It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You
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"It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You" is the title of a song written by Nickelback
frontman Chad Kroeger
and country musician Brett James
, and recorded by American
country music
artist Tim McGraw
. The song is the lead-off single to his tenth studio album, Southern Voice. It is also McGraw's fifty-second chart entry on the Billboard country charts. The song was released to radio on June 29, 2009.
items for his lover, telling her that it's a "business doing pleasure" with her. Its title is an inversion of the phrase "It's a pleasure doing business with you".
chart in July 2009, and reached a peak of #13 on the chart in September 2009.
Nickelback
Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005....
frontman Chad Kroeger
Chad Kroeger
Chad Robert Kroeger is aCanadian songwriter, singer, and guitarist best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist for the Canadian rock band Nickelback...
and country musician Brett James
Brett James
Brett James Cornelius is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Signed to Career Records as a solo artist in 1995, James charted three singles and released a self-titled debut album that year...
, and recorded by American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...
. The song is the lead-off single to his tenth studio album, Southern Voice. It is also McGraw's fifty-second chart entry on the Billboard country charts. The song was released to radio on June 29, 2009.
Content
The song's narrator is frustrated with buying materialMaterial Girl
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items for his lover, telling her that it's a "business doing pleasure" with her. Its title is an inversion of the phrase "It's a pleasure doing business with you".
Critical reception
The 9513 gave the song a thumbs-up, saying the song "finds McGraw turning up the twang and unabashedly playing the pawn to a woman who has worked her way into his heart and pocketbook. Over an insistent beat and some crunchy roadhouse guitar."Chart performance
"It's a Business Doing Pleasure with You" debuted at #35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country SongsHot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
chart in July 2009, and reached a peak of #13 on the chart in September 2009.
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 13 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 59 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 53 |