No, No, No (Yoko Ono song) explained

No, No, No
Cover:No, No, No (Yoko Ono single).png
Caption:7" single artwork
Type:single
Artist:Yoko Ono
Album:Season of Glass
Released:August 1981[1]
Recorded:1981
Studio:The Hit Factory, New York City
Length:2:43
Label:Geffen
Producer:Yoko Ono, Phil Spector
Prev Title:Walking on Thin Ice
Prev Year:1981
Next Title:Goodbye Sadness
Next Year:1981

"No, No, No" is a song by Yoko Ono from her 1981 album Season of Glass. The song is one of the most dramatic tracks on the album to address her husband John Lennon's murder. The song begins with the sound of four gunshots (Lennon was shot in the back four times) and Ono screaming.[2]

The single version was longer than the album version and included a spoken word section of Sean Ono-Lennon recalling a story his father told him which was previously included on the album track "Even When You're Far Away". The B-side was "Will You Touch Me". The 12" version also contained "I Don't Know Why" and "She Gets Down on Her Knees".

Release

In January 2008, the song reached No. 1 on the United States Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The artist credit was listed as simply "Ono" making the artist-title combination a palindrome ("onononono").

A digital single of new house remixes was released by Ono through Twisted Records and made available exclusively on Beatport from June 1, 2008.[3]

Ultimate Classic Rock critic Michael Gallucci rated it as Ono's 7th best song, saying that it is "one of the album's most powerful tracks."[4]

The single was re-released in 2022 as a double A-side with "Nobody Sees Me Like You Do" on digital and streaming services via Secretly Canadian.[5]

Track listing

All songs were written by Ono.

US 7" single (1981)[6]
  • A1. "No, No, No" (Single Version) – 3:37
  • B1. "Will You Touch Me" – 2:37
    US 12" single (1981)
  • A1. "No, No, No" (Single Version) – 3:37
  • B1. "Dogtown" – 3:14
  • B2. "I Don't Know Why" – 3:59
  • B3. "She Gets Down on Her Knees" – 4:03
    Digital download (2008)[7]
    1. "No, No, No" (Linus Loves Hyped Dub Mix) – 6:31
    2. "No, No, No" (Linus Loves Hyped Vocal Mix) – 6:31
    3. "No, No, No" (Tom Novy Vocal Mix) – 7:22
    4. "No, No, No" (Tom Novy Dub) – 7:04
    5. "No, No, No" (Eric Kupper Vocal Mix) – 8:04
    6. "No, No, No" (Eric Kupper Dub) – 8:03
    7. "No, No, No" (Friscia & Lamboy Vocal Mix) – 9:49
    8. "No, No, No" (Friscia & Lamboy Dub) – 9:05
    9. "No, No, No" (Peter Bailey Dub) – 7:46
    10. "No, No, No" (Mike Cruz Dub) – 9:46
    11. "No, No, No" (Lindbergh Palace Recub) – 7:02
    12. "No, No, No" (Double B No...Well, Yes Vocal Mix) – 6:56
    Digital download (2022)[5]
    1. "No, No, No" (Album version) - 2:44
    2. "Nobody Sees Me Like You Do" (Album version) - 3:33

    Charts

    Decade-end charts

    Notes and References

    1. Yoko Ono. Onobox. 1992. liner notes. Rykodisc. RCD 10224/29.
    2. Web site: Top 10 Yoko Ono Songs . Gallucci, Michael. 2022-06-05. Ultimate Classic Rock. 18 February 2013.
    3. http://www.a-i-u.net/gpac_remixes.html ONO to issue "GIVE PEACE A CHANCE" (THE REMIXES) as a digital release on June 1 2008
    4. Web site: Top 10 Yoko Ono Songs . Gallucci, Michael. 2022-06-05. Ultimate Classic Rock. 18 February 2013.
    5. Web site: Yoko Ono - No, No, No b/w Nobody Sees Me Like You Do - Single. Apple Music. 19 February 2022.
    6. Web site: Yoko Ono – No, No, No (Vinyl) a Discogs. Discogs. Zinc Media, Inc. 8 August 2011.
    7. Web site: No, No, No – Single by Yoko Ono. iTunes Store US. July 2008 . Apple Inc.. 8 August 2011.
    8. Yoko Ono. .
    9. Web site: Yoko Ono: Billboard's #4 Hot Dance Club Play Artist of the Year. Imagine Peace. 8 August 2011. 10 January 2009.
    10. Dance/Club Play Songs, Best of the 2000s. Billboard. 8 August 2011.

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