No (Bulldog song)

1972 single by Bulldog

"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

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1972-73)  | Peak
position

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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

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| Chart (1972)  | Rank

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U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[8] | 267
Chart (1973)  | Rank

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Australia [6] | 138

## References

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1. ^ Discogs: Bulldog - No
2. ^ a b Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 \- ISBN 0-89820-089-X
3. ^ a b "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1972-12-09. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
4. ^ a b Go-Set National Top 40, 17 February 1973
5. ^ a b Flavour of New Zealand, 9 April 1973
6. ^ a b 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.

## External links

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* Bulldog - No on YouTube

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