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{{Infobox Single

| Name = Ain't No Other Man

| Cover = Anom single 1149215764.jpg

| Caption =

| Artist = [[Christina Aguilera]]

| from Album = [[Back to Basics (Christina Aguilera album)|Back to Basics]]

| A-side =

|UK]]) CD2 Maxi</small>

| Format = [[Digital download]], [[CD single]]

| Recorded =

| Genre = [[pop/r+b]]

| Length = 3:48

| Label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]

| Writer = Christina Aguilera, Charles Roane, Chris E. Martin, Harold Beatty, [[Kara DioGuardi]]

| Producer = [[DJ Premier]], Charles Roane

| Certification = Platinum <small>([[RIAA]])</small>

Platinum <small>([[CRIA]])</small>

Gold <small>([[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]])</small>

| Chart position =

* #1 <small>([[Portugal]])

* #2 <small>([[United World Chart]], [[Norway]], [[United Kingdom|UK]])</small>

* #3 <small>([[Brazil]], [[Ireland]], [[Canada]])</small>

* #4 <small>([[Europe]] </small>

* #5 <small>([[Finland]], [[Germany]], [[New Zealand]], [[Switzerland]])</small>

* #6 <small>([[Australia]], [[United States]])</small>

* #7 <small>([[Austria]]) </small>

* #10 <small>([[Belgium]]) </small>

| Last single = "[[Tilt Ya Head Back]]" <br>(2004)

| This single = "Ain't No Other Man" <br>(2006)

| Next single = "[[Hurt (Christina Aguilera song)|Hurt]]" <br> (2006)

| Misc = {{Extra album cover 2

| Upper caption = Alternative cover

| Type = Single

| Cover = Single Cd Ain't No Other Man (Maxi).jpg

| Lower caption = Maxi cover

}}

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"'''Ain't No Other Man'''" is lead single released by [[United States|American]] singer [[Christina Aguilera]] from her third studio album ''[[Back to Basics (Christina Aguilera album)|Back to Basics]]'' ([[2006]]). The single won a [[Grammy Award]] for the [[Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] category in 2007.

==Song information==

'''Maverick's''' or '''Mavericks''' is a world-famous surfing ___location in [[Northern California]]. It is located approximately one-half mile (0.8 km) from shore in Pillar Point Harbor, just north of [[Half Moon Bay, California|Half Moon Bay]]. After a strong winter storm has occurred in the northern [[Pacific Ocean]], waves can routinely crest at over 25 feet (8m) and top out at over 50 feet (15m). The break is caused by an unusually-shaped underwater rock formation.

Produced by [[DJ Premier]] and Charles Roane, the song contains [[sampling (music)|samples]] from The Moon People's ''Hippy, Skippy, Moon Strut'' (1969) and ''The Cissy's Thang'' (1969) by The Soul Seven. It was released as the first [[single (music)|single]] from ''Back to Basics'' in June 2006 (see [[2006 in music]]); originally meant to be available for purchase on [[June 13]], it was released early to [[iTunes Music Store]] on [[June 3]]. It debuted on UK radio on [[June 7]], and also on Brazilian radio stations on the same day. It is thought to be Aguilera's comeback single, due to its strong chart performance after Aguilera's four-year hiatus from her previous studio album ''[[Stripped (Christina Aguilera album)|Stripped]]'' (2002). This song, contrary to popular belief, does not have a live brass section. The brass interludes are samples from a 1970's Latin funk track called "Happy Soul", performed by Dave Cortez and the Moon People. Obviously the drum track has been largely edited, and made to sound a lot bassier, but the main structure of the repeated brass riff is still intact.

DJ Premier said about the track: "It's pretty much about how Aguilera's husband has stolen her from the beginning", and it began receiving airplay on American radio stations within the same day. [[SonyBMG|Sony-BMG]] issued a statement regarding the release of the song, claiming that a full investigation would be launched in order to find out how the song was leaked, as they did not intend for the song to be released until after it premiered at the [[MTV Movie Awards 2006|2006 MTV Movie Awards]] on [[June 3]]. Because of the leak, [[RCA]] Records officially released the single to all U.S. radio stations the day after it leaked.

