No One (Alicia Keys song)

"No One"
Song

"No One" is the lead single taken from Alicia Keys' third studio album, As I Am.

History

The song was first heard in August 2007 after Keys included a clip of the song in a newsletter on her official website and fan club and was officially released on September 10, 2007.

The song leaked in its entirety on August 28, 2007, with its radio premiere, on V103, WVEE, in Atlanta on August 29.

With only one full day of airplay, the song debuted at #65 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. On the same chart, in its second week of release, the song reached #21, whilst climbing again to #10 during its third week. It has so far reached #2 on the chart, becoming her ninth top five single on that chart.

On the Billboard Hot 100, the song debuted at #71, without the benefit of downloads. The following week the song jumped to #15 due to the addition of digital downloads. The song's success marks Keys' return to the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in three years, with her last appearance occurring with the number one hit, "My Boo". It has since climbed to #8 on the Hot 100, giving Keys her eighth top ten hit on the chart.

Alicia performed "No One" at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards on September 9 2007.

Music Video

The song's music video premiered on BET on September 24, 2007. It was also premiered on September 25 on Yahoo! Music. It premiered on TRL on October 4, 2007

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart	27
Croatian Singles Chart	8
Netherlands FMC Urban Top 50	10
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	6
Swedish Singles top 60	48
United World Chart	21
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	8
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	28
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs	9