"No" is a song by British girl group

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. It was released on 12 November 2021 through RCA Records UK as the second single from their first greatest hits album '' Between Us.'' It was written by group members

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and

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, along with

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and Camille, with production by Tre Jean-Marie and MNEK. The song reached number thirty-five on the

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. It was the group's last single release before their hiatus in May 2022. It was performed for the first time during

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, the same year.

Background and release

"No" was the group's first song to be written as a trio, after Jesy Nelson departed from the group in 2020. Lyrically, the song was inspired by the group's own treatment within the music industry and dealing with past individuals. It was described by

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as "a classic Little Mix track, but also fresh and new at the same time", while

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explained that "the writing session with Kamille,

, and Tre, had really good energy. We had a good old catch-up and got to write a bop." The title of the song was announced on 29 October 2021 through the group's social media pages On 8 November 2021, a snippet of the music video was teased on the group's social media accounts. The cover art was revealed on 10 November 2021 with a second snippet of the music video being released on 11 November 2021.

Music video

The music video was released on 12 November 2021, the same day as the song's release. It was directed by Fred Rowson and became the fifth video that Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock recorded while pregnant. The video features Little Mix members as "

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Track listings

Digital download and streaming - acoustic version #"No" (acoustic version) - 3:15 Digital download and streaming -

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remix #"No" (Galantis remix) - 3:06 Digital extended play (EP) #"No" (acoustic version) - 3:15 #"No" (Galantis remix) - 3:06

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Release history

References

{{Little Mix 2021 singles 2021 songs Little Mix songs RCA Records singles Songs written by MNEK Songs written by Kamille (musician) Songs written by Tre Jean-Marie