Ain't That Enough

"Ain't That Enough" is a song recorded by Scottish rock band Teenage Fanclub. The song was released on 30 June 1997 through Creation Records, as the lead single from the band's sixth studio album Songs from Northern Britain. The song was written and sung by vocalist and bassist Gerard Love. AllMusic biographer Matt Collar writes that the song touches on themes of "nature, romantic fidelity, and the passing of time."[1]

"Ain't That Enough"
Single by Teenage Fanclub
from the album Songs from Northern Britain
B-side
  • "Kickabout"
  • "Broken"
  • "Femme Fatale"
  • "Jesus Christ"
Released30 June 1997
Recorded1996
Genre
Length3:42
LabelCreation
Songwriter(s)Gerard Love
Producer(s)
  • David Bianco
  • Norman Blake
  • Love
  • Raymond McGinley
  • Paul Quinn
Teenage Fanclub singles chronology
"Neil Jung"
(1995)		 "Ain't That Enough"
(1997)		 "I Don't Want Control of You"
(1997)

The song peaked at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart, representing the band's best chart performance domestically.

Reception

Paste writer Ben Salmon placed the song in the top spot of his 2018 ranking of the band's best songs, calling it a "masterwork of '90s electric guitar tone, a clinic on melody making and harmony singing, and a lesson about optimizing our limited time here on Earth [...] "Ain't That Enough" is an ecstatic exhale of a song bathed in sunlight."[2]

Charts
Chart (1997) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[3] 17

References
  1. Collar, Matt. "Teenage Fanclub – Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. Salmon, Ben (10 August 2018). "The 20 Best Teenage Fanclub Songs". Paste. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 February 2020.


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