The song was inspired by criticism of Twain's relationship with her then-husband and producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange and depicts her celebrating their marriage despite the difficulties and differences between the two.

"You're Still the One" received positive reviews from music critics, who praised its romantic lyrics and crossover appeal and deemed it one of Twain's best songs.

Upon signing with U.S. label Mercury Nashville Records in 1991, Canadian singer Shania Twain released her eponymous debut studio album in April 1993.

[1][2] Despite the album being a commercial failure and selling only 100,000 units, Twain's singing voice and the music video for "What Made You Say That" caught the interest of Zambian record producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange.

[7] However, their relationship was criticized and viewed with skepticism by industry observers, who noted their different cultural backgrounds and the 17-year age gap between the two.

[21][22] The instrumental includes piano, guitar, organ, mandolin, and a pedal steel solo played by Bruce Bouton on the bridge.

[20][23][24] The Boston Globe's Steve Morse found the use of an organ reminiscent of Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (1967).

[30] Twain sings with "breathy" and "confident" vocals which author Jim Brown considered to be "the sole country element in sight".

[sic]" The label distributed in the U.S. CDs, cassettes, and 7-inch vinyls including a radio edit of "You're Still the One" and a remix version of "Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)".

[40][41][42] Soul Solution produced dance mixes of "You're Still the One" that appeared on a maxi-CD single distributed in the U.S. and received airplay on pop and country stations.

[29] Writing for the Los Angeles Times, Geoff Boucher deemed "You're Still the One" Twain's signature song and wrote that its success "introduced her to a vast, general fan base".

[51] British magazine Music Week gave it five out of five, stating, "This strongly-tipped and heavily-backed country-pop singer has the quality to write all her own hits and delivers an instant radio smash.

"[52] Bobbie Jean Sawyer of Wide Open Country similarly regarded the song as "a career-defining moment for Twain".

[53] Laura McClellan from Taste Of Country labeled it "an instant crossover hit" which solidified "[Twain's] status as a pop culture icon".

[54] George Varga of Copley News selected "You're Still the One" as an example of "the impeccably crafted blend of country twang, rock 'n' roll punch and sleek, radio-friendly pop that has made [Twain] one of the ultimate crossover artists of all time".

[55] Country Universe's Ben Foster praised Twain's vocal performance and her songwriting "that allows any couple to hear the song as their own story set to music".

[57] Michael Roffman wrote that the track stood the test of time and "is still the country song everyone wants to hear", adding that Twain "didn't appeal strictly to the genre, but to the hooks and the melodies".

[67] The single topped the RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks and Country 100 charts, becoming Twain's first and ninth song, respectively, to achieve the milestone.

[71] Earning sales of 88,000 units and 29 million radio audience impressions, it tied LeAnn Rimes' "How Do I Live" (1997) as the highest-peaking single by a country artist in the 1990s.

Mainstream Top 40 chart and was the highest-charting country crossover to pop radio in the U.S until Taylor Swift's chart-topping "Love Story" (2008).

[79][80] "You're Still the One" was the best-selling country single of 1998 in the U.S. and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of over two million units.

[88] It was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI)[89] and sold 839,000 units in the U.K. as of April 2023, according to Official Charts Company.

[119] Twain performed the song wearing a white cape and dress, standing barefoot on stage, and fondling the horse.

[121] Mike Weatherford of the Las Vegas Review-Journal compared the performance to those of Stevie Nicks, while Jon Caramanica of The New York Times said Twain's voice sounded "milky and resonant".

[129] At the 47th Annual American Music Awards on November 24, 2019, Twain sang "You're Still the One" as part of a hits medley, along with acoustic snippets of Post Malone's "Rockstar" (2017), Twenty One Pilots' "Stressed Out" (2015), Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" (2014), and Drake's "God's Plan" (2018).

[142][144] Gretchen Parlato performed a jazz version of "You're Still the One" included on Otis Brown's III 2014 studio album, The Thought of You.

[145][146] At the 2016 CMT Artists of the Year Awards, Meghan Trainor covered the song as part of a medley performance in tribute to Twain.

[150] John Fordham wrote in The Guardian that his cover "exhibits a tenderness caressed by Scofield's signature tonal creativity".

[159][160] Rina Sawayama sang the track on her Hold the Girl Tour (2022–2023) on November 19, 2022, at the Hollywood Palladium, in Los Angeles.

[163][164] To celebrate the release of Twain's sixth studio album, Queen of Me (2023), Tim McGraw shared a video on his Instagram account in February 2023 in which he sings an acoustic version of "You're Still The One", accompanied by guitarist Bob Minner.