"No, No, No" is a song by

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from her 1981 album '' Season of Glass''. The song is one of the most dramatic tracks on the album to address her husband

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's murder. The song begins with the sound of four gunshots (Lennon was shot in the back four times) and Ono screaming. The single version was longer than the album version and included a spoken word section of Sean Ono-Lennon recalling a story his father told him which was previously included on the album track "Even When You're Far Away". The B-side was "Will You Touch Me". The 12" version also contained "I Don't Know Why" and " She Gets Down on Her Knees".

Release

In January 2008, the song reached No. 1 on the

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chart. The artist credit was listed as simply "Ono" making the artist-title combination a

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("onononono"). A

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es was released by Ono through Twisted Records and made available exclusively on

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from June 1, 2008. ''Ultimate Classic Rock'' critic Michael Gallucci rated it as Ono's 7th best song, saying that it is "one of the album's most powerful tracks." The single was re-released in 2022 as a double A-side with "Nobody Sees Me Like You Do" on digital and streaming services via

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Track listing

All songs were written by Ono. ;US 7" single (1981) :A1. "No, No, No" (Single Version) – 3:37 :B1. "Will You Touch Me" – 2:37 ;US 12" single (1981) :A1. "No, No, No" (Single Version) – 3:37 :B1. "Dogtown" – 3:14 :B2. "I Don't Know Why" – 3:59 :B3. " She Gets Down on Her Knees" – 4:03 ;Digital download (2008) #"No, No, No" (Linus Loves Hyped Dub Mix) – 6:31 #"No, No, No" (Linus Loves Hyped Vocal Mix) – 6:31 #"No, No, No" ( Tom Novy Vocal Mix) – 7:22 #"No, No, No" (Tom Novy Dub) – 7:04 #"No, No, No" (

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Vocal Mix) – 8:04 #"No, No, No" (Eric Kupper Dub) – 8:03 #"No, No, No" ( Friscia & Lamboy Vocal Mix) – 9:49 #"No, No, No" (Friscia & Lamboy Dub) – 9:05 #"No, No, No" (Peter Bailey Dub) – 7:46 #"No, No, No" (Mike Cruz Dub) – 9:46 #"No, No, No" (Lindbergh Palace Recub) – 7:02 #"No, No, No" (Double B No...Well, Yes Vocal Mix) – 6:56 ;Digital download (2022) #"No, No, No" (Album version) - 2:44 #"Nobody Sees Me Like You Do" (Album version) - 3:33

Charts

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References

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