"No One Else" is a song by

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, from their 1996 debut album. The track was a collaboration between the group's record label owner Sean "Puffy" Combs, now infamous member of the

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Jean-Claude "Poke" Olivier and

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vocalist/writer Terri Robinson. It featured a rap verse from

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, a sample from the track "South Bronx" by

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and was a top 40 hit, peaking at number twenty-two on the U.S. '' ''Billboard'' Hot 100'' and faring even better at number four on the

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chart. The song was released with both the original and Puff Daddy (&

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) Remix as prominent versions. Certain editions of the single only featured the remix and it even had its own music video. The track was based around rap verses from Foxy Brown and

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, a new one from original featured artist

and a re-written chorus of ''"I don't need no one but you"'' by Total. The video version also had Puff Daddy recite lyrics from

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's " We Are Family" (in reference to the Bad Boy Family) during the intro. The mellow R&B Remix by another Bad Boy associate, producer

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was also included on certain editions of the single. There were slight

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differences on this mix including no

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, a spoken intro by Keisha, repositioning of the bridge and Keisha & Pam this time providing background vocals to their respective B-Sections.

Music video

There were videos filmed for both "No One Else" and its "Puff Daddy Remix": The original version features members of the group in several different outfits including one set resembling biker gear with background colours of white, red, green and gold. Shots from the video were used as promotional pictures for the "No One Else", "Kissin' You" and "What About Us?" singles and the groups' debut album. Da Brat makes an appearance rapping her contribution to the track in a scene with a white

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, green background and all artists dressed in white outfits. Director

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helmed this video. The remix video is slightly more concept based, with the females eventually arriving to rob a bank in a

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car. The various artists appearing on the track also feature alongside

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against a white background and playing

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. It is viewed completely in

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and was to be the group's second of three single remix videos. (the other two being ''"Can't You See"'' & ''"Kissin' You"'')

Track listings

CD single (remix) # Puff Daddy remix # R&B remix # R&B remix instrumental # Puff Daddy remix instrumental
12" vinyl single (US)
Side 1 # Club version # Club version 2 # R&B mix Side 2 # Radio edit # Radio edit 2 # Instrumental
12" vinyl single (remix)
Side 1 # Puff Daddy remix # Puff Daddy remix 2 # R&B remix instrumental Side 2 # Puff Daddy remix radio edit # R&B remix # Puff Daddy remix instrumental

Trivia

* Writer of the track, Terri Robinson, also wrote the group's debut single ''"Can't You See"''. * The "Puff Daddy Remix" is widely known as the only musical appearance of now-rivals Lil' Kim and Foxy Brown together, who were at the time, best friends and associates of the Bad Boy label. Though they both appear in the remix video, they never appear together in the video. * Producer Poke later re-used the

''"South Bronx"'' sample when working as one half of the

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"''. Lopez is also the other producer of the track, Sean "Puffy" Combs' former girlfriend. * Although it was Puff Daddy who recited a small section of ''" We Are Family"'' on the ''"Puff Daddy Remix"'', Total later sang an interpretation of another Sister Sledge hit ''"

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"'' while appearing on Tony Touch's single ''"(I Wonder Why) He's The Greatest DJ"''.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:No One Else (Total Song) 1996 singles Total (group) songs Bad Boy Records singles Songs written by Sean Combs Songs written by Da Brat Music videos directed by Hype Williams 1995 songs Songs written by Jean-Claude Olivier