Nobody Gonna Tell Me What to Do explained

Nobody Gonna Tell Me What to Do
Type:	single
Artist:	Van Zant
Album:	Get Right with the Man
Genre:	Country
Length:	3:28
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Joe Scaife Mark Wright
Prev Title:	Help Somebody
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Things I Miss the Most
Next Year:	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]

Notes and References

1. News: Coyne. Kevin John. Single Reviews: October 16, 2005. June 3, 2012. Country Universe. October 16, 2005.
2. Web site: CMT : Videos : Van Zant : Nobody Gonna Tell Me What to Do. https://web.archive.org/web/20080602033458/http://www.cmt.com/videos/van-zant/60343/nobody-gonna-tell-me-what-to-do.jhtml. dead. June 2, 2008. Country Music Television. June 3, 2012.
3. News: Gilbert. Calvin. Montgomery Gentry Take Their Pride to the Top. https://archive.today/20130119103002/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1510732/montgomery-gentry-take-their-pride-to-the-top.jhtml. dead. January 19, 2013. June 3, 2012. Country Music Television. October 1, 2005.
4. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. 937. 2011. 978-0-89820-188-8.