It's What I Do (song)
{{Short description|Single by Billy Dean}}
{{Infobox song
| name = It's What I Do
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Billy Dean
| album = It's What I Do
| B-side = "The Mountain Moved"
| released = {{Start date|1996|01|22}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=22}}
| label = Capitol Nashville #58526
| writer = Tom Shapiro
Chuck Jones
| producer = Tom Shapiro
Nancy H. Williams{{cite AV media notes |title=It's What I Do |others=Billy Dean |year=1996 |type=CD liner notes |publisher=Capitol Records Nashville |id=30525 |location=Nashville, Tennessee}}
| prev_title = Men Will Be Boys
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me
| next_year = 1996
}}
"It's What I Do" is a song written by Tom Shapiro and Chuck Jones, and recorded by American country music singer Billy Dean. It was released in January 1996 as the first single and title track from his album It's What I Do. The song spent twenty weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts in 1996, peaking at number five.{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|year=2008|page=119|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the song "boasts a pretty melody and a solid romantic lyric that Dean delivers with warmth and conviction." She goes on to say that the song contains "no immediate bells and whistles, but it gains strength with repeated listening."Billboard, February 3, 1996
Music video
The music video was directed by Martin Kahan and premiered in January 1996.
Chart positions
"It's What I Do" debuted at number 70 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 3, 1996.
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!align="left"|Chart (1996) !align="center"|Peak |
{{singlechart|Canadacountry|11|chartid=2959|publishdate=May 6, 1996|accessdate=July 20, 2013}} |
{{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|5|artist=Billy Dean}} |
=Year-end charts=
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scope="col"|Chart (1996)
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US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 1996: Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=1996| accessdate=July 20, 2013}}
| align="center" | 41 |
References
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Category:Songs written by Chuck Jones (songwriter)
Category:Songs written by Tom Shapiro
Category:Song recordings produced by Tom Shapiro
Category:Capitol Records Nashville singles
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