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"No No Never" was the entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Athens, Greece, following the country's victory at the with the song "My Number One" by Helena Paparizou. Organised by the European Broadcasti ...
, performed in
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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 , and ) ensured the song an automatic final berth. Thus, it was performed eighth on the night, following 's
Fabrizio Faniello
Fabrizio Faniello (born 27 April 1981) is a Maltese pop singer. He represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 and 2006.
Family
Fabrizio Faniello is the eldest of three children born to Vincenzo and Anna Faniello. He has two ...
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Sidsel Ben Semmane
Sidsel Ben Sémmane (born 9 October 1988) is a Danish musician known since 2017 by the stage name Sémmane. She won the 2006 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix and went on to finish 18th at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens. Her mother is Algeria ...
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Twist of Love
Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Twist of Love" written by Niels Drevsholt. The song was performed by Sidsel Ben Semmane. The Danish broadcaster DR organised the national final ''Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2 ...
". 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
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, 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
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(BVMI). In Austria and Switzerland, the song peaked within the top 10.
Composition
Written and composed by Australian-born band member
Jane Comerford
Jane Comerford (born 1 January 1959 in Newcastle, Australia) is a singer, songwriter, lecturer, and vocal coach working in Germany.
Education
Jane has an extensive musical and music-related education. She studied violin and piano for 12 years, ...
, the unusual choice of
country
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commentator
Terry Wogan
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asking jokingly and with a rough approximation of the appropriate accent "are we in
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?" at the end of the performance (the contest was held in
Athens, Greece
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). 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
As one of the band's members is a professional comedian, there was a level of expectation that the Eurovision performance of the song was going to be humorous; however, this was not the case. While the band performed in front of artificial
cactus
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plants, there was in fact very little overt humour in the performance. All members were dressed appropriately, with the musicians wearing beige suits and
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hats and Comerford wearing a pink dress. The song was succeeded as the German representative at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
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by
Roger Cicero
Roger Marcel Cicero Ciceu (6 July 1970 – 24 March 2016) was a German jazz and pop musician.
Biography
Roger Cicero was born in 1970 in Berlin to Romanian jazz pianist Eugen Cicero and dancer Lili Cziczeo.
Cicero represented Germany at the E ...
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Frauen regier'n die Welt
Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Frauen regier'n die Welt" written by Matthias Haß and Frank Ramond. The song was performed by Roger Cicero. The German entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland, was se ...
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Track listings
German maxi-CD single
# "No No Never" – 3:00
# "
Waterloo" – 2:57
# "I Can't Get Your Horse Off My Mind" – 2:50
# "No No Never" (video) – 3:13
# Interview video – 5:17
# Live photo gallery
European CD single
# "No No Never" – 3:00
# "Waterloo" – 2:57
Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the German maxi-CD single liner notes.
Studios
* Recorded and mixed in January 2006 at Gaga Studio (Hamburg, Germany)
* Mastered at Soundgarden Studio (Hamburg, Germany)
Texas Lightning
* Jane Comerford – music, lyrics, lead vocals,
ukulele
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* Jon Flemming Olsen – guitars, art direction and design
* Markus Schmidt – electric guitars, banjo
* Uwe Frenzel – bass
*
Olli Dittrich
Oliver Michael Dittrich (born 20 November 1956) is a German television personality, comedian, actor, and musician.
Life
Dittrich completed a three year-education as a theatre painter in the Hamburg State Opera (1975–1978). At the same time, ...
– drums
* Texas Lightning – co-production
Additional personnel
* Nils Tuxen –
pedal steel guitar
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* Stephan Gade – production, mixing
* Marc Schettler – mixing, engineering
* Chris von Rautenkranz – mastering
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by yearDetailed info & lyrics, Diggiloo Thrush*
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2006 singles
2006 songs
Eurovision songs of 2006
Eurovision songs of Germany
Number-one singles in Germany
X-Cell Records singles