Mavericks is a destination for some of the world's premier [[big wave surfing|big wave surfers]]. Very few riders become big wave surfers; and of those, only a select few are willing to risk the hazardous conditions at Maverick's. An invitation-only contest is held there every few winters, depending on wave conditions.

[[Big Boi]] from [[OutKast]] was scheduled to contribute a rap verse on the remix of the single. It is rumored that his record label pressured him to remove himself from the song to prevent the "Ain't No Other Man" remix from competing with [[Outkast]]'s own single, "The Mighty O." RCA subsequently replaced [[Big Boi]] with [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] rapper, [[Chamillionaire]]. Nonetheless, Chamillionaire's additional rap verse on the song proved not to be popular amongst fans and hardly received any radio airplay.

==The name==

In early March of 1961, three surfers, Alex Matienzo, Jim Thompson, and Dick Knottmeyer, decided to try the distant waves off Pillar Point. With them was a white-haired German shepherd named Maverick, owned by a roommate of Matienzo. Maverick was used to swimming out with his owner, or with Matienzo, while they were out surfing.

The single was released over two weeks in the UK. CD1, featuring the Radio Edit and Instrumental is released on 24th July 2006. CD2, featuring the Album & A cappella versions, and two remixes of the track was released on [[July 31]] [[2006]]. The two weeks release of the single in the UK prevented it from going to #1 in the UK singles chart and peaked at #2 being blocked off by Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie". Had "Ain't No Other Man" had just one release it would have reached the top spot of the UK singles chart because it sales for that 1 week would have been enough to block of "Hips Don't Lie" off the top spot.

The trio left Maverick on shore, but he swam out and caught up with them. Finding the conditions too unsafe for the dog, Matienzo paddled back in and tied Maverick to the car bumper, before rejoining the others. The riders had limited success that day, surfing the tail end of the break and generally deeming the conditions too dangerous.

"Ain't No Other Man" garnered Aguilera another nomination and win at the [[49th Annual Grammy Awards]] in the category [[Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]]. This is her fourth time being nominated in this category, and second win.

They decided to name the point after Maverick, who seemed to have gotten the most out of the experience. It became known as "Maverick's Point", and later simply "Maverick's".

==DiscoveryMusic video==

[[Image:Ain'tNoOtherManScreen.PNG|thumb|200px|left|Aguilera in the music video for "Ain't No Other Man" (2006).]]

[[Jeff Clark]], growing up near Half Moon Bay, learned about Maverick's at an early age, that it was too dangerous to surf. He spent time watching the break, and saw the possibility of riding [[Hawaii]]-sized waves right there in Northern California. One day in [[1975]], with the waves topping out at 10 to 12 feet, the safest conditions possible for trying out the surf, Clark paddled out alone to face Maverick's. He was successful, catching a number of left-breaking waves, the first person to tackle Maverick's head-on.

The [[music video]], directed by [[Bryan Barber]], was shot from [[May 1]] to [[May 3]] in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]. In an interview with [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1539161/08222006/aguilera_christina.jhtml MTV], Aguilera stated, "it intrigued me that this man, Bryan Barber, had been very locked into and had surrounded himself with this whole world of the '20s and '30s era," in response to Barber's film project, [[Idlewild (film)|Idlewild]]. It was released exclusively to iTunes on [[June 20]] and went to number-one the following day on the iTunes video chart. It then premiered on [[MTV]]'s ''[[Making the Video]]'' on [[June 21]].

The music video is supposed to be set back in the 1920s to 1930s Era, where Christina Aguilera plays the role of her [[alter ego]], Baby Jane (a [[Peggy Lee]]/[[Judy Garland]]-ish nightclub singer). The name is shown on the car's plate and on her dressing room door. The video takes place mostly at a club, with Christina getting ready in the backstage area, and then coming up the stage performing along with the song. In between scenes, there were short vignettes that showed Aguilera in gold and silver dresses, singing to a mic, while photographers are taking pictures. She appeared in several looks; in one of the scenes, Christina appeared using rhinestone studded headphones, showed a bit of a modern day portrayal.

