"Nobody but You" is a song recorded by American singers Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani for the former's fifth compilation album, Fully Loaded: God's Country (2019).
It was produced by Scott Hendricks and written by Ross Copperman, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, and Tommy Lee James.
It serves as a glimpse of the couple's day-to-day life, featuring scenes of them cuddling, eating food at a diner, and visiting the construction site of Shelton's ranch in Tishomingo, Oklahoma.
Other promotional music videos for the acoustic and live versions of the song were created, with filming limited to Shelton's ranch due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
It was also performed at Shelton's Encore Drive-In Nights show in July 2020 and as a surprise during the final leg of Stefani's Just a Girl concert residency in Las Vegas.
On October 23, 2019, Blake Shelton announced the details and revealed the cover art for his third compilation album, Fully Loaded: God's Country (2019).
[2] During the official album release party for Fully Loaded: God's Country, Shelton revealed how he first became aware of "Nobody but You": "I actually got the song through Gwen because she had been working with Shane McAnally.
'"[3] "Nobody but You" was produced by Shelton's longtime collaborator Scott Hendricks and written by Ross Copperman, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, and Tommy Lee James.
[7] During an interview streamed live via his Instagram account, Shelton described working with Stefani on the track: I'm still learning when it comes to recording with Gwen.
Stefani first appeared as a guest vocalist on the promotional single "Go Ahead and Break My Heart" for his tenth studio album, If I'm Honest, in 2016.
[14] It was also made available as a digital single on streaming services like Apple Music and features a black and white version of the original cover art.
[20] Rolling Stone's Jon Freeman agreed, calling it a power ballad and comparing the chorus to Aerosmith's 1998 single "I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing".
Joseph Hudak from Rolling Stone felt that the couple managed to reach "a sweet spot" with the song, while The Tennessean's Matthew Leimkuehler called it touching.
[29] Annie Reuter of Billboard also enjoyed the song, calling it heartfelt, while Lake Schatz from Consequence of Sound labeled it as sweet.
[30][31] Matt Bjorke, from the online country music publication Roughstock, was pleasantly surprised by the duet and wrote in his review of the song that "Blake and Gwen is something that shouldn't work on many levels yet, particularly here, it does.
A contributor to KUPL provided a positive review of the new version, writing: "Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani prove that the couple who sings together, stay together.
[35] "Nobody but You" was nominated for Favorite Country Song at the 48th annual ceremony, which took place on November 22 of the same year at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
[40] Following the full release of Fully Loaded: God's Country, "Nobody but You" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States at number 79.
It broke the tie for artists with the third most chart-topping entries on the Country Airplay chart, as Alan Jackson and George Strait had 26 number one hits each.
[69] The new peak position became Stefani's first top 40 hit in nearly six years since her comeback single "Baby Don't Lie" reached number 21 in 2014.
"[3] To coincide with the song's official distribution to radio playlists, the two revealed the music video's release date to be January 21, 2020; both singers uploaded teaser clips and pictures to their Instagram accounts in the days leading up to the event.
[83] In a press release, Shelton's team described the video as "[showing] the couple from two different worlds coming together to create one blended and loving life".
Later scenes feature Shelton and Stefani cuddling on a couch with Betty, enjoying a meal at a diner, and performing the song live in formal attire.
Another one shows the couple visiting the construction site of a house, suggesting that the two are building a home and "hinting that this is the place where they'll live happily ever together"; the final scene of the video displays Shelton and Stefani preparing to kiss before the screen cuts to black.
[90] Critics such as Stephen Hubbard from Good Morning America described the video as dramatic and romantic,[91] and the staff at KTLO-FM found it to be theatrical as well.
[92] Freeman from Rolling Stone explained that the video's central message directly relates to the song's lyrics of "wanting to share every moment with the person they love.
[96] At the October 21 ceremony, it was announced that the pair won the award; Shelton, who had pre-recorded a digital acceptance speech due to COVID-19 pandemic, joked: "I told Gwen when I saw who the other nominees were in our category, I was like, 'That would've been cool, but I don't know what our chance of beating Justin Bieber are, but here we are.
[94] The performance occurred at Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles towards the beginning of the live broadcast, following a tribute to American basketball player Kobe Bryant by singers Alicia Keys, Lizzo, and Boyz II Men.
[104] Bianca Gracie from Billboard felt that Shelton and Stefani's performance brought "endless love" to the venue and labeled it as romantic.
[108] Despite providing a negative review of the show, Ed Masley from The Arizona Republic discussed Stefani's appearance and wrote: "that portion of the concert would've killed in an arena".