It Ain't No Crime
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| "It Ain't No Crime" | ||||
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| Single by Joe Nichols | ||||
| from the album Real Things | ||||
| Released | December 13, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | Universal South | |||
| Songwriters | Tony Martin Tom Shapiro Mark Nesler | |||
| Producers | Brent Rowan Mark Wright | |||
| Joe Nichols singles chronology | ||||
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"It Ain't No Crime" is a song written Tom Shapiro, Tony Martin, and Mark Nesler. It was recorded by American country music artist – Joe Nichols. It was released in December 2007 as the second and final single from Nichols’ 2007 album Real Things. The song peaked at number 16 on the US Hot Country Songs chart and at number 5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.
The song's narrator is a man who is trying to relax, but finds himself constantly distracted by other people who try to persuade him to get married and get a job. This central character defends his relaxed lifestyle by telling his peers that "it ain't no crime" to live such a life.
Critical reception
Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave it a B+ grade, saying that the song needs a bit more edge but that Nichols "does well enough delivering this country boy’s slacker anthem."[1]