"Nothin' to Lose" is the title of a song written by Marcel

Marcel (singer)

Marcel Francois Chagnon is an American country music singer and songwriter known by the singular name Marcel. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2003, he released his debut album You, Me, and the Windshield that year and charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts with the single "Country...

 and Kevin Savigar, and recorded by American country

Country music

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 artist Josh Gracin

Josh Gracin

Joshua Mario "Josh" Gracin is a country music singer. A former member of the United States Marine Corps, he first gained public attention as the fourth-place finalist on the second season of the Fox Networks talent competition American Idol.After his elimination from the show, Gracin completed his...

. It is the second single released from his self-titled CD. The song also became Josh's first number one hit on Billboard

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's Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks

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 chart in 2005. It also peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100

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, his only Top 40 hit on that chart.

Content

The song is set at a fast pace, with a string of rapidly-delivered lyrics, through which the narrator explains that he has "nothin' to lose" now that he has found a lover.

Chart performance

"Nothin' to Lose" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 11, 2004. > >

Chart (2004-2005)	Peak Position