Nobody Gonna Tell Me What to Do

"Nobody Gonna Tell Me What to Do"
Single by Van Zant
from the album Get Right with the Man
Released	September 19, 2005 (2005-09-19)
Genre	Country
Length	3:28
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Tony Mullins Tim Nichols Craig Wiseman
Producer(s)	Joe Scaife Mark Wright
Van Zant singles chronology
"Help Somebody" (2005) "Nobody Gonna Tell Me What to Do" (2005) "Things I Miss the Most" (2006)

"Nobody Gonna Tell Me What to Do" is a song recorded by American country music duo Van Zant. It was released in September 2005 as the second single from their album Get Right with the Man. The song was written by Tony Mullins, Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman.

Critical reception

In his review of the song, Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe called the duo "a great southern rock addition to the genre."^[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered in September 2005.^[2]

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of October 8, 2005.^[3]

Chart (2005-2006)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	16
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100[5]	11

References

1. Coyne, Kevin John (October 16, 2005). "Single Reviews: October 16, 2005". Country Universe. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
2. "CMT : Videos : Van Zant : Nobody Gonna Tell Me What to Do". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
3. Gilbert, Calvin (October 1, 2005). "Montgomery Gentry Take Their Pride to the Top". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
4. "Van Zant Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
5. Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 937. ISBN 978-0-89820-188-8.