"You Win My Love" is a song recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was released on January 27, 1996, as the fifth single from her second studio album The Woman in Me. The song was written solely by then husband and producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, making it one of Twain's only songs she didn't write. Lyrically, the song uses car metaphors to describe a fruitful relationship.
"You Win My Love" marked Twain's third and fifth number ones on the US Hot Country Songs and Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart, spending two and three weeks at number one respectively; notably, the song completely fell out the top ten after its two weeks at number one in the US. Like prior single "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!", the song was remixed by Mutt Lange for international audiences; it was later released in Australia in 1997. Twain performed the song on both the Come On Over Tour and Rock This Country Tour and both of her Vegas residencies.
Music video
Twain in a race car for the "You Win My Love" video
The music video for "You Win My Love" was shot in Orlando, Florida and directed by Steven Goldmann. It was filmed on January 14 and 15, 1996 and debuted on CMT on January 27 of that same year. The video is set at a race track where Twain drives around in a race car in a skin-tight leather outfit, and is based on the lyrics to the song which are vehicle-related. Two versions of the video were released, one with the 'Album Version' and one with the 'Mutt Lange Mix'. The 'Mutt Lange Mix' version is available on Twain's DVDThe Platinum Collection, while the 'Album Version' is available on YouTube.
Chart performance
"You Win My Love" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of February 24, 1996, at number 47,[1] the highest debut of the week and Twain's then highest debut on the chart, a record previously held by "The Woman in Me", when it entered the chart at number 65.[2] "You Win My Love" spent 20 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number one on May 4, 1996, where it remained for two weeks. The single became Twain's third number-one single after "Any Man of Mine" and "I'm Outta Here!" "You Win My Love" was tied with "Any Man of Mine" for fastest climb to the top at eleven weeks, as well as both "Any Man of Mine" and "I'm Outta Here!" for most weeks at number-one, at two. The song reached number two on the Hot Country Singles Sales chart. The song was released commercially as a double a-side single with later single "Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore)". It officially debuted at number 16 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart on March 16, 1996; it debuted at number 116 if combining this chart with the mainline Hot 100.[3] The song later peaked at number 8 on the Bubbling Under chart the week of April 27, 1996.[4] It spent 12 weeks on the chart, becoming Twain's longest running single on the chart.[5]
"You Win My Love" debuted at number 67 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart on the week of February 19, 1996.[6] The song went on to reach the top spot of the chart the week of April 8, 1996, where it spent three weeks at the top spot.;[7] it marked Twain's fifth consecutive number one song in her home country. "You Win My Love" was also released in Australia in its remix form, where Twain had previous success with the remix of "I'm Outta Here!"; it was not successful however, only peaking at number 67.
