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| Single by Keith Urban from the album Greatest Hits: 19 Kids |
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| Released | June 17, 2008 | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Genre | Country | ||||
| Length | 3:55 | ||||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | ||||
| Writer(s) | Mark Nesler Tom Shapiro Tony Martin |
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| Producer | Dann Huff Keith Urban |
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"You Look Good in My Shirt" is the title of a country music song, written by Mark Nesler, Tom Shapiro, and Tony Martin, and recorded by Keith Urban for his 2002 album Golden Road. The original version charted at #60 on the country charts in 2004 based on unsolicited airplay, while a re-recorded version of the song (which was included on a re-issue of Urban's 2007 Greatest Hits: 18 Kids album) was issued as a single in June 2008. For the chart week of September 6, 2008, it has become Urban's eighth Number One song and his first Number One since "Better Life" reached Number One in late 2005.
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The song is an up-tempo based on electric guitar riffs. Its lyrics tell of a male and female who had previously broken up, but reunited the night before to have a talk ("And the longer we talked, the more we laughed / And wondered why we didn't last / It had been a long time, but later last night / Baby, we caught up real fast"). The song begins with the morning after their reunion, where the male character then sees that the female is wearing nothing but his shirt. He then states that although he is not certain whether or not their relationship will work out, she nonetheless looks "good in [his] shirt".1
Both the original from Golden Road and the 2008 re-recording feature similar productions. The only differences in the newer recording are slight changes in phrasing, as well as the addition of various sung syllables over the final guitar solo.
Reception
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Ben Cisneros of The 9513 gave the song a "thumbs up" rating. His review made note of the "70's guitar fills" and the simple song structure, which "kept the cuteness in this one from crossing over from enjoyable into insufferable territory".1
History
Initially, "You Look Good in My Shirt" was to have been the fifth single from Urban's 2002 album Golden Road. However, it was withdrawn and replaced with "Days Go By", the first single from Urban's next album, 2004's Be Here. Although "You Look Good in My Shirt" had been withdrawn before it could be promoted as a single, the version from Golden Road received enough airplay to chart at #60 on the Billboard country charts.1
In June 2008, Urban re-recorded the song to promote an upcoming live DVD, also releasing the re-recorded version as a single.2 According to Urban, his intention in the re-recording was to "bring all of the live energy to the new recording", since the song had become a regular feature of his concerts.2 The newly recorded rendition debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart at #42 for the week of June 14, 2008. For the chart week of September 6, 2008, the song has become Urban's eighth Number One song on the Hot Country Songs chart. In addition to its inclusion on the live DVD, the newly recorded version of "You Look Good in My Shirt" was included on a re-issue of Urban's Greatest Hits: 18 Kids album, which was re-titled Greatest Hits: 19 Kids to indicate the addition of a new track.3
Chart performance
The initial version of "You Look Good in My Shirt" spent one week at #60 on the Billboard country charts. The 2008 re-recording reached Number One on the country charts on the chart week of September 6, 2008, giving Urban his first Billboard Number One since "Better Life" three years previous.
Golden Road version
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 60 |
2008 re-recording
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 44 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs | 67 |
| Canadian Country Singles Chart | 1 |
| Billboard Canadian Hot 100 | 54 |
| Preceded by "Good Time" by Alan Jackson |
Canadian Country Singles Chart number-one single August 8–August 29, 2008 |
Succeeded by "Waitin' on a Woman" by Brad Paisley |
| Preceded by "Should've Said No" by Taylor Swift |
Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single September 6, 2008 |
Succeeded by "Do You Believe Me Now" by Jimmy Wayne |
References
- ^ a b c Cisneros, Ben (2008-06-02). "Keith Urban - "You Look Good in My Shirt"". The 9513. Retrieved on 2008-07-15.
- ^ a b "The Scoop: Keith Puts His "Shirt" Back On". Country Weekly 15 (13): 8. 2008-06-30. ISSN 1074-3235.
- ^ Keith Urban Adds New "Shirt" to Greatest Hits
External links
- Lyrics at CMT.com
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