"Ain't Nobody Better" is a song by American house/techno group Inner City. The single was the third consecutive number-one on the Billboard dance chart in the US.[1] It also made it into the top 10 in the United Kingdom,[2] Finland and Switzerland. However, the single failed to place on the soul singles chart and on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

"Ain't Nobody Better"
Single by Inner City
from the album Paradise
Released10 April 1989 (UK)
Genre
Length4:01
Songwriter(s)Kevin Saunderson
Shanna Jackson
Producer(s)Kevin Saunderson
Inner City singles chronology
"Good Life"
(1988)
"Ain't Nobody Better"
(1989)
"Do You Love What You Feel"
(1989)

Critical reception edit

Pan-European magazine Music & Media complimented the song as "cool, funky and irresistible dance music. Already doing well in the UK and a good bet for a major European hit."[3] Jerry Smith from Music Week wrote, "Techno genius Kevin Saunderson is back to see if he can make it three in a row after his massive success with the stunning dance hits "Big Fun" and "Good Life". With characteristic mesmerising synths and clinical beats beneath Paris Grey's vocal, he can't really fail."[4]

Charts edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Billboard > Artists / Inner City > Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  2. ^ a b "Official Charts > Inner City". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  3. ^ "Previews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. April 29, 1989. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  4. ^ Smith, Jerry (April 24, 1989). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Australian (ARIA) peak provided by ARIA through "response to chart inquiry, received 2014-01-17". Imgur. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  6. ^ "Inner City – Ain't Nobody Better" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  7. ^ Danish Singles Chart. May 12, 1989.
  8. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  9. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Inner City". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  10. ^ "Indice per Interprete: I". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  11. ^ "Inner City — Ain't Nobody Better" (in Dutch). Top40.nl. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  12. ^ "Inner City – Ain't Nobody Better" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  13. ^ "Inner City – Ain't Nobody Better". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  14. ^ "Inner City – Ain't Nobody Better". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  15. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Inner City – Ain't Nobody Better" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  16. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved June 11, 2020.