No More (I Can't Stand It) Explained

No More (I Can't Stand It)
Cover:No More - I Can't Stand It.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Maxx
Album:To The Maxximum
Released:March 1994
Length:3:45
Label:
  • Blow Up
  • Intercord
Producer:The Movement
Prev Title:Get-A-Way
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:You Can Get It
Next Year:1994

"No More (I Can't Stand It)" is a song by German Eurodance project Maxx. It was released in March 1994 by Blow Up and Intercord as the second single from their debut album, To The Maxximum (1994), and is the follow-up to the project's successful debut single, "Get-A-Way". The singer on the song is Linda Meek after that Samira Besic did not participate further in Maxx, after "Get-A-Way". "No More" was written by Dakota O'Neil, Dawhite, Gary Bokoe, George Torpey and The Hitman, and produced by The Movement. It peaked at number eight in the United Kingdom and also charted in Canada and Japan. Its music video was directed by Jonathan Bate and filmed in France.

Critical reception

James Hamilton from British magazine Music Weeks RM Dance Update described the song as a "fluttery galloper".[1]

Chart performance

"No More (I Can't Stand It)" was very successful on the charts in Europe, proving to be the project's biggest hit, alongside "Get-A-Way". The song entered the top 10 in Austria (9), Belgian Flanders (7), Denmark (5), Finland (2), Germany (10), the Netherlands (5), Norway (8), Scotland (6), Sweden (4) and the UK, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100 and European Dance Radio chart, reaching number nine[2] and five[3] in June and September 1994, respectively. In the UK, it peaked at number eight in its second week on the UK Singles Chart, on 7 August 1994. Additionally, "No More (I Can't Stand It)" was a top-20 hit in France (16), Ireland (11) and Switzerland (12).

Outside Europe, the song peaked at number three on the RPM Dance/Urban chart in Canada and was a top-10 hit in Japan.[4]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "No More (I Can't Stand It)" was directed by Jonathan Bate[5] and filmed in Marseille, France.[6] It was A-listed on Germany's VIVA[7] and later made available on YouTube by Altra Moda Music in 2016.[8] As of early 2024, the video had generated almost 30 million views.

Credits

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "No More (I Can't Stand It)"!Chart (1994)!Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 186
Denmark (IFPI)[10] 5
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)9
Europe (European Dance Radio)5
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 2
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[12] 61

Year-end charts

1994 year-end chart performance for "No More (I Can't Stand It)"!Chart (1994)!Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13] 73
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[14] 46
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[15] 49
Europe (European Dance Radio)[16] 14
Germany (Official German Charts)[17] 61
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] 57
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 78
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 32
UK Singles (OCC)[21] 99

Release history

Region!scope="col"
DateFormat(s)Label(s)
EuropeMarch 1994
United Kingdom25 July 1994Pulse 8[22]

Notes and References

  1. James . Hamilton . Dj directory . Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) . 30 July 1994 . 6 . 16 May 2021 . James Hamilton (DJ and journalist).
  2. Eurochart Hot 100. Music & Media. 11. 26. 25 June 1994. 23. 15 March 2018.
  3. European Dance Radio Top 25. Music & Media. 11. 38. 17 September 1994. 22. 27 May 2023.
  4. The Talents Behind The Dance Hits Of 94: Maxx . . 17 December 1994 . 34 . 23 April 2021.
  5. Web site: Maxx No more VIVA VHS. YouTube. 21 October 2019.
  6. Book: Soininen, Juha . Move Your Body (2 The 90's): Unlimited Eurodance . BoD - Books on Demand . 26 August 2020 . 80 . 9789528026303 . 28 August 2021 .
  7. Station Reports > VIVA TV/Cologne. Music & Media. 11 June 1994. 18. 20 December 2022.
  8. Web site: Maxx - No More (I Can't Stand It) (Official Video). YouTube. 12 July 2016. 29 February 2024.
  9. Web site: Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016. Imgur. 14 July 2016.
  10. Top 10 Sales in Europe. Music & Media. 11. 24. 11 June 1994. 14. 28 February 2018.
  11. Book: Nyman, Jake . Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja . 1st . 2005 . Tammi . Helsinki . 951-31-2503-3 . fi.
  12. The RM Club Chart. Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 30 July 1994. 8. 18 May 2023.
  13. Web site: jaaroverzichten 1994. nl. Ultratop. 7 December 2019.
  14. Web site: RPM Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1994. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 12 December 2019.
  15. 1994 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 11. 52. 24 December 1994. 12. 28 November 2019.
  16. 1994 in Review: European Dance Radio. Music & Media. 11. 52. 8. 24 December 1994. 29 February 2024.
  17. Web site: Top 100 Singles – Jahrescharts 1994. de. GfK Entertainment. 26 November 2019.
  18. Web site: Jaarlijsten 1994. nl. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. 29 November 2019. 2 November 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20031102042816/http://www.top40web.nl/jaarlijsten/jr1994.html. dead.
  19. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1994. nl. dutchcharts.nl. 7 December 2019.
  20. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 1994. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 23 November 2019.
  21. Top 100 Singles 1994 . . 9 . 14 January 1995. 27 April 2022.
  22. Single Releases. Music Week. 29. 23 July 1994.

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