Oh No (Commodores song)

"Oh No" is an R&B ballad from the 1981 Commodores album In the Pocket. Written by Lionel Richie, the song was released as a single in 1981, being his last hit with the Commodores before going solo.

"Oh No"
Single by Commodores
from the album In the Pocket
B-side"Lovin' You"
ReleasedOctober 1981
GenrePop, R&B
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Lionel Richie
Producer(s)James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores
Commodores singles chronology
"Lady (You Bring Me Up)"
(1981)		 "Oh No"
(1981)		 "Why You Wanna Try Me"
(1982)

Similarities of the song's opening bars can be heard in Richie's 1981 duet "Endless Love" with Diana Ross.

This song was also featured in the 1982 movie The Last American Virgin.

Track listings

7" single

  1. "Oh No" – 3:00
  2. "Lovin' You" – 4:36

Charts
Chart (1981) Peak
position
Canada (RPM) [1] 3
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[2] 44
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 4
US Hot Black Singles [4] 5
US Billboard Adult Contemporary [5] 5
Year-end chart (1982)Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[6] 69
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References
  1. "RPM Weekly 50 Singles - Library and Archives Canada". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. December 26, 1981. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. "Commodores Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research.
  6. "Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 94 (51): TIA-20. December 25, 1982.
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