No Way (Soulhead song)

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Single by Soulhead
from the album Braided
Released24 March 2004 (JP)
Format CD, 12" Vinyl
Recorded2004
Genre R&B, Hip hop
Label Sony Japan
Songwriter(s) Soulhead
Soulhead singles chronology
"You can do that"
(2004)		"No Way"
(2004)		"At the Party"
(2004)

No Way (stylized as NO WAY) is female duo Soulhead's ninth single and released on March 24, 2004. The single charted low on Oricon at #50 for the daily ranking, before falling off the charts. [1]

Soulhead is a Japanese urban contemporary/R&B duo consisting of sisters Yoshika Sawayama (よしか) and Tsugumi Sawayama (つぐみ). Both were born in Hokkaidō; Yoshika was born on July 20, 1978 and Tsugumi was born on January 25, 1981. Since their debut, they have worked with several well-known artists, including Sowelu, Koda Kumi, Crystal Kay and Ken Hirai.

Oricon Inc., established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as Original Confidence Inc., which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter’s Oricon record charts in April 2002.

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Keeping up with their signature, No Way was also released on both CD and vinyl. [2] No Way was a smooth R&B track, while the b-side, D.O.G, was hip-hop-inspired.

The title track's lyrics were written by Soulhead and arranged by both the female duo and Octopussy. [3] The lyrics to No Way are about not wanting to fight with a boyfriend and regretting the argument, which ultimately had the boyfriend leave. [4]

An "album version" of D.O.G was later released on their corresponding album, Braided in place of the version placed on the single.

Track listing

CD

(Source [5] )

  1. "No Way"
  2. "D.O.G"
  3. "No Way" (Instrumental)
  4. "D.O.G" (Instrumental)

12" Vinyl

Side A

  1. "No Way"
  2. "No Way" (Instrumental)
  3. "No Way" (A Capella)

Side B

  1. "D.O.G"
  2. "D.O.G" (Instrumental)
  3. "D.O.G" (A Capella)

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References

  1. ↑ "NO WAY / SOULHEAD / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "SOULHEAD: NO WAY". 808 Records. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "No Way Lyrics SOULHEAD". Mojim. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ "No Way Lyrics SOULHEAD". Mojim. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "SOULHEAD: NO WAY". Amazon Japan. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
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