No More (Jamelia song)
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"No More" is the third and final single release from Jamelia
's third studio album, Walk with Me. The single is notable for its sample from "Golden Brown
" by The Stranglers
. A slightly altered single mix was released for the actual single release.
"No More" generally received positive reviews from critics. Website Digital Spy
described it as "a fantastically funky, deliciously soulful piece of pop music." . The Guardian
stated "Jamelia emerges the richer from all the thieving, less mumsy and more roguish." . While The Times
stated the track was "oddly dignified gospel." .
"), "No More" received a positive amount of airplay, being A-listed on BBC Radio 2
and C-listed on BBC Radio 1
. The single peaked at number eleven in the UK radio airplay charts .
Despite the radio support, albeit being less than Jamelia's previous singles from Walk with Me, "No More" became her lowest charting single since "Boy Next Door
" peaked at number forty-two in 2000 and only her third to miss the top forty ("So High
" failed to chart altogether). "No More" peaked at number forty-three.
This single had only limited international releases, including the countries Poland
, Czech Republic
and Malta
. Also, it's the final single to be released via Parlophone
, due to her leaving of the British Label.
Digital Downloads
Promo CD
Note:
1 Although the CD single sleeve states that the radio edit of "No More" appears on the CD single, it is in fact the album version that is present on the actual CD itself.
Jamelia
Jamelia Niela Davis , best known mononymously as Jamelia, is an English singer-songwriter, model, entertainer, television presenter and actress. She is most famous for her use of a cappella and prolific work in the R&B genre...
's third studio album, Walk with Me. The single is notable for its sample from "Golden Brown
Golden Brown
"Golden Brown" is a song by the English rock band The Stranglers. It was released as a 7" single in December 1981 in the US and in January 1982 in the UK, on Liberty...
" by The Stranglers
The Stranglers
The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...
. A slightly altered single mix was released for the actual single release.
"No More" generally received positive reviews from critics. Website Digital Spy
Digital Spy
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described it as "a fantastically funky, deliciously soulful piece of pop music." . The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
stated "Jamelia emerges the richer from all the thieving, less mumsy and more roguish." . While The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
stated the track was "oddly dignified gospel." .
Promotion
Like the previous two singles from Walk with Me ("Something About You" and "Beware of the DogBeware of the Dog
"Beware of the Dog" is a song written by Jamelia, Stuart Crichton, Tommy Lee James, Karen Poole and Martin Gore, produced by Crichton for Jamelia's third album Walk with Me...
"), "No More" received a positive amount of airplay, being A-listed on BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
and C-listed on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
. The single peaked at number eleven in the UK radio airplay charts .
Despite the radio support, albeit being less than Jamelia's previous singles from Walk with Me, "No More" became her lowest charting single since "Boy Next Door
Boy Next Door (song)
"Boy Next Door" is the fifth single from British R&B artist Jamelia and the fourth and final single from her debut album Drama. "Boy Next Door" is Jamelia's smallest hit, missing the UK Top 40, peaking at #42 and spending only two weeks inside the Top 75...
" peaked at number forty-two in 2000 and only her third to miss the top forty ("So High
So High
"So High" is the debut single from British R&B star Jamelia. It was her first single for Parlophone in 1999. The single did not chart in the UK and is rare due to the fact it did not feature on her debut album, Drama...
" failed to chart altogether). "No More" peaked at number forty-three.
This single had only limited international releases, including the countries Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
and Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
. Also, it's the final single to be released via Parlophone
Parlophone
Parlophone is a record label that was founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch was formed in 1923 as "Parlophone" which developed a reputation in the 1920s as a leading jazz label. It was acquired in 1927 by the Columbia Graphophone Company which...
, due to her leaving of the British Label.
Tracklistings
CD- "No More" (radio edit) 1
- "Beware of the Dog" (Stuart Crichton mix)
Digital Downloads
- "No More" (album version)
- "No More" (radio edit)
- "No More" (acoustic - exclusive to iTunesITunesiTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
) - "No More" (3am mix - exclusive to Vodafone)
Promo CD
- "No More" (radio edit)
- "No More" (instrumental)
Note:
1 Although the CD single sleeve states that the radio edit of "No More" appears on the CD single, it is in fact the album version that is present on the actual CD itself.
Music video
The video for "No More" was shot in London in late January 2007 by Flynn productions. It began to air on music channels in February 2007 . It features Jamelia walking through a darkened room and turning a light switch on and off. Jamelia proceed to walk on top of the bed in the room as the walls of the room collapse and pyrotechnic lights surround her as the song and video climax.Chart performance
| Chart (2007) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) | 43 |