For the next 15 years, Clark continued surfing Maverick's alone. Other than a few close friends who had paddled out and seen Maverick's themselves, no one believed in its existence. The popular opinion of the time was that there simply were no large waves in California.

In the beginning and in the end of the music video there are clips from another song from ''[[Back to Basics (Christina Aguilera album)|Back to Basics]]'', entitled "I Got Trouble."

The next two people to surf at Maverick's, on [[January 22]], [[1990]], in the company of Clark, were Dave Schmidt (brother of big wave legend Richard Schmidt) and Tom Powers, both from [[Santa Cruz, California|Santa Cruz]]. John Raymond, from [[Pacifica, California|Pacifica]], and Mark Renneker, from [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], surfed Maverick's a few days later.

The song played as if it were on the radio with minor white noise.

The music video has been well received by audiences. On MTV's ''[[Total Request Live]]'', it has achieved the number one video spot on the countdown twenty two times, and was retired at number one, making it Christina's most successful video and the most successful video of 2006 of TRL. "Ain't No Other Man" is third only to [[Behind These Hazel Eyes]] by [[Kelly Clarkson]] and [[Me Against the Music]] by [[Britney Spears]] as the most successful female video on TRL of all time. It has also been in the top 5 videos on [[VH1]]'s Top 20 Countdown and number one in [[TMF]]'s top ten countdown in [[Europe]]. It was nominated at the [[2006 MTV Video Music Awards]] for [[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]], [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video|Best Female Video]], [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video|Best Pop Video]], and [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]

==Popularization==

In [[1990]], a photo of Maverick's taken by [[Steve Tadin]], a friend of Clark, was published in ''[[Surfer (magazine)|Surfer]]'' magazine. This event triggered a flood of interest in Maverick's as surfers realized that world-class big waves could be found in California. Over the next couple years, more photos of Maverick's began showing up in surfing magazines, and before long, filmmaker [[Gary Mederios]] released a movie about Maverick's, ''[[Waves of Adventure in the Red Triangle]]''. As news of Maverick's spread, many big-wave surfers came and surfed the new break.

==Chart performance==

The next major event occurred in December of [[1994]]. During a week of huge swells [[Mark Foo]], [[Ken Bradshaw]], [[Brock Little]], [[Mike Parsons]], and [[Evan Slater]] came to surf Maverick's; unfortunately, the occasion is remembered for its tragic outcome. Hawaiian big-wave legend Mark Foo died when on takeoff he caught an edge on a midsize wave and fell. A few hours later his body was found floating just under the surface. Foo's death gave Maverick's more publicity and also prompted the formation of the Maverick's Water Patrol.

On [[June 15]], [[2006]], "Ain't No Other Man" debuted at number nineteen on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] as a result of strong [[digital download|download]]s. The song became Aguilera's highest debut on the Hot 100, a title that was previously held by "[[I Turn to You (Christina Aguilera song)|I Turn to You]]" (2000).<ref>''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]''. Bronson, Fred. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart_beat/bonus.jsp "Aguilera bounds into the Hot 100 with her highest debut yet"]. [[June 15]] [[2006]]. Retrieved [[June 21]] [[2006]].</ref> The song soared into the top ten before quickly peaking at number six. However, the song has proven to have longevity as it has spent nineteen consecutive weeks within the top forty. It has sold over 1,000,000 digital downloads in the United States making it [[Music recording sales certification|Platinum]]. "Ain't No Other Man" has been proven very successful, as it is Aguilera's first top ten hit on the Hot 100 since "Beautiful" back in late [[2002 in music|2002]]. The song has proven to be a big dance hit as well, where it reached number one on Billboard's [[Hot Dance Airplay]] and [[Hot Dance Club Play]] chart.

