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song by American singer Kelly Charles that was released as a single on

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in 1987. The song's hook "You're no good for me, I don't need nobody / Don't need no one that's no good for me" has been

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numerous times by artists such as

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, Hithouse,

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and

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who had a hit single in 1994 with "

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Background

The song was written by James Bratton and Kelly Charles and was produced by Bratton and Delores Drewry at Alpha Recording in

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. It was released as a single in 1987 on

in the United States and on

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in the United Kingdom.

Track listings

;12-inch single # "You're No Good for Me" (radio version) – 3:55 # "You're No Good for Me" (club mix) – 5:00 # "You're No Good for Me" (Classy club dub mix) – 6:00 ;7-inch single # "You're No Good for Me" (instrumental) – 3:45 # "You're No Good for Me" (radio version) – 3:55

Personnel

* Kelly Charles – vocals * James Bratton – producer, mixing * Delores Drewry – producer * Russ Kip Moore – engineer * Keith Dumpson – mixing * Joe Maggio – executive producer * Greg Hatten – piano

Samples, remixes and cover versions

Dutch DJ and producer Hithouse's single "

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" was the first dance record to sample "You're No Good for Me" in 1988. The song peaked at number 14 on the

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. British electronic group

sampled the song for their 1994 hit single "

". In 2000,

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duo

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"You're No Good for Me" on their second single "

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", which was taken from their debut album ''

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'' (2001). The song features vocals from fellow

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members Megaman,

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and

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and also contains elements from "No Good (Start the Dance)" by the Prodigy. The single peaked at No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart and was also certified silver by the BPI for sales of over 200,000 units. In 2005,

also interpolated the song in the chorus of "No Good", the first single taken from his debut album ''

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'' (2006). The track was produced by Paul Epworth and also samples "

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" by the Temptations. The song was first released as a double A-side with "Sick 2 Def" in 2005 and was re-released in slightly remixed form by Jeremy Wheatley as a stand-alone single in 2007 with additional remixes including a remix by

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. German rapper

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also sampled "You're No Good for Me" and "No Good (Start the Dance)" in his song "Hater" (2007).

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interpolated the song into "The Stalker" from their second album ''

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have incorporated the song into their cover of the Prodigy's "

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" during their live shows. ;List of songs that sample "You're No Good for Me" * Hithouse - "Jack to the Sound of the Underground" (1988) * Zener - "Listen" (1991) *

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- "

" (1994) * Search & Destroy - "Don't Need Nobody" (1994) * Buzz Fuzz - "No Good 4 Me" (1997) *

- "

" (2000) * Norman Bass - "Jack to the Sound" (2002) * DJ Fixx - "No Good 4 Me" (2003) *

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- "You're No Good for Me" (2005) *

- "No Good" (2005) * Bong-Ra - "Suicide Speed Machine Girl" (2006) * D'Explicit - "Good for Me" (2007) *

- "Hater" (2007) * Gareth Wyn - "You're No Good for Me" (2009) * Gidropony - "No Good" (2009) *

- "The Stalker" (2009) * Super Beez - "You're No Good for Me" (2010) * Sean Finn - "No Good" (2011) * Hixxy & Technikore feat. Intraspekt - "Don't Need" (2011) *

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- "No Good" (2013) *

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- "No Need No Body" (2013) * Samuele Sartini - "You're No Good for Me" (2014) * Røse - "No Good" (2015) *

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- "Nobody" (2016) *

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and

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- "No Good" (2018) *

- "No Good" (2019)

References

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