Hell No!

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"Hell No!"
Hell No!.jpg
Single by Ricki-Lee Coulter
from the album Ricki-Lee
Released13 June 2005 (2005-06-13)
Recorded2005
GenreDance[1]
Length3:13
LabelShock
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Audius
Ricki-Lee Coulter singles chronology
"Hell No!"
(2005)
"Sunshine"
(2005)

"Hell No!" is the debut single by Australian singer Ricki-Lee Coulter. It was released as a CD single on 13 June 2005 as the lead single from her self-titled debut album, Ricki-Lee. "Hell No!" debuted and peaked at number five on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of 35,000 copies. The music video for the song was directed by Bart Borghesi and filmed at Flinders Street, Melbourne.[2][3]

Background and reception[]

"Hell No!" was written by Audius Mtawarira, Andy Love and Cheryline Lim, and produced by Mtawarira.[4][5] It was released as a CD single on 13 June 2005 as the lead single from Coulter's self-titled debut album, Ricki-Lee.[5][6] Lyrically, the song is about Coulter being frustrated with life.[7] According to The Hot Hits, "Hell No!" has the "in your face yet tongue in cheek attitude" and wrote that "the hot grooved, up-tempo track is perhaps not what many people expected from the 19 year old, 2004 Idol favourite".[5] The Age noted that "Hell No!" has "a funky street feel to it".[7] Matthew Chisling of Allmusic wrote "Coulter's versatile voice booms proudly" on the song.[1] "Hell No!" debuted and peaked at number five on the ARIA Singles Chart on 20 June 2005 and spent three consecutive weeks in the top ten.[8] The song was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of 35,000 copies.[9]

Track listing[]

  • Australian CD single[10]
  1. "Hell No!"
  2. "Hell No!" (instrumental)
  3. "Over the Rainbow"
  • Australian remix CD[11]
  1. "Hell No!" (Cabin Crew remix radio edit)
  2. "Hell No!" featuring Israel Cruz (Elite Fleet remix)
  3. "Hell No!" featuring Sean Ray (Aztryx remix)
  4. "Hell No!" (Musik1 remix)
  5. "Hell No!" (Cabin Crew extended club remix) – 6:28
  6. "Hell No!" (original version)
  7. "Hell No!" (acapella—lead vocal)
  8. "Hell No!" (acapella—backing vocals)

Credits and personnel[]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Ricki-Lee: The Singles.[3]

Locations

  • Mixed at Sing Sing Studios.
  • Mastered at Crystal Mastering.

Personnel

Charts and certification[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Chisling, Matthew. "Ricki-Lee – Album Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Music Video Database – Bart Boghesi". Music VDB. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Ricki-Lee: The Singles (Australian CD album liner notes). Ricki-Lee Coulter. Shock Records, Public Opinion Music. 2008. p. 4. PUBLIC020.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Works Search". Australasian Performing Right Association. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2012. Note: enter "Ricki Lee*" as 'Performer' then click 'Search', ignore any Ricki Lee Jones works.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Get Face To Face With Ricki-Lee". The Hot Hits Live from LA. MCM Entertainment. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  6. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 13th June 2005" (PDF). ARIA. 13 June 2005. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Life after Idol". The Age. Fairfax Media. 21 September 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Australian-charts.com – Ricki-Lee – Hell No!". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  10. ^ Hell No! (Australian CD single liner notes). Ricki-Lee Coulter. Shock Records, Public Opinion Music. 2005. PUBLIC001.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Hell No! (Remixes) (Australian CD single liner notes). Ricki-Lee Coulter. Shock Records, Public Opinion Music. 2005. PUBLIC002.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2005". ARIA. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  13. ^ "ARIA Top 20 Australian Singles for 2005". ARIA. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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