In the [[United Kingdom|UK]] "Ain't No Other Man" reached number two due in part to RCAs ridiculous release of spreading out the single to be released in 2 different weeks. This cost the song the #1 spot of the UK singles chart where it was blocked off by hips don't lie. The song debuted on the Canadian [[Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems|BDS]] Airplay Chart the same week it did in the U.S. (at number thirty-eight) and peaked at number three on [[August 19]] [[2006]]. It also reached number three on the Canadian Dance Chart. However, despite commercial success on these formats, it did not chart highly on the [[Canadian Singles Chart]] (number fourteen) perhaps because of the release of ''Back to Basics'' (that same week). "Ain't No Other Man" became Aguilera's most commercially successful single in Canada (10.000 units sold; Platinum) since "[[Fighter (song)|Fighter]]" (2003).

The first big-wave surfing contest at Maverick's was held in [[1999]].

The competition resulted in [[Darryl Virostko]] ("Flea"), [[Richard Schmidt]], [[Ross Clarke-Jones]], and [[Peter Mel]] taking first, second, third, and fourth places, respectively.

The second competition was held the following year and put Darryl Virostko, [[Kelly Slater]], Tony Ray, Peter Mel, [[Zach Wormhoudt]], and [[Matt Ambrose]] in first through sixth places. In [[2004]], with Darryl Virostko, Matt Ambrose, Evan Slater, [[Anthony Tashnick]], Peter Mel, and [[Grant Washburn]] placing in spots first through sixth. The 2005 winner was Anthony Tashnick. In 2006, [[Grant Baker]], from South Africa, won first place, with Tyler Smith (Santa Cruz) and Brock Little (Hawai'i) in second and third places.

"Ain't No Other Man" became Aguilera's tenth top ten hit on [[Top 40 Mainstream|Top 40 Radio]], where it peaked at number seven. The song's performance on pop radio is similar to those of many of her past hits like "Fighter", "[[Can't Hold Us Down]]", and "[[Come on over Baby (All I Want Is You)|Come on Over Baby]]". It was also her first top ten hit on Top 40 Radio in over three years, with the last one being "Can't Hold Us Down" in [[2003 in music|mid-2003]].

==Maverick's in film==

The first video images were shot by Eric W. Nelson in February of 1990. On that sunny day Jeff Clark paddled out with Dave Schmidt and Tom Powers. Eric was shooting for his community access television show 'Powerlines Surf-Spots'. This would be the genesis of the Powerlines Productions empire that showcases big wave surfing around the Globe.

The song has gone on to have unusual longevity on the radio charts. However, "Ain't No Other Man" has only peaked at number six. This song is now considered a successful comeback single due to its slow paced decline. On the Billboard 2006 Hot 100 Year-End chart, "Ain't No Other Man" was ranked thirty-second.<ref>''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]''. Bronson, Fred. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/yearend/2006/charts/hot100_2.jsp "2006 Hot 100 Year-End Chart"]. [[December 21]] [[2006]]. Retrieved [[December 26]] [[2006]].</ref>

Eric's first movie was 'High Noon at Low Tide' 1994/2005. In 1998 he produced another big wave documentary 'Twenty Feet Under'. Meanwhile Curt Myers, another local filmmaker, had produced 'Shifting Peaks' and 'Heavy Water' 94/95.

==Track listings==

On [[December 11]], [[1998]], during a big Northwest open ocean swell reaching 20-25 feet, Curt Myers was shooting from the water and Eric was shooting from land. On this memorable swell they joined forces and produced the mini documentary 'twelveleven'. On this day Powerlines Productions was born.

;American CD maxi single

# "Ain't No Other Man" (radio edit) – 3:49

# "Ain't No Other Man" (instrumental) – 3:57

# "Ain't No Other Man" (call out hook) – 0:10

;European basic CD maxi single

Jeff Clark and Maverick's are featured in the [[2004 in film|2004 film]] ''[[Riding Giants]]'', which documents the history of big wave surfing. Directed by [[Skateboarding|skateboarder]] turned documentary producer [[Stacey Peralta]] (best known for the skating documentary ''[[Dogtown and Z-Boys]]''), ''Riding Giants'' includes interviews with many of the surfers mentioned in this article. In the film ''[[Zoolander]]'', [[Owen Wilson]]'s character's retinue includes a big wave surfer from Maverick's.

