No No Never

2006 song by Texas Lightning

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"No No Never"

Single by Texas Lightning
from the album  Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Released| 26 March 2006
Studio| Gaga (Hamburg, Germany)
Genre| Country[1]
Length| 3:00
Label| X-Cell
Composer(s)| Jane Comerford
Lyricist(s)| Jane Comerford
Producer(s)| Stephan Gade
Texas Lightning singles chronology
| "Like a Virgin"
(2005)  | "No No Never"
(2006)  | "I Promise"
(2006)

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Eurovision Song Contest 2006 entry
Country|

Germany

Artist(s)|

* Jane Comerford
* Markus Schmidt
* Olli Dittrich
* Jon Flemming Olsen
* Uwe Frenzel

As|

Texas Lightning

Language|

English

Composer(s)|

Jane Comerford

Lyricist(s)|

Jane Comerford

Finals performance
Final result|

14th

Final points|

Entry chronology
◄ "Run & Hide" (2005)
"Frauen regier'n die Welt" (2007) ►

"No No Never" was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in English by Texas Lightning. While Germany had finished the 2005 contest in last place, their position as one of the Contest's "Big Four" (along with the United Kingdom, France and Spain) ensured the song an automatic final berth. Thus, it was performed eighth on the night, following Malta's Fabrizio Faniello with "I Do" and preceding Denmark's Sidsel Ben Semmane with "Twist of Love". At the close of voting, it had received 36 points, placing 14th in a field of 24.

"No No Never" was also issued as a single in German-speaking Europe, serving as the second release from Texas Lightning's first album, Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (2005), in 2006. In Germany, the song spent 39 weeks on the German Singles Chart, reaching number one for three nonconsecutive weeks in May and June 2006. It ended the year as Germany's second-best-selling hit and was certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). In Austria and Switzerland, the song peaked within the top 10.

## Composition

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Written and composed by Australian-born band member Jane Comerford, the unusual choice of country as the genre resulted in BBC commentator Terry Wogan asking jokingly and with a rough approximation of the appropriate accent "are we in Athens, Georgia?" at the end of the performance (the contest was held in Athens, Greece). Lyrically, the song can be read as a pledge of the singer's undying love for her lover, but Comerford has stated that the chorus at least—"I'm never ever gonna leave you to cry on your own / Never ever gonna not go and pick up the phone / I'm never ever gonna let you be chilled to the bone"—was inspired by her desire to comfort her niece upon the untimely death of her father.

## Eurovision Song Contest

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As a member of the "Big Five," Germany automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 on 20 May 2006.[2] The running order for the final in addition to the semi-final was decided through an allocation draw on 21 March 2006, and Germany was subsequently drawn to perform in position 8 in the final, following the entry from Malta and before the entry from Denmark.[3] At the conclusion of the final, Germany placed fourteenth in the final, scoring 36 points.

The German performance saw the musicians wearing beige suits and stetson hats and Comerford wearing a pink dress. Texas Lighntning eventually placed fourteenth out of the 24 participating countries with 36 points. "No No Never" was succeeded as the German representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 by Roger Cicero with "Frauen regier'n die Welt".

## Track listings

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All tracks produced by Stephan Gade, with co-production by Texas Lightning.

German maxi-CD single[4]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "No No Never"| Jane Comerford| 3:00
2.| "Waterloo"|

* Benny Andersson
* Björn Ulvaeus

| 2:47
3.| "I Can't Get Your Horse Off My Mind"| Jon Flemming Olsen| 2:50
4.| "No No Never" (video)|  | 3:13
5.| "Interview video" (video)|  | 5:17
6.| "Live photo gallery"|  |

European CD single[5]No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "No No Never"| Comerford| 3:00
2.| "Waterloo"|

* Andersson
* Ulvaeus

| 2:47

## Credits and personnel

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Credits are lifted from the German maxi-CD single liner notes.[4]

Studios

* Recorded and mixed in January 2006 at Gaga Studio (Hamburg, Germany)
* Mastered at Soundgarden Studio (Hamburg, Germany)

