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"(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing" is a single by country music singer Trace Adkins. Released as the third single released from his debut album, Dreamin' Out Loud, the single reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, marking his first Number One single as an artist. The single was also Adkins' only Billboard Number One single until 2007, when he topped the country charts a second time with "Ladies Love Country Boys".

[edit] Content

Set at a moderate tempo and in the key of A minor, "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing" begins with a pedal steel guitar solo, punctuated by piano and fiddle flourishes. Its lyrics are the narrator's attempt to explain that the love felt between him and his partner is not of a cerebral nature, but rather "a chemical, physical, emotional devotion / Passion that we can't hold back".

[edit] Music video

The music video for this song features Trace singing the song with his band at a concert, as well as him performing the song beneath a sunset orange backdrop, with an acoustic guitar. This video was directed by Michael Merriman.

[edit] Chart performance

This song debuted at #44 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated January 25, 1997. Having charted for 20 weeks on that chart, it also became his first Number One single on the country chart dated April 5, 1997.

[edit] Charts