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"Oh No!"
Song
B-side"Grrr, That Fucking Boy Just Wanked Over Randy Blue Pornography"

"Oh No!" is the fourth single by Welsh singer-songwriter Marina and the Diamonds from her debut album, The Family Jewels. It was released on 2 August 2010.[1]

Background

"Oh No!" was added onto The Family Jewels after the album was mastered. When asked what the song was about, Diamandis said:

["Oh No!"] was written in response to be terrified of not achieving what I say I want to achieve every time I open my big mouth. It's my part ii to "Mowgli's Road". I was paralysed by fear before my trip to the states and couldn't stop thinking about being a failure "etc" and was convinced that I'd become a self-fulfilling prophecy if my brain didn't shut up and stop being so negative. So I put it in a song. "Mowgli's [Road]" questioned who I want to be, "Oh No!" confirms it. It made me feel confident again after a shaky six months. Life is just a barrel of laughs at end of day, anyway!

— Marina Diamandis, BRITs [2]

On Greg Kurstin, who produced the song, she said "I had really admired his work for a long time. Seeing as I was in L.A., I asked if he wanted to write together and [the song] came out really well. He's great actually, very easy to work with. I really like his production style as well".[3]

The instrumental of "Oh No!" was used to advertise the American sitcom, The Big Bang Theory, on E4 in the United Kingdom.

Music video

File:OhNo!MusicVideo.png
A frame from the "Oh No!" music video.

The music video for "Oh No!" was directed by Kinga Burza[4] and filmed on 10 June 2010.[5] It was released on 28 June 2010.[6] Diamandis said the music video was influenced by 1990s cartoons and the old "zany neon" MTV graphics.[7] Burza said the concept of the video steams from the lyrics of "Oh No!" which reference being obsessed with consumerism, success, money and fame.[7] The music video features a dance sequence with four dancers which was choreographed by David Leighton. He described the routine as quirky and "very bubblegum pop".[7] The stylist for the video was Celestine Cooney who chose to feature outfits by Christopher Kane, Henry Holland and Ashish Soni.[7]

Track listings

    UK iTunes EP

  1. "Oh No!" — 3:03
  2. "Oh No!" (Active Child Remix)
  3. "Oh No!" (Grum Remix)
  4. "Oh No!" (Steve Pitron and Max Sanna Remix)
  5. "Oh No!" (Jaymo & Andy George's Moda mix)

    UK CD single

  1. "Oh No!" — 3:03
  2. "Starstrukk" — 5:04

    7" Vinyl

  1. "Oh No!" — 3:03
  2. "Oh No!" (Active Child Remix)

Chart Performance

Chart (2010) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 38

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Marina and The Diamonds - Blogs - OH YES! marinaandthediamonds.com - Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  2. ^ Marina & The Diamonds | The Brit Awards 2010 BRIT Awards - Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  3. ^ Marina and the Diamonds - Download free podcast episodes by Marina and the Diamonds on iTunes. iTunes podcast at 25:53 - Retrieved 12 April 2010
  4. ^ Marina and The Diamonds - News - OH NO! RELEASED IN THE UK | 26TH JULY marinaandthediamonds.com 25 May 2010 - Retrieved 25 May 2010
  5. ^ Ignore this if you're not interested in photographs from a Marina & The Diamonds video shoot Popjustice - 11 June 2010 - Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  6. ^ Marina and The Diamonds - Blogs - THE MAKING OF "OH NO!" marinaandthediamonds.com 23 June 2010 - Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  7. ^ a b c d Marina and The Diamonds - Exclusives - Vogue TV (Vogue.com UK) Vogue - Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.


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