Hell No!
{{Short description|2005 single by Ricki-Lee Coulter}}
{{About|the song|other uses|Hell No (disambiguation){{!}}Hell No}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Hell No!
| cover = Hell_No!.jpg
| alt =
| border = yes
| type = single
| artist = Ricki-Lee Coulter
| album = Ricki-Lee
| released = {{start date|2005|6|13|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Dance
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=13}}
| label = Shock
| writer =
- Audius Mtawarira
- Andy Love
- Cheryline Lim
| producer = Audius
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Sunshine
| next_year = 2005
}}
"Hell No!" is the debut single of Australian singer Ricki-Lee Coulter. It was released on 13 June 2005 as the lead single from her self-titled debut album, Ricki-Lee (2005). "Hell No!" debuted and peaked at number five on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of 35,000 copies. The music video for the song was directed by Bart Borghesi and filmed at Flinders Street, Melbourne.{{cite web |url=http://www.musicvdb.com/index-person/bart-borghesi/ |title=Music Video Database – Bart Boghesi |publisher=Music VDB |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315170121/http://www.musicvdb.com/index-person/bart-borghesi/ |archive-date=15 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Ricki-Lee: The Singles|others=Ricki-Lee Coulter|year=2008|type=Australian CD album liner notes|publisher=Shock Records, Public Opinion Music|page=4|id=PUBLIC020}}
Background and reception
"Hell No!" was written by Audius Mtawarira, Andy Love and Cheryline Lim, and produced by Mtawarira.{{cite web|url=https://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt# |title=Works Search |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association |access-date=28 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140829220942/https://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt |archive-date=29 August 2014}} Note: enter "Ricki Lee*" as 'Performer' then click 'Search', ignore any Ricki Lee Jones works.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehothits.com/news/7454/get-face-to-face-with-ricki-lee-|title=Get Face To Face With Ricki-Lee|publisher=The Hot Hits Live from LA. MCM Entertainment|access-date=28 September 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512222809/http://www.thehothits.com/news/7454/get-face-to-face-with-ricki-lee-|archive-date=12 May 2014}} It was released as a CD single on 13 June 2005, serving as the lead single from Ricki-Lee.{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue798.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 13th June 2005|publisher=ARIA|page=28|date=13 June 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222438/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050620-0000/issue798.pdf|archive-date=22 February 2008|access-date=22 May 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Lyrically, the song is about Coulter being frustrated with life.{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/life-after-idol/2005/09/21/1126982101812.html|title=Life after Idol|work=The Age|publisher=Fairfax Media|date=21 September 2005|access-date=28 September 2012}} According to The Hot Hits, "Hell No!" has the "in your face yet tongue in cheek attitude" and wrote that "the hot grooved, up-tempo track is perhaps not what many people expected from the 19 year old, 2004 Idol favourite". The Age noted that "Hell No!" has "a funky street feel to it". Matthew Chisling of Allmusic wrote "Coulter's versatile voice booms proudly" on the song.{{cite web|last=Chisling|first=Matthew|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/ricki-lee-mw0001899605|title=Ricki-Lee – Album Review|publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=28 September 2012}} "Hell No!" debuted and peaked at number five on the ARIA Singles Chart on 20 June 2005 and spent three consecutive weeks in the top ten. The song was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of 35,000 copies.
Track listings
- Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Hell No!|others=Ricki-Lee Coulter|year=2005|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Shock Records, Public Opinion Music|id=PUBLIC001}}
- "Hell No!"
- "Hell No!" (instrumental)
- "Over the Rainbow"
- "Hell No!" (Cabin Crew remix radio edit)
- "Hell No!" featuring Israel Cruz (Elite Fleet remix)
- "Hell No!" featuring Sean Ray (Aztryx remix)
- "Hell No!" (Musik1 remix)
- "Hell No!" (Cabin Crew extended club remix) – 6:28
- "Hell No!" (original version)
- "Hell No!" (acapella—lead vocal)
- "Hell No!" (acapella—backing vocals)
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Ricki-Lee: The Singles.
Locations
- Mixed at Sing Sing Studios
- Mastered at Crystal Mastering
Personnel
- Audius – writing (as Audius Mtawarira), production, mixing
- Andy Love – writing
- Cheryline Lim – writing
- Andy Baldwin – mixing
- John Ruberto – mastering
Charts
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=Weekly chart=
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! scope="col"|Chart (2005) ! scope="col"|Peak |
| {{single chart|Australia|5|artist=Ricki-Lee|song=Hell No!|rowheader=true|access-date=28 September 2012|refname="AUS"}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"|Chart (2005) ! scope="col"|Rank |
| scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2005/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2005|publisher=ARIA|access-date=17 April 2021}}
| 75 |
|---|
| scope="row"|Australian Artists (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2005/australian-artist-singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 20 Australian Singles for 2005|publisher=ARIA|access-date=17 April 2021}}
| 16 |
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Certification
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2005|certyear=2005|access-date=28 September 2012|refname="Certification"}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Ricki-Lee Coulter}}
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Category:Ricki-Lee Coulter songs
Category:Shock Records singles