"She's Not Just a Pretty Face" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian

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artist

Shania Twain Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( ; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists of all time and the best-sel ...

, recorded for her fourth studio album ''Up!'' (2002). It was released as the album's sixth single on October 6, 2003; the fourth released to

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. Twain wrote the song with then-husband

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, who also produced it. "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" peaked at number 9 on the

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chart. It was nominated for

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at the 2005

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. The song was performed on ''

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'', the 2003

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, and the 2003

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. Twain also performed "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" on her Up! Tour and again in 2023 as part of a throwback medley on her Queen of Me Tour.

Composition

The song is performed in the key of

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with a

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of 100 beats per minute. Twain's vocals span from B₃ to C₅ in the song.

Critical reception

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'' magazine called the song an "ultra-lightweight country-girl power anthem" as well as "exquisite country pop".''

'', October 4, 2003

Music video

The

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for "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" was taken directly from Twain's 2003

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special '' Up! Live in Chicago'', filmed on July 27, 2003, and directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller. It debuted to CMT on November 9, 2003, to promote the concert DVD. The video is available on the European

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single, and the performance can be seen on the ''Up! Live in Chicago'' DVD.

Chart performance

"She's Not Just a Pretty Face" debuted on the US ''Billboard''

chart on October 11, 2003, at number 55. It reached its peak position of number 9 the week of January 10, 2004, and stayed 20 weeks on the chart.

Track listings

These are the formats for major releases. Europe CD Maxi #"She's Not Just a Pretty Face" (Red) - 3:49 #"Thank You Baby!" (Live in Chicago) - 4:01 #"When You Kiss Me" (Live in Chicago) - 4:08 #Enhanced: "She's Not Just a Pretty Face" (Live in Chicago) - Music Video Europe CD Single #"She's Not Just a Pretty Face" (Red) - 3:49 #"Forever And For Always" (Live in Chicago) - 4:03

Audio versions

*Red POP Album Version (3:48) *Green COUNTRY Album Version (3:48) *Blue Album Version (3:39) "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up!_(album)"

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2003 singles 2002 songs Shania Twain songs Songs written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange Song recordings produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange Songs written by Shania Twain Mercury Records singles Mercury Nashville singles Songs with feminist themes