"Nothin' to Lose" is a song written by Marcel and

Kevin Savigar Kevin Savigar (born 9 November 1956) is an English session keyboardist, record producer, songwriter, and composer based in Los Angeles, CA. Perhaps most recognised for his longtime collaboration with Rod Stewart, Savigar has also contributed to ...

, and recorded by American

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artist

Josh Gracin Joshua Mario Gracin (; born October 18, 1980) is an American country music singer. While serving in the US Marine Corps, he first gained public attention as the fourth-place finalist on the second season of ''American Idol''. After his elimina ...

. It was released in August 2004 as the second single from his self-titled CD. The song is Gracin's only number one hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 2005. It also peaked at number 39 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, his only Top 40 hit on that chart.

Background

The song was written by Marcel and Kevin Savigar and was included as a track on Marcel's

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debut album, ''

You, Me and the Windshield ''You, Me and the Windshield'' is the debut album of American country music singer Marcel. It was the only album he released for Mercury Nashville. Content The album includes the single "Country Rock Star", which peaked at number 46 on the Hot ...

''. It was then given to Gracin to record when his manager searched for songs for Gracin's debut album.

Content

The song is set at a fast pace, with a string of rapidly delivered lyrics, through which the narrator explains that he has "nothin' to lose" now that he has found a lover.

Music video

Directed by

Trey Fanjoy Trey Fanjoy is an American music video director. Fanjoy has directed over 150 major label music videos. Her videos have appeared on CMT, VH1, GAC, The Nashville Network, CMT Canada, and MTV. She is the first woman to win the Country Music Ass ...

, the video is set at a high school, following a male student who holds a note addressed to "Ann Marie". The note gets passed to each person that comes in contact with it, making its way to the principal's office, where the student is sitting down at and the titular Ann Marie enters to meet the person who asked for her. The video premiered on CMT in late 2004. It was filmed at Stratford High School in East Nashville.

Chart performance

"Nothin' to Lose" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 11, 2004.

Year-end charts

References

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