Hell No (Leave Home) Explained

Hell No (Leave Home)
Cover:HELL NO.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Monica featuring Twista
Album:The Makings of Me and The Day After (International edition)
Recorded:The Black Room
(Atlanta, Georgia)
at Quad Recording Studios
(New York City, New York)
Length:4:45
Label:J
Producer:
  • Bryan Michael Cox
  • Sean Garrett (co.)
Chronology:Monica
Prev Title:Sideline Ho
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Still Standing
Next Year:2008

"Hell No (Leave Home)" is a song by American singer Monica featuring guest vocals by rapper Twista. It was written by Bryan Michael Cox, Sean Garrett, and Carl Mitchell and produced by former for her fifth studio album, The Makings of Me (2006), with additional production from Garrett, the song was also featured on Twista's fifth studio album The Day After as an international bonus track. The song was released as the album's fourth and final single on May 14, 2007 in the United States, where it peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[1]

Background

"Hell No (Leave Home)" was written by Bryan Michael Cox, Sean Garrett, and Carl "Twista" Mitchell, while production was helmed by the former. Garrett received co-producer credit on the song. "Hell No (Leave Home)" has Monica trading verses with fast-paced rapper Twista. The singer called the recording of the rhymes "comical," telling Ballerstatus in an interview: "He [Twista] had so much patience with me and allowed me to learn his way of rapping. Of course, rapping isn't what I do, but I did enjoy the experience. The way I learned best was with him in the booth."[2]

Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the liner notes of The Makings of Me.[3]

Charts

Chart (2008)!align="center"
Position
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)14

Release history

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DateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesMay 14, 2007radioJ Records[4]

Notes and References

  1. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=monica|chart=Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs}} Bubbling Under Hot R&b Singles]. Billboard. 2007-06-23.
  2. Web site: Anne van de Sande . 2007-04-09 . Monica: The Makings of Me . Ballerstatus . 2009-01-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081203143516/http://www.ballerstatus.com/article/features/2007/04/2404/ . December 3, 2008 .
  3. The Makings of Me. Monica. 2006. J Records. booklet.
  4. Web site: New Release Update from J Records . JRecords.com . 2007-05-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070604051612/http://www.jrecords.com/newsletters2005/release/043007.html . 2007-06-04 .