"You Gets No Love" is a song by American singer

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. It was written by Evans along with Toni Coleman, Mechalie Jamison, Kameelah Williams,

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, Mechalie Jamison, Andre Wilson, and Michaelangelo Saulsberry for her third studio album '' Faithfully'' (2001), while production was helmed by Saulsberry, with Evans co-producing. The song was released as the album's leading single in July 2001 and peaked at number 38 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, also reaching number eight on the ''Billboard''

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Background

"You Gets No Love" was written by Evans along with Toni Coleman,

, Mechalie Jamison, Michaelangelo Saulsberry, Kameelah Williams, and Andre Wilson, while production was helmed by Saulsberry, with Evans co-producing. Evans considered "You Gets No Love" an unusual single choice to lead her new album based on her previous singles, telling ''

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'': "The first single is unexpected, because I think I've been portrayed as a soft-spoken, turn-the-other-cheek

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But I'm human, I go through drama, I break."

Critical reception

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's Keysha Davis called "You Gets No Love" a "brash, bassy track" that has "Evans vocally knocking out." She found that the song marked a departure for "a woman who had previously only sung, subtle, love monologues in her trademark jazzy, ethereal style." Caroline Sullivan from ''

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'' remarked that the song was one of the tougher songs on parent album ''Faithfully'', writing that it has "Faith sneering, 'I'll tell you why you gets no love/ Because you ain't cool enough', over the lewdest horn and bass line." ''

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'' found that while Evans's voice "dominates proceedings," it was "buried beneath the patina of 'old skool' vinyl scratches on the groove of "You Gets No Love"."

Music video

An accompanying music video for "You Gets No Love" was directed by American filmmaker Chris Robinson and film in the

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. When asked about the clip, Evans described the visuals as "bright, colorful and fun" and recalled that "it was a lot of low riders and we're in the arcade playing the

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. I kind of catch my boyfriend in a funny situation ..It's a refreshing take on Faith Evans."

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Faithfully'' and

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. *T. Michael Coleman – writer *

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– vocals *Faith Evans – co-producer, vocals, writer *

– writer *Mechalie Jamison – writer *Brian Kraz – engineering assistant *Paul Logus – mixing *

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– vocals *Dominick Mancuso – engineering assistant *Michaelangelo Saulsberry – backing vocals, producer, writer * Kameelah Williams – backing vocals, writer *Markus Ulibarri – recording *Andre Wilson – backing vocals, writer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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