Hell No!

This article is about the song. For other uses, see Hell No.

"Hell No!"
Single by Ricki-Lee Coulter
from the album Ricki-Lee
Released13 June 2005 (2005-06-13)
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 of Australian singer Ricki-Lee Coulter. It was released on 13 June 2005 as the lead single from her self-titled debut album, Ricki-Lee (2005). "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, serving as the lead single from 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 listings

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

Locations

  • Mixed at Sing Sing Studios
  • Mastered at Crystal Mastering

Personnel

  • Audius – writing (as Audius Mtawarira), production, mixing
  • Andy Love – writing
  • Cheryline Lim – writing
  • Andy Baldwin – mixing
  • John Ruberto – mastering

Charts

Certification

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ 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 15 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b Ricki-Lee: The Singles (Australian CD album liner notes). Ricki-Lee Coulter. Shock Records, Public Opinion Music. 2008. p. 4. PUBLIC020.{{cite AV media notes}}: 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. ^ 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 22 February 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Life after Idol". The Age. Fairfax Media. 21 September 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  8. ^ a b "Ricki-Lee – Hell No!". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  9. ^ 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.{{cite AV media notes}}: 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.{{cite AV media notes}}: 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.