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No No Never

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"No No Never"
Single by Texas Lightning
from the album Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Released26 March 2006
StudioGaga (Hamburg, Germany)
GenreCountry[1]
Length3:00
LabelX-Cell
Composer(s)Jane Comerford
Lyricist(s)Jane Comerford
Producer(s)Stephan Gade
Texas Lightning singles chronology
"Like a Virgin"
(2005) 		"No No Never"
(2006) 		"I Promise"
(2006)
Eurovision Song Contest 2006 entry
Country
Artist(s)
As
Language
English
Composer(s)
Jane Comerford
Lyricist(s)
Jane Comerford
Finals performance
Final result
14th
Final points
36
Entry chronology
◄ "Run & Hide" (2005)
"Frauen regier'n die Welt" (2007) ►

"No No Never" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Texas Lightning. While Germany had finished the 2005 contest in last place, their position as one of the Contest's "Big Four" (along with the United Kingdom, France and Spain) ensured the song an automatic final berth. Thus, it was performed eighth on the night, following Malta's Fabrizio Faniello with "I Do" and preceding Denmark's Sidsel Ben Semmane with "Twist of Love". At the close of voting, it had received 36 points, placing 14th in a field of 24.

"No No Never" was also issued as a single in German-speaking Europe, serving as the second release from Texas Lightning's first album, Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (2005), in 2006. In Germany, the song spent 39 weeks on the German Singles Chart, reaching number one for three nonconsecutive weeks in May and June 2006. It ended the year as Germany's second-best-selling hit and was certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). In Austria and Switzerland, the song peaked within the top 10.

Composition

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Written and composed by Australian-born band member Jane Comerford, the unusual choice of country as the genre resulted in BBC commentator Terry Wogan asking jokingly and with a rough approximation of the appropriate accent "are we in Athens, Georgia?" at the end of the performance (the contest was held in Athens, Greece). Lyrically, the song can be read as a pledge of the singer's undying love for her lover, but Comerford has stated that the chorus at least—"I'm never ever gonna leave you to cry on your own / Never ever gonna not go and pick up the phone / I'm never ever gonna let you be chilled to the bone"—was inspired by her desire to comfort her niece upon the untimely death of her father.

Eurovision Song Contest

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As a member of the "Big Five," Germany automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 on 20 May 2006.[2] The running order for the final in addition to the semi-final was decided through an allocation draw on 21 March 2006, and Germany was subsequently drawn to perform in position 8 in the final, following the entry from Malta and before the entry from Denmark.[3] At the conclusion of the final, Germany placed fourteenth in the final, scoring 36 points.

The German performance saw the musicians wearing beige suits and stetson hats and Comerford wearing a pink dress. Texas Lighntning eventually placed fourteenth out of the 24 participating countries with 36 points. "No No Never" was succeeded as the German representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 by Roger Cicero with "Frauen regier'n die Welt".

Track listings

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All tracks produced by Stephan Gade, with co-production by Texas Lightning.

German maxi-CD single[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No No Never"Jane Comerford3:00
2."Waterloo"
2:47
3."I Can't Get Your Horse Off My Mind"Jon Flemming Olsen2:50
4."No No Never" (video) 3:13
5."Interview video" (video) 5:17
6."Live photo gallery"  
European CD single[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No No Never"Comerford3:00
2."Waterloo"
  • Andersson
  • Ulvaeus
2:47

Credits and personnel

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Credits are lifted from the German maxi-CD single liner notes.[4]

Studios

  • Recorded and mixed in January 2006 at Gaga Studio (Hamburg, Germany)
  • Mastered at Soundgarden Studio (Hamburg, Germany)

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "No No Never"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[16] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Alle deutschen Beiträge im Ranking". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Grand Final of Athens 2006". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  3. ^ Bakker, Sietse (21 March 2006). "Running Order Decided!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b No No Never (German maxi-CD single liner notes). Texas Lightning. X-Cell Records. 2006. 82876841392.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ No No Never (European CD single liner notes). Texas Lightning. X-Cell Records. 2006. 82876804472.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Texas Lightning – No No Never" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  7. ^ "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 22. 3 June 2006. p. 75. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Texas Lightning – No No Never" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Nielsen Music Control Airplay - Germany Top 5". Nielsen Music Control on behalf of BVMI. Archived from the original on 15 July 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Texas Lightning – No No Never". Swiss Singles Chart.
  11. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2006". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  12. ^ "European Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2006" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2006". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Gratis: 'Hits des neuen Jahrtausend'-Liste" [Free: 'Hits of the New Millennium' List] (in German). RTL. 2010. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Texas Lightning; 'No No Never')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
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Preceded by Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
2006 		Succeeded by
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