He Ain't Got...

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"She Ain't Got..."
Demo by Loretta Lambert
Recorded 2009


"He Ain't Got..."
Promotional (digital) single by Curriculum
Released October 27, 2014
Recorded 2014
Length 3:40
Label Blacklight
Producer Dana Breckenridge

Curriculum singles chronology
"Marigold Mornings"
(2014)
"He Ain't Got..."
(2014)
"Masculine"
(2014)


"He Ain't Got..." is a song by American indie pop band Curriculum, with their rendition being a cover of Loretta Lambert's 2009 demo "She Ain't Got...". Both Lambert's and Curriculum's versions are about protagonists who confront their lovers, compare themselves to the person their lovers are cheating with, and then declare themselves the better option for their lovers. Both versions also make references to American baseball though Curriculum, in the middle eight of the song, makes more references to baseball than Lambert's version. Curriculum's version was released as a one-off digital only single on October 27, 2014, the week the MLB World Series was taking place in the United States.

Curriculum recorded the song in 2014 shortly before they all moved to San Francisco, California, United States, the home of the popular baseball team the San Francisco Giants, who would go on to win the 2014 World Series the week "He Ain't Got..." was released. The band recorded the song in tribute to them.

Curriculum's version received positive to mixed reviews, receiving praise from critics for putting their own spin and twist on the song and for their vocal performance, while some critics complained the baseball theme of the song "went over people's heads". The band also received mixed reaction for recording the song for the San Francisco Giants, with some accusing them of being "bandwagon fans" while others praised their "loyalty" to the team.

Commercially, the single reached #6 on the UK Digital Chart and sold 206,485 digital units in the UK. It also reached #5 on the UK Top 40 Airplay Chart. In the US, the single peaked at #2 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, not making an appearance on the Billboard Hot 100.

Charts[edit | edit source]

Chart (2014) Peak
position
UK Digital Chart (UOCC) 6
UK Top 40 Airplay Chart (UOCC) 5
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard) 2

Sales[edit | edit source]

Region Sales
United Kingdom (URAPS) 206,485