No (Bulldog song)

"No"
"No"
Single by Bulldog
from the album Bulldog
B-side	"Good Times Are Comin'" (US) "Rockin' Robin" (NZ)
Released	October 1972 (U.S.)
Recorded	1972
Genre	Boogie rock; Blues rock
Length	2:34
Label	Decca (US), MCA (NZ)
Songwriter(s)	Billy Hocher, John Turi
Producer(s)	Gene Cornish

"No" is a song by American pop-rock group Bulldog. It was the first release from their 1972 eponymous debut album.^[1] Vocals are provided by bassist Billy Hocher, with a sound similar to Joe Cocker.

The song became an international hit, reaching #44 in the U.S. and #63 in Canada.^[2]^[3] "No" did best in Australia and New Zealand, where it became a Top 20 hit.^[4]^[5] It also peaked at #2 on 2NUR (Sydney/Newcastle) in February 1973.

The album including "No" reached the Top 10 in Australia.

"No" was included on the 1972 K-Tel compilation album Believe in Music.

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1972-73)	Peak position
Australia (Go-Set)^[4]	15
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[6]	22
Canada RPM Top Singles^[3]	63
New Zealand (Listener)^[5]	17
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[2]	44
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[7]	51

Year-end charts

Chart (1972)	Rank
U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)^[8]	267

Chart (1973)	Rank
Australia ^[6]	138

References

^ Discogs: Bulldog - No
^ ^a ^b Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ ^a ^b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1972-12-09. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
^ ^a ^b Go-Set National Top 40, 17 February 1973
^ ^a ^b Flavour of New Zealand, 9 April 1973
^ ^a ^b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 2, 1972
^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.

External links

Bulldog - No on YouTube

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[1] Discogs: Bulldog - No

[Whitburn-2] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[govofcanada-3] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1972-12-09. Retrieved 2021-02-15.

[Poparchives-4] Go-Set National Top 40, 17 February 1973

[Flavour-5] Flavour of New Zealand, 9 April 1973

[Kent-6] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[7] Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 2, 1972

[8] Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.

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"No"

Single by Bulldog
from the album Bulldog
B-side	"Good Times Are Comin'" (US) "Rockin' Robin" (NZ)
Released	October 1972 (U.S.)
Recorded	1972
Genre	Boogie rock Blues rock
Length	2:34
Label	Decca (US), MCA (NZ)
Songwriter(s)	Billy Hocher, John Turi
Producer(s)	Gene Cornish