

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but was not credited in the liner notes.

Track listings

UK CD single #"Any Man of Mine" — 4:06 #"Raining on Our Love" — 4:38 #"God Ain't Gonna Getcha for That" — 2:44 #"Still Under the Weather" — 3:06 Europe CD single #"Any Man of Mine" — 4:06 #"Still Under the Weather" — 3:06

Parodies

In 1995,

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Gino Ruberto, then working at

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, 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 despite not being distributed by a record label. Country music parodist

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released a parody entitled "If Shania Was Mine" from his 1996 album ''

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''.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Notes

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