"It Ain't No Crime" is a single

Single (music)

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 by American

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 country music artist Joe Nichols. It is the second and final single released from his CD, Real Things

Real Things (Joe Nichols album)

-Personnel:Amalgamated from liner notes*Perry Coleman - background vocals on "Comin' Back in a Cadillac" and "It Ain't No Crime"*J.T. Corenflos - electric guitar*Eric Darken - percussion*Shannon Forrest - drums*Paul Franklin - steel guitar, Dobro...

. It peaked at number 16 on the U.S. country chart and at number 5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.

Content

The song's narrator is a man who is trying to relax, but finds himself constantly distracted by other people who try to persuade him to get married and get a job. This central character defends his relaxed lifestyle by telling his peers that "it ain't no crime".

Critical reception

Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave it an B+, saying the song needs a bit more edge but that Nichols "does well enough delivering this country boy’s slacker anthem." Matt C. of The 9513 gave the song a "thumbs down," criticizing Nichols for not recording substantial songs and saying that "It Ain't No Crime" was "more of the same."

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 45 on the Hot Country Songs

Hot Country Songs

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 chart dated January 19, 2008. >

Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Bubbling Under Hot 100	5