Shiver (Jamie O'Neal song)

"Shiver" is a song recorded by Australian country music artist Jamie O'Neal, recorded as the title track to her debut studio album Shiver (2000). O'Neal wrote the single with Lisa Drew and Shaye Smith, with Keith Stegall producing the track. It was released on August 13, 2001, as the third single from the album. She spoke to the Lakeland Ledger that the track was her favorite song.^[2] It is a ballad about "that dizzying tingle you get in the presence of someone you love."^[3]

"Shiver"
Single by Jamie O'Neal
from the album Shiver
B-side	"To Be With You"
Released	August 13, 2001 (2001-08-13)[1]
Genre	Country
Length	4:08
Label	Mercury Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Jamie O'Neal Lisa Drew Shaye Smith
Producer(s)	Keith Stegall
Jamie O'Neal singles chronology
"When I Think About Angels" (2001) "Shiver" (2001) "I'm Not Gonna Do Anything Without You" (2001)

The song peaked at number 21 on the US Hot Country Songs chart.^[4]

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price of Billboard gave the song a positive review by saying, "O'Neal turns in a sultry performance that resonates with warmth and passion, while [Keith] Stegall's production wisely places the focus on O'Neal's self-assured vocals."^[3]

Music video

Thom Oliphant directed the video for "Shiver". It was filmed around October 2001 in Vancouver, British Columbia, where O'Neal was on a glacier.^[2] It debuted to CMT on October 14, 2001.^[5]

Commercial performance

"Shiver" debuted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of September 8, 2001, at number 48, becoming the highest debut of the week.^[6] The following week, it rose to number 43. On the final week of 2001 (December 29), it reached number 21 on the chart while O'Neal's duet with Mark Wills, "I'm Not Gonna Do Anything Without You" was rising.^[7] It spent 20 weeks in total on the chart.

On the Radio & Records Country Top 50, it debuted at number 40 the week of September 7, 2001.^[8] It reached a peak position of number 19 on December 21, 2001.^[9] It spent 17 weeks in total, its last charting week was on January 11, 2002, at number 29.^[10]

Track listing

7" single^[11]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Shiver"	Jamie O'Neal Lisa Drew Shaye Smith	4:08
2.	"To Be With You"	Keith Stegall Dan Hill	4:20

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Shiver"

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12]	21

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Shiver"

Chart (2002)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[13]	98

References

1. "Going for Adds: Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1414. August 10, 2001. p. 70. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
2. Barrera, Sandra (October 9, 2001). "Jamie O'Neal's Songs Give Fans the Shivers". Lakeland Ledger. p. D5. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
3. Price, Deborah Evans (September 1, 2001). Taylor, Chuck (ed.). "Reviews & Previews: Singles | Jamie O'Neal - "Shiver"". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 35. Nielsen Business Media. p. 23. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 17, 2024.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 245.
5. "Video Monitor: New Ons". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 43. Nielsen Business Media. October 27, 2001. p. 79. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 17, 2024.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
6. "Hot Country Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 36. Nielsen Business Media. September 8, 2001. p. 46. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 17, 2024.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
7. "Hot Country Singles & Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media. December 29, 2001. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 17, 2024.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
8. "R&R Country Top 50" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1418. September 7, 2001. p. 83. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
9. "R&R Country Top 50" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1433. December 21, 2001. p. 51. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
10. "R&R Country Top 50" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1435. January 11, 2002. p. 65. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
11. "Jamie O'Neal - Shiver (7")". Discogs. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
12. "Jamie O'Neal Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
13. "Most Played Country Songs of 2002" (PDF). Billboard Airplay Monitor. Vol. 10, no. 51. Nielsen Business Media. December 20, 2002. p. 36. Retrieved June 17, 2024.