Produced by DJ Premier and Charles Roane, the song contains samples from Luis Avilés & The Latin Blues Band's I'll Be a Happy Man and The Cissy's Thang by Soul Seven. It was released as the first single from Back to Basics in June 2006 (see 2006 in music); originally meant to be available for purchase on June 13, it was released early to iTunes Music Store on June 3. It debuted on UK radio on June 7, and also on Brazilian radio stations on the same day. It is thought to be Aguilera's comeback single, due to its strong chart performance after Aguilera's four-year hiatus from her previous studio album Stripped (2002).
DJ Premier said about the track: "It's pretty much about how Aguilera's husband has stolen her from looking at anybody else, 'cause he's the one who did it for her." Premier also said that "The song is real, real fast, which is definitely different for me, 'cause I don't do real fast tempo... This thing is like 130 beats per minute, but it still sounds like hip-hop Christina".
The song leaked onto internet message boards on June 1, and it began receiving airplay on American radio stations within the same day. Sony-BMG issued a statement regarding the release of the song, claiming that a full investigation would be launched in order to find out how the song was leaked, as they did not intend for the song to be released until after it premiered at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards on June 3. Because of the leak, RCA Records officially released the single to all U.S. radio stations the day after it leaked.
Big Boi from OutKast was scheduled to contribute a rap verse on the remix of the single. It is rumored that his record label pressured him to remove himself from the song to prevent the "Ain't No Other Man" remix from competiting with Outkast's own single, "The Mighty O." RCA subsequently replaced Big Boi with Houston rapper, Chamillionaire.
Also, Junior Vasquez is set to remix the song with resung vocals.
The single was released over two weeks in the UK. CD1, featuring the Radio Edit and Instrumental is released on 24th July 2006. CD2, featuring the Album & Acapella versions, and two remixes of the track was released on July 312006.
The music video is supposed to be set back in the 1920s to 1930s Era, where Christina Aguilera plays the role of her alter ego, Baby Jane. The name is shown on the car's plate and on her dressing room door. The video takes place mostly at a club, with Christina getting ready in the backstage area, and then coming up the stage performing along with the song. In between scenes, there were short vignettes that showed Aguilera in gold and silver dresses, singing to a mic, while photographers are taking pictures. She appeared in several looks; in one of the scenes, Christina appeared using rhinestone studded headphones, showed a bit of a modern day portrayal.
In the beginning and in the end of the music video there are clips from another song from Back to Basics, entitled "I Got Trouble."
The music video has been well received by audiences. On MTV's Total Request Live, it has achieved the number one video spot on the countdown. It has also been in the top 5 videos on VH1's Top 20 Countdown and number one in TMF's top ten countdown in Europe. It received four MTV Video Music Award nominations, including one for Video of the Year, but did not win any of them.
Chart performance
On June 152006, "Ain't No Other Man" debuted at number nineteen on the Billboard Hot 100 as a result of strong downloads. The song became Aguilera's highest debut on the Hot 100, a title that was previously held by "I Turn to You" (2000).[1] The song soared into the top ten before quickly peaking at #6. However, the song has proven to have longevity as it continues to stay put in the top ten, almost two months after it peaked at #6. 'Ain't No Other Man' is Aguileras first top ten hit on the Hot 100 since 'Beautiful' peaked at #2 back in 2003. The song proved to be a big dance hit as well, where it reached #1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay and Hot Dance Club Play chart. "Ain't No Other Man" also debuted at number thirty-eight on the Canadian BDS Airplay Chart where it has since reached number 3. In the UK, the single has reached #2.
'Ain't No Other Man' became Aguileras 10th Top Ten hit on Top 40 radio where it peaked at #7. The songs performance on Pop Radio is similar to those of many of her past hits like 'Fighter' Can't Hold Us Down' and 'Come On Over Baby' all of which didn't reach the top spot but had longevity on the Pop Format. It was also her first top ten hit on Top 40 radio in over three years, with the last one being 'Can't Hold Us Down' in 2003.
Track listing
CD Maxi-Single (Premium)
"Ain't No Other Man" [Main Version] 3:47
"Ain't No Other Man" [Jack Ridley Remix] 6:00
"Ain't No Other Man" [Ospina & Sullivan Remix] 3:44
"Ain't No Other Man" [Acapella Version] 3:28
CD Maxi-Single (Basic)
"Ain't No Other Man" [Album Version] 3:47
"Ain't No Other Man" [Instrumental] 3:47
Remixes
Official Remixes
"Ain't No Other Man" [Ospina & Sullivan Radio Mix] 3:44
"Ain't No Other Man" [Ospina & Sullivan Radio Mix - Vox Up] 3:44 - This is the version released on the main CD single.
"Ain't No Other Man" [Ospina & Sullivan Mixshow] 5:16
"Ain't No Other Man" [Ospina & Sullivan Club Mix] 7:11
"Ain't No Other Man" [Ospina & Sullivan Dub] 5:38
"Ain't No Other Man" [Junior Vasquez Mix] 5:56
"Ain't No Other Man" [Junior Vasquez Radio Edit] 3:57