Texas Lightning

* Jane Comerford – music, lyrics, lead vocals, ukulele
* Jon Flemming Olsen – guitars, art direction and design
* Markus Schmidt – electric guitars, banjo
* Uwe Frenzel – bass
* Olli Dittrich – drums
* Texas Lightning – co-production

Additional personnel

* Nils Tuxen – pedal steel guitar
* Stephan Gade – production, mixing
* Marc Schettler – mixing, engineering
* Chris von Rautenkranz – mastering

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## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "No No Never"  | Chart (2006)  | Peak
position

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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] | 4
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] | 6
Germany (GfK)[8] | 1
Germany Airplay (BVMI)[9] | 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 6

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "No No Never"  | Chart (2006)  | Position

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Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] | 21
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[12] | 31
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] | 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 32

### Decade-end charts

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Decade-end chart performance for "No No Never"  Chart (2000–2009)  | Position

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Germany (Official German Charts)[15] | 17

## Certifications

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Certifications for "No No Never"  Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Germany (BVMI)[16] | Platinum  | 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "Alle deutschen Beiträge im Ranking". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
2. ^ "Grand Final of Athens 2006". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
3. ^ Bakker, Sietse (21 March 2006). "Running Order Decided!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
4. ^ a b No No Never (German maxi-CD single liner notes). Texas Lightning. X-Cell Records. 2006. 82876841392.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. ^ No No Never (European CD single liner notes). Texas Lightning. X-Cell Records. 2006. 82876804472.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
6. ^ "Texas Lightning – No No Never" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
7. ^ "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 22\. 3 June 2006. p. 75. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
8. ^ "Texas Lightning – No No Never" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
9. ^ "Nielsen Music Control Airplay - Germany Top 5". Nielsen Music Control on behalf of BVMI. Archived from the original on 15 July 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
10. ^ "Texas Lightning – No No Never". Swiss Singles Chart.
11. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2006". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 16 June 2020.
12. ^ "European Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
13. ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2006" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
14. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2006". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 16 June 2020.
15. ^ "Gratis: 'Hits des neuen Jahrtausend'-Liste" [Free: 'Hits of the New Millennium' List] (in German). RTL. 2010. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
16. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Texas Lightning; 'No No Never')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

## External links

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* Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year
* Detailed info & lyrics, Diggiloo Thrush
* "Eurovision 2006 Germany No No Never Texas Lightning". Youtube.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2006.

Preceded by

"Run & Hide"
by Gracia

|  Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
2006 | Succeeded by

"Frauen regier'n die Welt"
by Roger Cicero

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Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation|

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Artists|

* Lale Andersen
* Nino de Angelo
* Ann Sophie
* Atlantis 2000
* Inge Brück
* Heidi Brühl
* Cascada
* Alex Christensen
* Roger Cicero
* Cindy and Bert
* ~~Ben Dolic~~
* Dschinghis Khan
* Katja Ebstein
* Elaiza
* Margot Eskens
* Joy Fleming
* Conny Froboess
* Maxi and Chris Garden
* Gitte
* Gracia
* Malik Harris
* Margot Hielscher
* Hoffmann and Hoffmann
* Wyn Hoop
* Guildo Horn
* Les Humphries Singers
* Isaak
* Jamie-Lee
* Jendrik
* Chris Kempers
* Alice and Ellen Kessler
* Daniel Kovac
* Lena
* ~~Leon~~
* Levina
* Roman Lob
* Lord of the Lost
* Lou
* Oscar Loya
* Siw Malmkvist
* Max
* Corinna May
* Mekado
* Michelle
* Münchener Freiheit
* Wencke Myhre
* Nicole
* No Angels
* Nora Nova
* Ingrid Peters
* Freddy Quinn
* Stefan Raab
* Mary Roos
* Michael Schulte
* Walter Andreas Schwarz
* Ireen Sheer
* Bianca Shomburg
* Silver Convention
* Sisters
* Stone and Stone
* Sürpriz
* Texas Lightning
* Lena Valaitis
* Ulla Wiesner
* Wind

