"Nobody Gonna Tell Me What to Do" is a song recorded by American country music duo Van Zant. It was released in September 2005 as the second single from their album Get Right with the Man. The song was written by Tony Mullins, Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman. Critical reception In his review of the song, Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe called the duo "a great southern rock addition to the genre." Music video The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered in September 2005. Chart performance The song debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of October 8, 2005. References 2005 singles 2005 songs Van Zant (band) songs Columbia Records singles Songs written by Tim Nichols Songs written by Craig Wiseman Music videos directed by Trey Fanjoy Song recordings produced by Mark Wright (record producer) Songs written by Tony Mullins