No One (2 Unlimited song)

"No One" is a 1994 song recorded by Dutch Eurodance band 2 Unlimited. It was released as the second single from their third album, Real Things.[1] The song was a Top 10 hit in at least 6 countries, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where the song reached number 10. It also features a reference to "That's the Way Love Goes" by Janet Jackson.

"No One"
Single by 2 Unlimited
from the album Real Things
Released19 September 1994
Recorded1994
GenreEurodance
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Phil Wilde
  • Jean-Paul De Coster
2 Unlimited singles chronology
"The Real Thing"
(1993)		 "No One"
(1994)		 "Here I Go"
(1995)
Music video
"No One" on YouTube

Critical reception

Music & Media wrote in their review, "It's their first reggae attempt, and no one has blended it with Euro dance so seamlessly before."[2] Pop Rescue said the song "is probably the most mellow of their singles", noting that "it definitely feels like light, summer track".[3]

Chart performance

The release scored chart success in many European countries, peaking at number 2 in the Netherlands, number 3 in Belgium, number 6 in Finland and number 10 in Denmark and Spain. In the United Kingdom, it was their least successful release to date, hitting number 17 in its first week at the UK Singles Chart on September 25, 1994.[4] Additionally, the single was a Top 20 hit also in Austria, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden and Switzerland. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it hit number 10, while reaching number 6 on MTV's European Top 20. Outside Europe, "No One" was a big hit in Israel, where it peaked at number 8. In Australia, the single went to number 70.

Music video

The music video for "No One" was directed by La La Land.[5] The video was shot by the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It features Anita and Ray performing the song on the beach. Sometimes Ray also performs in a forest. "No One" was uploaded to YouTube in December 2013.

Appearances

The melody of this song was also sampled in 1994 single by Serbian group Moby Dick with name "Kralj kokaina" ("King of Cocaine").

Track listing
European CD maxi
  1. "No One" (Radio Edit) (3:27)
  2. "No One" (Unlimited Remix-Extended) (5:27)
  3. "No One" (X-Out Remix) (6:19)
  4. "No One" (X-Out In Dub Remix) (5:45)
  5. "No One" (Doc Baron Mix) (6:58)
  6. "No One" (The It Goes Underground) (6:36)
UK CD single
  1. "No One" (Radio Edit) (3:29)
  2. "No One" (Unlimited Remix) (5:29)
  3. "No One" (Extended) (5:26)
  4. "No One" (X-Out Remix) (6:21)
  5. "No One" (X-Out In Dub Remix) (5:45)
7" single
  1. "No One" (Radio Edit)
  2. "No One" (Unlimited Remix Edit)
European 12" maxi
  1. "No One" (Unlimited Rmx-Extended) (5:27)
  2. "No One" (Extended) (5:24)
  3. "No One" (X-Out Remix) (6:19)
  4. "No One" (X-Out In Dub Remix) (5:45)
Italian 12" maxi
  1. "No One" (Extended) (5:24)
  2. "No One" (X-Out Remix) (6:19)
  3. "No One" (Radio Edit) (3:27)
  4. "No One" (Unlimited Remix Extended) (5:27)
  5. "No One" (X-Out In Dub Remix) (5:45)
  6. "No One" (Unlimited Remix Edited) (3:45)
Italian - 2 x 12" (limited edition)
  1. "No One" (Extended) (5:24)
  2. "No One" (X-Out Remix) (6:19)
  3. "No One" (Radio Edit) (3:27)
  4. "No One" (Unlimited Remix Extended) (5:27)
  5. "No One" (X-Out In Dub Remix) (5:45)
  6. "No One" (Unlimited Remix Edited) (3:45)
  7. "No One" (Doc Baron Mix) (6:58)
  8. "No One" (The It Goes Underground) (6:36)
  9. "No One" (The 80 Proof Factory Mix) (5:36)

Charts

References
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