No Judgement

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"No Judgement"
No Judgement - Niall Horan.png
Single by Niall Horan
from the album Heartbreak Weather
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2020 (2020-02-07)
Genre Pop
Length2:56
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Julian Bunetta
  • Tobias Jesso Jr.
Niall Horan singles chronology
"Put a Little Love on Me"
(2019)
"No Judgement"
(2020)
"Black and White"
(2020)
Music video
"No Judgement" on YouTube

"No Judgement" is a song by Irish singer Niall Horan. It was released through Capitol Records as the third single from his second studio album Heartbreak Weather on February 7, 2020. [1]

Contents

Background

The song's title was first teased in the music video for "Nice To Meet Ya". [2] Horan announced the song's release on February 4, 2020. [3]

Composition

"No Judgement" is a sultry pop anthem that was compared to his song "Slow Hands". [4] [5] [6] It has a smooth, upbeat melody and a punchy production with strumming guitar melody and a catchy hook. [4] [7] [8] In terms of music notation, "No Judgement" was composed using 4
4
common time
in the key of C♯ minor, with a tempo of 100 beats per minute. [9] The song follows the chord progression of C♯m-E-E/G♯-A. [9] Horan's vocal range spans from the low note C♯4 to the high note of F♯5, giving the song one octave and three notes of range. [9]

Live performances

On 11 March 2020, Horan performed the song for the first time on The Late Late Show with James Corden .

Music video

The Drew Kirsch-directed music video accompanied the song's release. The music video starts out with Horan wearing a James Bond-esque white suit and talking to the viewer about a period called "No Judgement" that appears instead of the need to impress; it then transitions to him singing along and spectating scenes of an elderly couple doing random things in the rest of the video. [10] The music video has received over 18 million views as of February 2022.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Horan's fifth entry on the chart. The song was more successful in Europe where in Ireland it charted at number 6 becoming the fifth top 10 hit from the album in Horan's home country and at number 39 in Scotland becoming the sixth top 40 hit in the country. Additionally the song also entered at number 47 in Belgium and number 32 in the UK becoming his fifth top 40 charting single in the country.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [11]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."No Judgement"2:56
Digital download – Steve Void Remix [12]
No.TitleLength
1."No Judgement" (Steve Void Remix)2:41
Digital download – Acoustic [13]
No.TitleLength
1."No Judgement" (acoustic)3:10

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [14] 88
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [15] 48
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [16] 4
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [17] 100
Ireland (IRMA) [18] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [19] 28
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [20] 55
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [21] 11
Portugal (AFP) [22] 170
Scotland (OCC) [23] 39
UK Singles (OCC) [24] 32
US Billboard Hot 100 [25] 97
US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) [26] 26
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [27] 30
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [28] 83

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [29] Gold40,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [30] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
Various7 February 2020Original Capitol [3]
Australia Contemporary hit radio EMI [31]
United States10 February 2020 Hot/Modern/AC radio Capitol [32]
11 February 2020Contemporary hit radio [33]
Italy21 February 2020 Universal [34]
Various28 February 2020
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Steve Void RemixCapitol [12]
6 March 2020Acoustic [13]
Italy20 March 2020Contemporary hit radioSteve Void RemixUniversal [35]

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