It's No Good

"It's No Good"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Ultra
B-side	"Slowblow"
Released	31 March 1997 (1997-03-31)
Studio	Abbey Road, Eastcote, Westside, Strongroom, RAK (London) Electric Lady (New York City) Larrabee West (Los Angeles)
Genre	Synth-pop [1] [2] electropop [3]
Length	5:58 (album version) 4:06 (radio edit)
Label	Mute Reprise
Songwriter(s)	Martin L. Gore
Producer(s)	Tim Simenon
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Barrel of a Gun" (1997) "It's No Good" (1997) "Home" (1997)
Audio sample
"It's No Good" file help

UK CD single [10] "It's No Good" "Slowblow" (Darren Price mix) "It's No Good" (Bass Bounce mix) "It's No Good" (Speedy J mix) UK 12-inch single [11] A1. "It's No Good" (Hardfloor mix) – 6:43 A2. "It's No Good" (Speedy J mix) – 5:04 AA1. "It's No Good" (Motor Bass mix) – 3:48 AA2. "It's No Good" (Andrea Parker mix) – 6:14 AA3. "It's No Good" (Bass Bounce mix) – 7:16 UK cassette single and US 7-inch single [12] [13] "It's No Good" – 5:59 "Slowblow" – 5:25 European CD single [14] "It's No Good" (Hardfloor mix) "Slowblow" "It's No Good" (Andrea Parker mix) "It's No Good" (Motor Bass mix) US CD single [15] "It's No Good" – 6:00 "Slowblow" (Darren Price mix) – 6:27 "It's No Good" (Bass Bounce mix) – 7:15

US and Canadian maxi-CD single [16] [17] "It's No Good" "It's No Good" (Hardfloor mix) "Slowblow" "It's No Good" (Speedy J mix) "It's No Good" (Bass Bounce mix) US 12-inch maxi-single [18] A1. "It's No Good" (Hardfloor mix) – 6:41 A2. "It's No Good" (Bass Bounce mix) – 7:15 B1. "It's No Good" (Speedy J mix) – 5:00 B2. "Slowblow" (Darren Price mix) – 6:27 Japanese CD single' [19] "It's No Good" (original mix) "Slowblow" (Darren Price mix) "It's No Good" (Dom T Bass Bounce mix) "It's No Good" (Speedy J mix) "It's No Good" (Hardfloor mix) "Slowblow" (original mix) "It's No Good" (Andrea Parker mix) "It's No Good" (Motor Bass mix)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Ultra album booklet. ^[20]

Studios

• Recorded at Abbey Road, Eastcote, Westside, Strongroom, RAK (London), Electric Lady (New York City), and Larrabee West (Los Angeles)
• Mastered at The Exchange (London)

Personnel

• Martin Gore – writing (as Martin L. Gore)
• Dave Clayton – keyboards, keyboard programming
• Victor Indrizzo – percussion
• Tim Simenon – production, mixing
• Q. – mixing, engineering
• Kerry Hopwood – programming
• Mike Marsh – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "It's No Good" Chart (1997) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [21] 52 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [22] 28 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [23] 43 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [24] 14 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [25] 14 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [26] 36 Canada Rock/Alternative ( RPM ) [27] 2 Denmark (IFPI) [28] 1 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [29] 10 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [30] 5 Germany (GfK) [31] 5 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [32] 6 Ireland (IRMA) [33] 13 Italy (FIMI) [34] 1 Italy Airplay ( Music & Media ) [35] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [36] 7 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [37] 50 Norway (VG-lista) [38] 11 Scotland (OCC) [39] 7 Spain (AFYVE) [40] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [41] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [42] 30 UK Singles (OCC) [43] 5 UK Indie ( Music Week ) [44] 1 US Billboard Hot 100 [45] 38 US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [46] 31 US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [47] 4 US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [48] 1 US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [49] 13

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "It's No Good" Chart (1997) Position Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM) [50] 26 Germany (Media Control) [51] 68 Romania (Romanian Top 100) [52] 38 Sweden (Topplistan) [53] 63 US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard) [54] 48 US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard) [55] 28

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [56]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates for "It's No Good"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	19 March 1997	Modern rock radio	Reprise Mute	[57] [58]
United Kingdom	31 March 1997	CD cassette	Mute	[59]
United States	15 April 1997	Contemporary hit radio	Reprise Mute	[57] [60]
United Kingdom	21 April 1997	12-inch vinyl	Mute	[61]
Japan	18 June 1997	CD		[62]

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 1997 (U.S.)
• List of number-one hits of 1997 (Denmark)
• List of number-one singles of 1997 (Spain)
• List of number-one singles and albums in Sweden

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External links

• Single information from the official Depeche Mode website
• AllMusic song review
• AllMusic US single review