Something to Do with My Hands
{{Infobox song
| name = Something to Do with My Hands
| cover = SomethingtoDowithMyHands.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Thomas Rhett
| album = It Goes Like This
| released = {{Start date|2012|2|21}}
| recorded = November 2011–January 2012
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country rock
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=20}}
| label = Valory
| writer =
- Thomas Rhett
- Lee Thomas Miller
- Chris Stapleton
| producer = Jay Joyce
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Beer with Jesus
| next_year = 2012
}}
"Something to Do with My Hands" is a song recorded by American country music singer Thomas Rhett. It was released in February 2012 as the first single from his debut album, It Goes Like This. Rhett wrote the song with Lee Thomas Miller and Chris Stapleton.{{cite news|last=Conaway|first=Alanna|title=Thomas Rhett, 'Something to Do With My Hands' – Lyrics Uncovered|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/thomas-rhett-something-to-do-with-my-hands-lyrics/|access-date=June 6, 2012|newspaper=Taste of Country|date=March 22, 2012}}
Critical reception
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song three and a half stars out of five, calling it "clever, but not so cheeky that the joke tires after a listen or three."{{cite news|last=Dukes|first=Billy|title=Thomas Rhett, 'Something to Do With My Hands' – Song Review|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/thomas-rhett-something-to-do-with-my-hands/|access-date=June 6, 2012|newspaper=Taste of Country|date=February 6, 2012}} Kyle Ward of Roughstock gave the song three stars out of five, writing that "it sounds great sonically and the catchy beat and melody mostly make up for a fairly clunky hook that only sort of works."{{cite news|last=Ward|first=Kyle|title=Single Review: Thomas Rhett - "Something To Do With My Hands"|url=http://www.roughstock.com/blog/single-review-thomas-rhett-something-to-do-with-my-hands|access-date=June 6, 2012|newspaper=Roughstock|date=March 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328061314/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/single-review-thomas-rhett-something-to-do-with-my-hands|archive-date=March 28, 2012}} The song received a C grade from Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe, who wrote that "what could’ve been cute and goofy in a sellin’ turnips on a flatbed truck way, ends up just sounding dumb and ridiculous."{{cite news|last=Coyne|first=Kevin John|title=Single Review: Thomas Rhett, "Something to Do With My Hands"|url=http://www.countryuniverse.net/2012/03/02/single-review-thomas-rhett-something-to-do-with-my-hands/|access-date=June 6, 2012|newspaper=Country Universe|date=March 2, 2012}}
Music videos
Two music videos were produced for the song. The first, directed by Justin Key, premiered in February 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/thomas-rhett/731218/something-to-do-with-my-hands.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306030527/http://www.cmt.com/videos/thomas-rhett/731218/something-to-do-with-my-hands.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 6, 2012|title=CMT : Videos : Thomas Rhett : Something to Do with My Hands|work=Country Music Television|access-date=June 6, 2012}} A second music video directed by Peter Zavadil premiered in April 2012.{{cite news|last=J.|first=Willy|title=Watch Thomas Rhett's New Music Video "Something To Do With My Hands"|url=http://thenew1037.cbslocal.com/2012/04/18/watch-thomas-rhetts-new-music-video-something-to-do-with-my-hands/|access-date=June 6, 2012|newspaper=The New 103.7|date=April 18, 2012}}
Chart performance
"Something to Do with My Hands" debuted at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of February 18, 2012.{{cite news|last=Morris|first=Edward|title=The Band Perry Hit No. 1 With "All Your Life"|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1678962/the-band-perry-hit-no-1-with-all-your-life.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214212953/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1678962/the-band-perry-hit-no-1-with-all-your-life.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 14, 2012|access-date=June 6, 2012|newspaper=Country Music Television|date=February 11, 2012}}
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!align="left"|Chart (2012) !align="center"|Peak |
| {{singlechart|Canada|90|artist=Thomas Rhett|artistid=1813393}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|93|artist=Thomas Rhett|artistid=1813393}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|15|artist=Thomas Rhett|artistid=1813393}} |
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Category:Big Machine Records singles
Category:Songs written by Lee Thomas Miller
Category:Songs written by Chris Stapleton
Category:Music videos directed by Peter Zavadil