"No More Words" is a song by American
new wave band
Berlin from their third studio album, ''
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'' (1984). It was released on February 27, 1984, as the album's lead single. The single was the band's first top-40 entry on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 23 on May 12, 1984.
The song was featured in the 1985 film ''
Vision Quest''. In the United States, the song was re-released in 1985 as a B-side to
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's single "
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The song was produced by Italian producer
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and
Richie Zito. The 7-inch single includes "Rumor of Love" as its B-side, while the 12-inch maxi single was paired with "Dancing in Berlin" and featured Moroder's dance remix of each song.
The accompanying music video saw the band portraying a criminal gang of bank robbers in which they re-enacted a
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-style car chase and shoot-out; it was directed by Evan English and Paul Goldman, and was included on the ''Berlin Video 45'' video compilation in 1984.
Track listings
*7-inch single
:A. "No More Words" – 3:54
:B. "Rumor of Love" – 4:20
*12-inch single (Dance Remix)
:A. "No More Words" (Dance Remix) – 5:44
:B. "Rumor of Love" – 4:20
*UK 12-inch single (Dance Remix)
:A. "No More Words" (Dance Remix) – 5:44
:B1. "
Sex (I'm A...)" – 8:07
:B2. "Rumor of Love" – 4:20
*12-inch maxi single ("No More Words"/"Dancing in Berlin")
:A. "No More Words" (Dance Remix) – 5:44
:B. "
Dancing in Berlin" (Dance Remix) – 5:16
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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1984 singles
1984 songs
Berlin (band) songs
Geffen Records singles
Song recordings produced by Giorgio Moroder
Song recordings produced by Richie Zito