"Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music artist Shania Twain. It was released on July 24, 1996 as the seventh single from her second studio album The Woman in Me. It was written by Twain and her then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange. It also serves as the opening track to The Woman in Me.
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| Single by Shania Twain | ||||
| from the album The Woman in Me | ||||
| B-side | "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?" | |||
| Released | July 29, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
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| "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)" on YouTube | ||||
The song became the first from The Woman in Me not to reach the top 20 of the US Hot Country Songs and was the first single to miss the number one spot on the Canadian RPM Country Songs Chart. "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)" was also included in a medley on Twain's Come on Over Tour.
Critical reception
editBillboard reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "powerfully affecting ballad" and praising Twain's "sensitive treatment."[1]
Music video
editThe music video for "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is" was shot in Montreal, Quebec and directed by Steven Goldmann. It was filmed on July 9, 1996 and debuted on July 24, 1996 on CMT. The video features Twain as a struggling wife and mother, and shows the hard times she is going through as described in the song especially as her husband leaves her and their young baby near the end. The set consisting of a kitchen and bedroom has the walls only partially built with bricks surrounded by trees and curtains, with a rain scene near the end depicting Twain's crumbling relationship with her husband. The video is shot in black and white with occasional tinted shots and is available on Twain's DVD The Platinum Collection.
Chart performance
edit"Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of August 10, 1996 at number 66. The song spent 14 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number 28 on October 5, 1996, where it remained for one week. The single became Twain's first from The Woman in Me to miss the top 20.
Prior to "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)", all six previous singles from The Woman in Me went number one on the Canadian RPM Country Songs chart, with "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!" spending the most weeks with six consecutive weeks.[2][3][4][5][6][7] "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)" broke the streak by peaking at number 7. It not only became the lowest peaking single from The Woman in Me, but also became Twain's lowest peaking single since 1993's "Dance with the One That Brought You", which had only reached number 77.
Official versions
edit- Album Version (4:12)
- Radio Edit (3:59)
Charts
edit| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[8] | 7 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 28 |
| US Top Country Singles Sales (Billboard)[10] with "You Win My Love" |
19 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1996) | Position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[11] | 80 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United States | July 29, 1996 | Country radio | Mercury Nashville | [12] |
Notes
edit- ^ Billboard, August 3, 1996.
- ^ Canada, Library and Archives (2013-07-17). "Item". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ Canada, Library and Archives (2013-07-17). "Item". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ Canada, Library and Archives (2013-07-17). "Item". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ Canada, Library and Archives (2013-07-17). "Item". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ Canada, Library and Archives (2013-07-17). "Item". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ Canada, Library and Archives (2013-07-17). "Item". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9917." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 7, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ^ "Shania Twain Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Billboard Top Country Singles Sales" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ^ ""Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)" - Airplay Date: July 29" (PDF). Billboard Country Monitor. July 26, 1996. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
