"Takin' Off This Pain" is a debut song written and recorded by American

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artist

Ashton Shepherd Ashton Delilah Shepherd (born August 16, 1986) is an American country music singer-songwriter. She was first signed to Universal Music Group Nashville's MCA Nashville division in April 2007. Her 2008 debut album '' Sounds So Good'' produced two t ...

. It was released in September 2007 as the first single from her debut album '' Sounds So Good''.

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of ''Country Universe'' gave the song an A grade, praising Shepherd as "just the kind of fresh blood country music needs." In his review of the album, ''Engine 145'' reviewer Matt C. wrote "you can 'hear' the sneer on her face as she navigates a song that’s angry yet smart and brash yet self-aware."

Music video

Two music videos were filmed for the song. The first was directed by

Shaun Silva Shaun Silva is an American music video director who works primarily in the country music field. He has directed a number of music videos for many country music artists, including many of Kenny Chesney's music videos. His other clients include Jas ...

and premiered in November 2007. A second video, directed by

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and Becky Fluke, premiered in March 2008.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 51 on the U.S. ''

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chart for the week of October 20, 2007.

References

{{Ashton Shepherd 2007 debut singles Ashton Shepherd songs MCA Nashville Records singles Song recordings produced by Buddy Cannon Songs written by Ashton Shepherd Music videos directed by Shaun Silva 2007 songs