# "Ain't No Other Man" (album version) – 3:47

# "Ain't No Other Man" (instrumental) – 3:47

;European premium CD maxi single

== References ==

# "Ain't No Other Man" (album version) – 3:47

* Matt Warshaw: ''Maverick's: the story of big-wave surfing'', Chronicle Books, ISBN 081182652X

# "Ain't No Other Man" (Jake Ridley remix) – 6:01

# "Ain't No Other Man" (Ospina & Sullivan remix) – 3:45

# "Ain't No Other Man" (a cappella) – 3:30

==External linksRemixes==

;Official Remixes

*[http://www.surfline.com/surfaz/surfaz.cfm?id=861 Maverick's] (Surfline)

* "Ain't No Other Man" [Ospina & Sullivan Radio Mix] 3:44

*[http://www.geocities.com/Pipeline/1597/mavericks.html Quiksilver 'The Men Who Ride Mountains' contest at Maverick's]

* "Ain't No Other Man" [Ospina & Sullivan Radio Mix - Vox Up] 3:44 - This is the version released on the main CD single.

*[http://www.maverickssurf.com/ Maverick's Contest]

* "Ain't No Other Man" [Ospina & Sullivan Mixshow] 5:16

*[http://www.jmg-galleries.com/articles/mavericks_2006.html Mavericks Big Wave Surf Competition 2006] - Photos & Article

* "Ain't No Other Man" [Ospina & Sullivan Club Mix] 7:11

*[http://www.jmg-galleries.com/articles/mavericks_2005.html Mavericks Big Wave Surf Competition 2005] - Photos & Article

* "Ain't No Other Man" [Ospina & Sullivan Dub] 5:38

*[http://www.voodoochop.com/mav/ Mavericks Big Wave Surf Competition 2004] Photos by Steve Waterhouse

* "Ain't No Other Man" [Junior Vasquez Mix] 5:56

* "Ain't No Other Man" [Junior Vasquez Radio Edit] 3:57

* "Ain't No Other Man" [Jake Ridley Remix] 6:00

* "Ain't No Other Man" [Shapeshifters Mixshow Mix] 5:24

* "Ain't No Other Man" [feat. [[Chamillionaire]]] 4:15

== Charts ==

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!align="center"|Chart (2006)

[[Category:Big wave surfing]]

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|align="left"|[[United World Chart]]

|align="center"|2

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|align="left"|[[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Singles Chart]]

|align="center"|6

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|align="left"|Austrian Singles Chart

|align="center"|7

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|align="left"|Belgian Singles Chart

|align="center"|10

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|align="left"|Brazilian Singles Chart

|align="center"|3

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|align="left"|[[Canadian Hot 100]]

|align="center"|4

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|align="left"|Canadian [[Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems|BDS]] Airplay Chart

|align="center"|3

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|align="left"|Czech IFPI Chart <ref>http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=2&titul=143774&sec=1fcdaf9d133ede1f81aa62254bc0d68f</ref>

|align="center"|15

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|align="left"|Dutch Singles Chart

|align="center"|12

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|align="left"|[[Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|European Singles Chart]]

|align="center"|4

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|align="left"|Finnish Singles Chart

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|align="left"|French Singles Chart

|align="center"|26

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|align="left"|German Singles Chart

|align="center"|5

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|align="left"|[[Irish Singles Chart]]

|align="center"|3

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|align="left"|[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart]]

|align="center"|5

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|align="left"|Malaysian Singles Chart

|align="center"|2

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|align="left"|Norwegian Singles Chart

|align="center"|2

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|align="left"|Russian Airplay Chart

|align="center"|32

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|align="left"|Swedish Singles Chart

|align="center"|15

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|align="left"|Swiss Singles Chart

|align="center"|5

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|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]]

|align="center"|2

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|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]

|align="center"|6

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|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Pop 100]]

|align="center"|4

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