No Fool, No More

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"No Fool, No More"
No Fool No More.jpg
Single by En Vogue
from the album Why Do Fools Fall in Love and Best of En Vogue
ReleasedSeptember 22, 1998
Length4:42
Label East Wet
Songwriter(s) Diane Warren
Producer(s)
  • Big Baby
  • Sugar Mike
En Vogue singles chronology
"Too Gone, Too Long"
(1997)
"No Fool, No More"
(1998)
"Riddle"
(2000)
Alternative cover
No Fool, No More cover2.jpg
UK release

"No Fool, No More" is a song by American female group En Vogue. It was written by Diane Warren and recorded for the soundtrack to the romantic drama film Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998), while production was helmed by Big Baby and Sugar Mike. The song was released as the album's lead single and reached the top 40 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and the New Zealand Singles Chart. "No Fool, No More" was later included on their 1998 hits compilation album Best of En Vogue .

Contents

Critical reception

Larry Flick of Billboard wrote, "The soundtrack to "Why Do Fools Fall In Love ?" spawns a potential smash in the form of this smooth slow jam. The members of En Vogue are at their harmonious best here—no surprise, right? Considering the lackluster tone of much of the group's last album, "EV3", it kinda is. The members have clearly rediscovered their groove, and their chemistry is now stronger than ever. Producers Big Baby and Sugar Mike dress the ladies in subtle retro-funk instrumentation, keeping the gimmicks to a bare minimum. One listen to this gorgeous recording is simply not enough. You have to go back and listen to it again and again and again." [1]

Commercial reception

The song became a minor pop and R&B hit in the US, UK, and New Zealand. The single peaked in the Top 40 on Billboard's Hot R&B Songs, Hot 100 at #57, and Top 40 on New Zealand Top Singles chart. In 1998, the award-winning group promoted the song by performing on several day time talk shows, including The Rosie O'Donnell Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show and The Tonight Show. [2]

Track listing

German maxi single [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."No Fool, No More" (Mick Guzauski Radio Version) Diane Warren
  • Big Baby
  • Sugar Mike
  • Mick Guzauski [a]
3:44
2."No Fool, No More" (Ben Arrindell Radio Version)Warren
  • Big Baby
  • Sugar Mike
  • Ben Arrindell [a]
4:03
3."Hold On" (Tuff Jam Remix)4:04
UK CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."No Fool, No More" (Mick Guzauski Radio Version)Warren
  • Big Baby
  • Sugar Mike
  • Guzauski [a]
3:44
2."No Fool, No More" (Ben Arrindell Radio Version)Warren
  • Big Baby
  • Sugar Mike
  • Arrindell [a]
4:03
US CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."No Fool, No More" (Album Version)Warren
  • Big Baby
  • Sugar Mike
4:04
2."Get Contact" (performed by Missy Elliott & Busta Rhymes) 
3:30

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Why Do Fools Fall in Love soundtrack. [3]

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [4] 34
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 57
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 37

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