"Sound Check: Mann, Squeeze team up Midler cut to one day in Hartford". ^ a b Boehlert, Eric (November 12, 1994).^ "Aimee Mann - That's Just What You Are".^ "Aimee Mann – Alternative Airplay – That's Just What You Are".^ "Aimee Mann – Hot 100 – That's Just What You Are".Luke Gifford – assistant mixer on "That's Just What You Are".Jon Brion – producer of "I Should've Known", "Superball", "Momentum", "Stupid Thing" and "Ray".Mike Denneen – producer, recording and mixing on "That's Just What You Are".Glenn Tilbrook – electric guitar, backing vocals.Aimee Mann – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass."That's Just What You Are" (LP Version) – 4:22.Geffen Records (1995) CD single (European promo) "Jimmy Hoffa Jokes" (Hidden Track) – 2:33." Stupid Thing" (Alternate Version) – 4:10."That's Just What You Are" (Original Version) – 4:20ĬD single (European and Australian release)."That's Just What You Are" (Acoustic Mix) – 4:19."That's Just What You Are" (Radio Edit) – 4:18.Track listing Imago Records (1994) CD and cassette single (US release) He considered it an example of Mann's ability to "marry impossibly catchy tunes to words that simmered with disappointment and dismay". In a 2018 retrospective on the song, Jim Beviglia of American Songwriter described it as "melodically springing and lyrically stinging". He considered the lyrics to be "sly and witty" and felt the music was a "perfect match" as it "also wears its smarts on its sleeve" and "has a dark undertow in those minor-key piano breaks". Mark Deming of AllMusic praised the "hum-along pop" tune. He added, "Her low-key vocal, the inventive arrangement, and a memorable melody make the CD almost worth getting for this track alone."
Sam Gnerre of the News-Pilot felt the song "continues the level of excellence established by Mann's Whatever album". In a review of the Melrose Place soundtrack, Faith Quintavell of The Philadelphia Inquirer picked "That's Just What You Are" as the best track and described it as a "graceful indictment of a lover who chooses to live the unexamined life". The single was not released commercially in the United Kingdom but was used by BBC Sport as the Goal of the Tournament background music during the Euro 96 football championships. The label folded and Mann would sign with Geffen for the release of her second album, I'm with Stupid, in 1995, which included "That's Just What You Are". The song was released as a single by Mann's label Imago, which ran into financial difficulties at the end of 1994.
Then I asked friends if they watched the show, and people who said they did were pretty cool, so that was my research." She told the Los Angeles Times in 1994, "I asked who else was on and they said Paul Westerberg, so I said, 'great'. Mann had never watched the show, but agreed to have "That's Just What You Are" used. Mann was then approached with the request of providing a track for the soundtrack of the American prime time television soap opera Melrose Place. "That's Just What You Are" was originally intended to have been released as a UK-only single, but this did not come to fruition.
Shortly after the recording of "That's Just What You Are", Mann and Squeeze embarked on a ten-day joint acoustic tour during June and July 1994. Difford sent a fax to the radio station, praising Mann's material and performance, and left a phone number for her to contact him. So using them was perfect, exactly what we needed." Mann collaborated with Squeeze after Difford heard her perform acoustically on radio. It's got this Chris Difford low-octave thing – too low for me to sing. It happened to be this song which really works with their singing style. Mann revealed to the Hartford Courant in 1994, "It's incredibly thrilling to hear their voices on this song. The song was recorded with Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford of Squeeze providing backing vocals (Tilbrook also plays electric guitar on the track). If I changed, I wouldn't be myself.' Which is this annoying, '60s bullshit way of basically saying 'I have no intention of doing any work.' We both had friends that were annoying us in that same exact way." Like that excuse, 'That's just how I am, man. Speaking of the inspiration behind the song, Mann told Billboard in 1994, "We were talking about people who act like jerks but insist that they can't change because that would somehow erode the integrity of their personality. "That's Just What You Are" was written by Mann and Jon Brion.
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