Ain't That Lonely Yet

"Ain't That Lonely Yet"
Single by Dwight Yoakam
from the album This Time
B-side"Lonesome Roads"
ReleasedMarch 8, 1993
GenreCountry
Length3:17
LabelReprise 18590
Songwriter(s)Kostas
James House
Producer(s)Pete Anderson
Dwight Yoakam singles chronology
"Suspicious Minds"
(1992) 		"Ain't That Lonely Yet"
(1993) 		"A Thousand Miles from Nowhere"
(1993)

"Ain't That Lonely Yet" is a song written by Kostas and James House, and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in March 1993 as the lead single from his album This Time. It preceded the release of This Time by two weeks. It peaked at number 2 for the week of June 5, 1993, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks; in addition, it went on to win a Grammy award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.

Content

The song is a mid-tempo in which the narrator has just left his lover because of what she has put him through. She tries to win him back with phone calls and notes (left on his door). The narrator denies his former lover, and tries to convince himself that he "ain't that lonely yet," or not lonely enough to return to her.

Critical reception

Bill Janovitz of Allmusic gave the song a positive review. He says the most compelling verse in the song is the second verse, because of the metaphor of the narrator's ex-lover as a spider.[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Dwight Yoakam and Carolyn Mayer. The filming took place the same day of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

Chart positions

"Ain't That Lonely Yet" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 13, 1993.

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 1
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 3
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 15

References

  1. ^ Janovitz, Bill. "Dwight Yoakam - "Ain't That Lonely Yet"". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 0977." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 12, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "Dwight Yoakam Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Dwight Yoakam Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1993". RPM. December 18, 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "Best of 1993: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1993. Retrieved August 5, 2013.