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"Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)"
North American cover
Single by Shania Twain
from the album Come On Over
B-side
ReleasedNovember 10, 1997 (1997-11-10)
StudioMasterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre
Length
  • 3:35 (original album version)
  • 3:38 (dance mix single video edit)
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Shania Twain singles chronology
"Love Gets Me Every Time"
(1997) 		"Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)"
(1997) 		"You're Still the One"
(1998)
Music video
"Don’t Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)" on YouTube

"Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain, written by her and then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who also produced it. The track was released to country radio by Mercury Records on November 10, 1997, as the second single from Twain's third studio album Come On Over (1997). Internationally however, it was released as the seventh single.

The track received mixed reviews from music critics, who questioned why Twain released an "oddly disposable single."[1] Additionally, the track's dance-pop's remix, which was the version released for European and Australian audiences, was compared to Swedish group Rednex's single "Cotton Eye Joe" (1994).

Commercially, the track performed well, hitting number six on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs and topping the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart for one week. Internationally, it reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart, and also cracked the top ten in Hungary and Romania.

Composition

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According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Songs of Polygram International, Inc., "Don't Be Stupid" is written in the key of D major with Shania Twain's vocals spanning from A3 to B5. The song moves at a moderate tempo.[2]

Music video

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In June 1997, Twain held auditions for clog dancers. In August 1997, it was reported that Larry Jordan would be directing the music video, which Twain confirmed herself in early October 1997. From October 18 to 19 of that year, the music video was shot and it debuted on November 12, 1997 on CMT. The video is set on a stage that is covered in water, and Twain is accompanied by backup Irish dancers following the Riverdance trend of the time and children playing fiddles. By the end of the video, the sprinklers come on, and everyone, including Twain and the Riverdancers, are soaked. "Don't Be Stupid" won the Video of the Year award at the 1998 Canadian Country Music Awards.[3] Three versions of the video exist, the 'Original Album Version', and one released in Europe in 2000 of the 'Dance Mix Single' are the most common. The 'Original Album Version' is available on Twain's compilations Come On Over: Video Collection (1999) and The Platinum Collection (2001). The 'Dance Mix' version is available on iTunes and YouTube.

Reception

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Critical reception

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The track received mixed reviews from music critics. Billboard magazine negatively reviewed it, calling the single a "weak song" but predicted it would do well commercially nonetheless; they criticized the immaturity of the song's lyrics and said the production was subpar.[4] Can't Stop the Pop however reviewed the song's dance mix positively, saying "it is utterly bonkers – in the best way possible."[1] Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe reviewed and rated both versions.[5] For the country version, he rated it a "B", saying that the song "had a nice Celtic flavor" although criticized it as showcasing Twain "at her silliest."[5] For the dance mix, he rated it a "B+", saying, "Basically, they turned it into “Cotton Eye Joe”, making the original version a little more stupid but a lot more lovable."[5]

Chart performance

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"Don't Be Stupid" debuted at number 51 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of November 15, 1997, the highest debut of the week. The single spent 20 weeks on the chart and peaked at number six on January 31, 1998, where it remained for two weeks. It reached number two on the Country Singles Sales chart. The single became Twain's sixth Top 10 single and her eighth Top 20 hit. "Don't Be Stupid" became Twain's sixth song on the Billboard Hot 100 where it peaked at number 40. It reached number 25 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart. In Canada, the song reached number 12.

"Don't Be Stupid" became Twain's fourth-biggest single in the UK. It also became her fourth consecutive top-10 single there (and fifth overall) when it debuted on February 26, 2000, at its peak of number five. It remained on the chart for 11 weeks.[6] It has sold 155,000 copies in the UK.[7]

Track listings

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Credits and personnel

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Credits are taken from the Come On Over album booklet.[16]

Studio

  • Recorded and mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)

Personnel

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States November 10, 1997 Country radio Mercury [38]
November 11, 1997
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [17]
Canada CD
United Kingdom February 14, 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Shania Twain – Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You) review". Can't Stop the Pop. Retrieved January 3, 2025. Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You) is utterly bonkers [...] it ends up within the same hi-NRG hillbilly jamboree territory as "Cotton Eye Joe". Yes, really. The song now features a thumping, juddering Eurobeat...
  2. ^ Twain, Shania (October 7, 2013). "Shania Twain "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)" Guitar Tab in D Major – Download & Print". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "Shania Twain awards". ShaniaTwain.com. June 16, 2009. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  4. ^ Billboard, November 15, 1997.
  5. ^ a b c Coyne, Kevin John (November 27, 2011). "Retro Single Review: Shania Twain, "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)"". Country Universe. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Shania Twain: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Myers, Justin (September 11, 2017). "Shania Twain's Official Top 10 biggest songs". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  8. ^ Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You) (Canadian & US CD single liner notes). Shania Twain. Mercury Records. 1997. 314-568 242-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You) (Canadian & US cassette single sleeve). Shania Twain. Mercury Records. 1997. 314-568 242-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  11. ^ Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You) (Australasian CD single liner notes). Shania Twain. Mercury Records. 1999. 172 150-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You) (European CD single liner notes). Shania Twain. Mercury Records. 1999. 172 127-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  21. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 10. March 4, 2000. p. 11. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  22. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 14. April 1, 2000. p. 13. Retrieved June 8, 2020. See LW column.
  23. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
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  27. ^ a b "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 2000" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on January 22, 2005.
  28. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
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  34. ^ "RPM's Top 100 Country Tracks of '98". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 14, 1998. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  35. ^ "The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 52. December 26, 1998. p. YE-60. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
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  37. ^ "British single certifications – Shania Twain – Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  38. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1222. November 7, 1997. p. 65.
  39. ^ "In-Store Next Week (from 14/2/00)". Music Week. February 12, 2000. p. 27.
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