No (Meladze song)
"No" is a song written by Konstantin Meladze and performed by Russian singer Polina Gagarina for her third studio album. The composition, produced by Meladze, was released as a single on August 13, 2012.
The song received positive reviews from music critics and won an award for Best Music Video at the RU.TV Awards 2013.[1]
Background and release
The composition was first performed publicly on August 4, 2012, at a concert in Ryazan as part of the environmental event "Clean City Day".[2][3]
Critical reception
Pavel Pshenov from MuseCube.org gave the song a positive review, rating it 4.5 out of 5. "If the song repeats the decent results of '[The Show is Over]', it will be expected; if it exceeds them — it will enter the 'golden fund' of domestic pop music as a non-banal and somewhat outstanding work," noted the author.[4]
At the RU.TV Awards 2013, "No" received two nominations: Best Song and Best Music Video. The composition won in the latter category.[1]
Music video
The music video for the song was shot in July 2012. The director was Alan Badoev.[3] The video was released on August 31, 2012, on the Ello channel (YouTube).
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No" | Konstantin Meladze | 3:56 |
Charts
| Country/Region (Chart) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| CIS (Tophit General Top-100)[5] | 3 |
| CIS (Tophit Top-100 by Requests)[5] | 4 |
| Russia (Tophit Russian Top-100) | 10 |
| Russia (Tophit Moscow Top-100) | 16 |
| Russia (Tophit St. Petersburg Top-100) | 17 |
| Ukraine (Tophit Ukrainian Top-100)[6] | 1 |
| Ukraine (Tophit Kyiv Top-100) | 2 |
| Latvia[7] | 5 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Nominated Work | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | RU.TV Awards | "No" | Best Song[1] | Nominated |
| RU.TV Awards | "No" | Best Music Video[1] | Won |
References
- ^ a b c d Guru Ken. "III Ru.TV Awards: Kirkorov's Kiss with Baskov and Other Oddities". newsmuz.com.
- ^ ""Clean City Day" in Ryazan Ended with a Concert Featuring "Factory Girl" Polina Gagarina". Ryazan City Website. Archived from the original on 2012-10-31.
- ^ a b "Polina Gagarina Presents New Song". Archived from the original on 2012-10-31.
- ^ Pavel Pshenov. "Hit Review by Pavel Pshenov. Issue 1: Nyusha, Madonna, and Others". MuseCube.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04.
- ^ a b "Main Parameters of Track Rotation on Radio Stations Working in the TOPHIT.RU System". Tophit. Archived from the original on 2012-10-31.
- ^ "Weekly Ukraine Airplay Tophit-100". Tophit. Archived from the original on 2012-10-31.
- ^ "Latvian Airplay Top 50". Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 2024-08-24.