No More (I Can't Stand It)

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"No More (I Can't Stand It)"
No More - I Can't Stand It.jpg
Single by Maxx
from the album To The Maxximum
ReleasedMarch 1994
Length3:45
Label
  • Blow Up
  • Intercord
Songwriter(s)
  • Dakota O'Neil
  • Dawhite
  • Gary Bokoe
  • George Torpey
  • The Hitman
Producer(s) The Movement
Maxx singles chronology
"Get-A-Way"
(1993)		"No More (I Can't Stand It)"
(1994)		"You Can Get It"
(1994)
Music video
"No More (I Can't Stand It)" on YouTube

"No More (I Can't Stand It)" is a song by German Eurodance project Maxx. It was released in March 1994 by Blow Up and Intercord as the second single from their debut album, To The Maxximum (1994), and is the follow-up to the project's successful debut single, "Get-A-Way". The singer on the song is Linda Meek after that Samira Besic did not participate further in Maxx, after "Get-A-Way". "No More" was written by Dakota O'Neil, Dawhite, Gary Bokoe, George Torpey and The Hitman, and produced by The Movement. It peaked at number eight in the United Kingdom and also charted in Canada and Japan. Its music video was directed by Jonathan Bate and filmed in France.

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Critical reception

James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update described the song as a "fluttery galloper". [1] Pete Stanton from Smash Hits complimented it as "a blinding ragga corker". [2]

Chart performance

"No More (I Can't Stand It)" was very successful on the charts in Europe, proving to be the project's biggest hit, alongside "Get-A-Way". The song entered the top 10 in Austria (9), Belgian Flanders (7), Denmark (5), Finland (2), Germany (10), the Netherlands (5), Norway (8), Scotland (6), Sweden (4) and the UK, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100 and European Dance Radio chart, reaching numbers nine and five in June and September 1994, respectively. [3] [4] In the UK, it peaked at number eight in its second week on the UK Singles Chart, on 7 August 1994. [5] Additionally, "No More (I Can't Stand It)" was a top-20 hit in France (16), Ireland (11) and Switzerland (12).

Outside Europe, the song peaked at number three on the RPM Dance/Urban chart in Canada and was a top-10 hit in Japan. [6]

Music video

"Yes. The exposure I received from the Maxx music videos 'No More' and 'You Can Get It' got me recognized in a big way. Performing on all the major dance charts shows on television also gave me major exposure as well. Even today people still ask me "hey are you that girl with the short hair from that Maxx music videos?"

—Singer Linda Meek talking about the music video. [7]

The accompanying music video for "No More (I Can't Stand It)" was directed by Jonathan Bate [8] and filmed in Marseille, France. [9] It was A-listed on Germany's VIVA [10] and later made available on YouTube by Altra Moda Music in 2016. [11] As of early 2024, the video had generated almost 30 million views.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Dakota O'Neil, Dawhite, Gary Bokoe, George Torpey, The Hitman; all music is composed by Dakota O'Neil, Dawhite, George Torpey, The Hitman

No.TitleLength
1."No More (I Can't Stand It)" (airplay mix)3:45
2."No More (I Can't Stand It)" (club mix)6:11
3."No More (I Can't Stand It)" (Hot mix)4:42
4."No More (I Can't Stand It)" (Welcome to the Terrordome mix)5:33
5."No More (I Can't Stand It)" (Paradise Garage mix)5:34
6."No More (I Can't Stand It)" (Mr. Gee's mix)4:52
Total length:30:45

Credits

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for "No More (I Can't Stand It)"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
EuropeMarch 1994—
  • Blow Up
  • Intercord
United Kingdom25 July 1994
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Pulse 8 [37]

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