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Wikipedia article




"'Something That We Do'" is a song recorded by American country music artist Clint Black and written by Black and Skip Ewing. It was released in August 1997 as the second single from Black's album 'Nothin' but the Taillights' and peaked at number 2 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 4 on the Canadian 'RPM' Country Tracks chart. It was voted song of the year by the Nashville Songwriters Association International.[http://www.nashvillesongwriters.com/news.php?viewStory=50 Nashville Songwriters Association International website]

Content



The song explores the complexities of romantic relationships and offers the simple truth that "Love isn't something that we're in/It's something that we do." It is sung in the key of G major and a slow tempo of 66 beats per minute. The guitar in the song is set to Open D tuning, with a capo on the fifth fret.

Critical reception



Deborah Evans Price, of 'Billboard' magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the song "has a powerful and poignant poetic tone that illuminates more about the nature of love and relationships in a few minutes than several books on the subject ever could." She goes on to call the song a "sweet, moving ballad."'Billboard', September 27, 1997

Music video



The music video was directed by Black with the help of Timothy White.

Charts



"Something That We Do" debuted at number 62 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of August 30, 1997.

Year-end charts



References



Category:1997 singles

Category:1997 songs

Category:Clint Black songs

Category:Songs written by Skip Ewing

Category:Songs written by Clint Black

Category:Song recordings produced by Clint Black

Category:Song recordings produced by James Stroud

Category:RCA Records Nashville singles

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