Songs|

* "Always on the Run"
* "Anouschka"
* "Aufrecht geh'n"
* "Ein bißchen Frieden"
* "Black Smoke"
* "Blood & Glitter"
* "Bonne nuit ma chérie"
* "Can't Wait Until Tonight"
* "Diese Welt"
* "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben"
* "Disappear"
* "Dschinghis Khan"
* "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder"
* "Feuer"
* "Flieger"
* "Frauen regier'n die Welt"
* "Frei zu leben"
* "Für alle"
* "Für zwei Groschen Musik"
* "Ghost"
* "Glorious"
* "Guildo hat euch lieb!"
* "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n"
* "Ein Hoch der Liebe"
* "I Can't Live Without Music"
* "I Don't Feel Hate"
* "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück"
* "Is It Right"
* "Johnny Blue"
* "Junger Tag"
* "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz"
* "Let's Get Happy"
* "Lied für einen Freund"
* "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein"
* "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne"
* "Marcel"
* "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang"
* "No No Never"
* "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben"
* "Paradies, wo bist du?"
* "Perfect Life"
* ~~"Planet of Blue"~~
* "Primaballerina"
* "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat"
* "Rockstars"
* "Rücksicht"
* "Run & Hide"
* "Satellite"
* "Sing Sang Song"
* "Sister"
* "So geht das jede Nacht"
* "Die Sommermelodie"
* "Standing Still"
* "Taken by a Stranger"
* "Telefon, Telefon"
* "Telegram"
* "Theater"
* "Träume sind für alle da"
* "Über die Brücke geh'n"
* "Verliebt in Dich"
* "Viel zu weit"
* ~~"Violent Thing"~~
* "Wadde hadde dudde da?"
* "Wer Liebe lebt"
* "Wir geben 'ne Party"
* "Wunder gibt es immer wieder"
* "You Let Me Walk Alone"
* "Die Zeiger der Uhr"
* "Zeit"
* "Zwei kleine Italiener"

* Note: Entries scored out signify where Germany did not compete

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Eurovision Song Contest 2006

Countries|

| Final|

* Armenia
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Croatia
* Denmark
* France
* Finland
* Germany
* Greece
* Ireland
* Israel
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Norway
* Romania
* Russia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

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Semi-final|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* Estonia
* Iceland
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
* Slovenia

Withdrawn|

* Serbia and Montenegro

Artists|

| Final|

* André
* Arsenium feat. Natalia Gordienko and Connect-R
* Dima Bilan
* Eddie Butler
* Carola
* Vocal Group Cosmos
* Fabrizio Faniello
* Christine Guldbrandsen
* Hari Mata Hari
* Tina Karol
* Brian Kennedy
* Las Ketchup
* Lordi
* LT United
* Virginie Pouchain
* Elena Risteska
* Daz Sampson
* Sidsel Ben Semmane
* Severina
* six4one
* Texas Lightning
* Mihai Trăistariu
* Sibel Tüzün
* Anna Vissi

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Semi-final|

* Annet Artani
* Anžej Dežan
* Luiz Ejlli
* Séverine Ferrer
* Ich Troje
* Jenny
* Silvia Night
* Nonstop
* Mariana Popova
* Kate Ryan
* Sandra
* Polina Smolova
* Treble

Withdrawn|

* No Name

Songs|

| Final|

* "Alvedansen"
* "Bloody Mary"
* "Every Song Is a Cry for Love"
* "Everything"
* "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
* "I Do"
* "I Hear Your Heart"
* "If We All Give a Little"
* "Il était temps"
* "Invincible"
* "Lejla"
* "Loca"
* "Moja štikla"
* "Never Let You Go"
* "Ninanajna"
* "No No Never"
* "Show Me Your Love"
* "Superstar"
* "Teenage Life"
* "Together We Are One"
* "Tornerò"
* "Twist of Love"
* "We Are the Winners"
* "Without Your Love"

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Semi-final|

* "Amambanda"
* "La Coco-Dance"
* "Coisas de nada"
* "Congratulations"
* "Follow My Heart"
* "Je t'adore"
* "Let Me Cry"
* "Mr Nobody"
* "Mum"
* "Sense tu"
* "Through My Window"
* "Why Angels Cry"
* "Zjarr e ftohtë"

Withdrawn|

* "Moja ljubavi"

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