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(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!

"(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!" is a song by Canadian singer Shania Twain. It was the fourth single released from her 1995 album The Woman in Me. The song was written by Mutt Lange and Twain. The song became Twain's second number-one hit at country radio. It spent two weeks at the top of the chart in February of 1996. It was originally released to radio in November of 1995, the song was also her breakthrough hit in Australia. "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!" was later included on Twain's 2004 Greatest Hits package. In 1997, the eurodance group Real McCoy covered "I'm Outta Here!".

Music video

The music video for "I'm Outta Here!" was shot in New York City and directed by Steven Goldmann. It was filmed on November 4, 1995 and released November 15, 1995. In the video Shania plays the drums to the beat of the song, in different places of a hall, along with a group of friends. Two versions of the video were released, one with the 'Album Version' to country music video channels, and the 'Dance Remix' to Australia and Canadian pop channels. The 'Album Version' video is available on Twain's DVD The Platinum Collection. The video won the Video of the Year Award at the 1996 Canadian Country Music Awards.^[1]

Chart performance

"I'm Outta Here!" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of November 18, 1995 at number 68. It spent 20 weeks on the chart and climed to a peak position of number one on February 3, 1996, where it remained for two weeks. "I'm Outta Here!" became Twain's second number-one single, second top ten single, and fourth consecutive top twenty single. The song also topped the Country Singles Sales chart for one week and the Hot Country Recurrents chart for two weeks. "I'm Outta Here!" was Twain's second appearance on the Hot 100, when it bowed at number 74.

Internationally, "I'm Outta Here!" became Twain's first hit, as well as first chart appearance at all, when it made top five in Australia. It debuted on November 24, 1996 at number 37. It climbed to a peak of number five on January 26, 1997 where it remained for two weeks. It spent a total of 22 weeks on the chart.^[2]

Audio versions

• Album Version (4:30)
• Radio Edit (3:48)
• Mutt Lange Mix (4:21)
• Dance Remix (4:40)

Parodies

• Country music parodist Cledus T. Judd wrote a parody, entitled "I'm Not In Here for Love (Just Yer Beer)". Judd's parody can be found on his 1996 album I Stoled This Record.

Charts

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