"It Ain't Nothin'" is a song written by Tony Haselden, the long-time guitarist with the band Louisiana's LeRoux, and recorded by American

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artist Keith Whitley. It was posthumously released in October 1989 as the second single from the album '' I Wonder Do You Think of Me''. His fifth and last No. 1 on the ''

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chart, the song was his second posthumous chart-topper, reaching the top of the chart seven months after his death. The song spent one week at No. 1 and 17 weeks in the Hot Country Singles chart's top 40.

Music video

A music video was released for the song, and it was directed by

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. The music video shows photographs and footage of his souvenirs that define Keith Whitley's life in a sliding effect, including photos and footage of

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, as well as clips from Whitley's previous videos, including 1986's " Homecoming '63", 1987's " Hard Livin'", 1988's " When You Say Nothing at All", and 1989's " I'm No Stranger to the Rain".

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

1989 singles Keith Whitley songs Song recordings produced by Garth Fundis RCA Records singles Songs written by Tony Haselden Songs released posthumously 1989 songs {{1989-country-song-stub