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Most people know of the [[Tyrell Racing]] 'Project 34' six-wheeled F1 car but few are aware that more than one famous F1 constructor experimented with the six-wheel F1 concept. The [[March Engineering]] company of Bicester, UK did just this in the lates 1970s.

{{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

}}

{{Audiosample

| Upper caption = Audio sample

| Audio file= AintNoOtherManSample.ogg

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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==

== The Tyrell P34: four wheels at the front ==

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.

The front wheels of an open-wheeled F1 car generate aerodynamic drag. The thinking behind the Tyrell car was that this drag affect could be reduced by using smaller tyres at the front. To counteract the corresponding loss of front-end grip, Tyrell built a car with four tiny front wheels thereby overcoming the drag effect and actually increasing grip.

[[Image:Tyrell_6_wheels.jpg]]

[[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 P34 was reasonably successful with the two cars taking a memorable 1-2 in the Swedish Grand Prix in 1976. The Tyrell team also finished 3rd and 4th overall in the championship. The car was less successful in 1977 however and the idea was dropped. Although Goodyear had manufactured special 10" tyres for the car, it had failed to match the development work on them compared to the normal sized tyres used by other teams. With all four front wheels steering the car, Tyrell also found that the P34's complicated four-wheel front suspension assembly added a lot of weight to the car.

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.

"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.

== The 2-4-0 concept: four wheels at the rear ==

==Music video==

At March Cars in Bicester, designer Robin Herd had watched the P34 closely and, by late 1976, had come to the conclusion that the "four front wheels" concept was something of a blind alley. In his assessment, the improved aerodynamics at the front were largely negated by the rear tyres which account for 30-40% of the car's total drag. He also felt that the extra grip they generated would be more useful at the rear end.

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

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.

With this in mind, Herd drew up plans for a six-wheeled car with four driven wheels at the rear. His theory was that with all six tyres the same size as a regular F1 front tyre, the car would not only be be slimmer than normal F1 cars but would possess improved aerodynamic performance at the rear with much cleaner air passing over wing. Four driven wheels would also mean better traction and, unlike the Tyrell, there would be no problem with tyre development since the car would use exactly the same rubber as other Goodyear-shod competitors.

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."

== Design, construction & development of the March 2-4-0 ==

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]]

With the apparent technical advantages of this concept laid out, Max Mosely (Herd's partner at March Cars) pressed for a prototype to be built. Max was more business-minded than Robin and had already noted that the P34 had been a tremendous publicity coup for Tyrell. Aside from the technical merits, he believed a March six-wheeler would be an irresistible package to present to potential sponsors.

==Chart performance==

The car was designated as the March 2-4-0 following the practice used to describe railway rolling stock: Two wheel steering, Four wheel drive, Zero differential.

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).

Unfortunately, the March team was at something of a low point financially during 1976/77 and developing an all-new six-wheel car would have been too expensive. As a compromise measure, a 1976-design Cosworth DFV-powered March 761 was adapted by team engineer Wayne Eckersley in a quiet corner of the Bicester factory. Existing parts from the factory stores were used wherever possible.

"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]].

But this wasn't the only compromise. A key feature of a car with four driven wheels at the rear would be an ingeniously-designed and very strong gearbox. Ingenuiety was required to minimise any frictional power losses. Increased strength would be needed to counteract the higher torsional and flexural stresses that the close-coupled four-wheel-drive system would generate.

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>

Herd's original design for the gearbox casing recognised this and specified a series of heavy strengthening ribs to counteract the additional loading. But at some point in development, after costing the design, it was decided that the casting would be too complex and expensive to produce as it was. By way of a cost-cutting measure, some of the ribs were duly removed from the drawing.

==Track listings==

In fact, the design used a standard Hewland gearbox for the first axle. To this, the new casing, gears and an extended pinion for the second axle were fitted. Practically, this meant that any 761 chassis could be easily adapted should the concept prove workable.

;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

Once the 2-4-0 was partially built, the press were invited to the factory in early December 1976 for a viewing of the hitherto "secret" project. In truth, the striking flat-white chassis Herd presented to the press was little more than a full-scale mock-up but it generated a huge amount of excitement - making the cover of that week's Autosport. On top of this, the assembled journalists were promised a full running demonstration at Silverstone scheduled for a fortnight later.

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

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

;European premium CD maxi single

== Testing the 2-4-0 ==

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

# "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

==Remixes==

All hands at Murdoch Road were now duly pressed into service and a proper running car was made ready on time. Unfortunately, the inevitable happened. Within half a lap the gearbox casing flexed and the gears became unmeshed. There was no time to make a new stronger casting and so the rear crown wheel and pinion were quietly removed. Effectively it had become a two-wheel drive car again. Fortunately for March, it was a wet day at the circuit and the driver (Howden Ganley) could not push the car too fast and the test was deemed a success by the assembled media.

;Official Remixes

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

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

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

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

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

* "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 ==

Whatever the press wrote, there was no escaping the fact that the car needed the new gearbox casing and a serious development program. Unable to afford the time and resources that this would require, the 2-4-0 project was put on the "back-burner".

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

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|align="left"|Austrian Singles Chart

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|align="left"|Belgian Singles Chart

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|align="left"|Brazilian Singles Chart

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

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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>

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

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|align="left"|Norwegian Singles Chart

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|align="left"|Russian Airplay Chart

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|align="left"|Swedish Singles Chart

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

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==Notes==

The car was eventually fitted with a stronger gearbox and ran at Silverstone in February 1977 with Ian Schekter at the wheel. Although it was another wet day, the car was run up and down the Hangar Straight and, with four driven wheels, Scheckter reported that the traction was incredible. More importantly from Mosely's perspective, the car - in it's new blue & white Rothmans livery (March's main sponsor at the time) - again made Autosport magazine's front page. The car also appeared briefly in practice at the 1977 Brazilian GP although it did not race. But this was the end of 2-4-0's Grand Prix racing history. When it reappeared at the Belgium GP in June, the 761 chassis had been re-converted back to four wheels.

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== 2-4-0 in hillclimbing ==

[[Category:Christina Aguilera songs]]

[[Category:Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one singles]]

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In 1979 the 2-4-0 concept was revived by British Hillclimb specialist Roy Lane. Lane had bought a 771 chassis and with Robin Herd's blessing was loaned the 2-4-0 transmission unit. The fact that the 2-4-0 was originally an inexpensive workshop conversion of the standard March F1 chassis meant that Lane was easily able to fit the unit to his car. Taking advantage of that incredible six-wheel traction, Lane won several British hill-climbing events in the 771/2-4-0 that year.

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== The legacy of the 2-4-0 project==

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The 2-4-0 concept may not have been without merit. It is possible that if a weight-shedding program had been pursued (perhaps using using high-tech materials) and the car's suspect handling improved, the 2-4-0 could have been a major success story. The concept would certainly have adapted well to "ground-effect" which was the coming technology in F1.

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The William F1 team seem to have agreed because they subsequently built a "2-4-0" style six-wheeler (designated FW08B) in 1982. However, any hope of seeing a "2-4-0" race car compete in a grand prix was finally consigned to history when the FIA banned four-wheel drive. The FW08B remains in William's museum.

The March 2-4-0 story was not without a silver lining for the company that built it. As Max Moseley had surmised, the car was a huge publicity magnet for the company. In actual fact, it is cited as the most profitable car they ever built because Scalextric bought the rights and produced a hugely popular 1/32 scale slot-racing replica.