{{Short description|1995 single by Total featuring Da Brat}} {{Other uses}} {{more citations needed|date=September 2011}} {{Infobox song | name = No One Else | cover = No One Else Total.jpg | alt = | caption = | type = single | artist = [[Total (band)|Total]] featuring [[Da Brat]] | album = [[Total (Total album)|Total]] | B-side = | released = November 28, 1995 | recorded = 1995 | studio = | genre = {{hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[hip hop soul]]}} | length = 4:20 | label = {{hlist|[[Bad Boy Records|Bad Boy]]|[[Arista Records|Arista]]}} | writer = {{hlist|[[Da Brat|Shawntae Harris]]|[[Poke (producer)|Jean-Claude Olivier]]|[[Sean Combs]]|Terri Robinson}} | producer = {{hlist|[[Poke (producer)|Jean-Claude "Poke" Olivier]]|[[Sean Combs|Sean "Puffy" Combs]]}} | chronology = [[Total (band)|Total]] | prev_title = [[Can't You See (Total song)|Can't You See?]] | prev_year = 1995 | year = 1995 | next_title = [[No One Else#Puff Daddy Remix|No One Else (Puff Daddy Remix)]] | next_year = 1996 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = [[Da Brat]] | type = singles | prev_title = [[Give It 2 You]] | prev_year = 1995 | title = No One Else | year = 1995 | next_title = [[No One Else#Puff Daddy Remix|No One Else (Puff Daddy Remix)]] | next_year = 1996 }} {{External music video|{{YouTube|gfAr850R1zQ|"No One Else"}}}} }}
"'''No One Else'''" is a song by American girl group [[Total (band)|Total]] featuring American rapper [[Da Brat]]. It was released as the second single from Total's [[Total (Total album)|self-titled debut studio album]] on November 28, 1995, by [[Bad Boy Records|Bad Boy]] and [[Arista Records]]. The song was produced by Bad Boy founder Sean "Puffy" Combs and Poke of the [[Trackmasters]], while the songwriting was handled by the two alongside the featured [[Da Brat]] and [[Terri & Monica]] vocalist Terri Robinson. The song also contains a sample from the track "South Bronx" by [[Boogie Down Productions]].
The track was a success, peaking at number twenty-two on the US ''[[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]'' and faring even better at on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart reaching number four.
The song was released with both the original and Puff Daddy (& [[Rodney Jerkins]]) Remix as prominent versions. Certain editions of the single only featured the remix and it even had its own music video. The track was based around rap verses from [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]] and [[Lil' Kim]], a new one from original featured artist [[Da Brat]] and a re-written chorus of ''"I don't need no one but you"'' by Total. The video version also had Puff Daddy recite lyrics from [[Sister Sledge]]'s "[[We Are Family (song)|We Are Family]]" (in reference to the [[Bad Boy Records|Bad Boy Family]]) during the intro.
The mellow R&B Remix by another [[Bad Boy Records|Bad Boy]] associate, producer [[Chucky Thompson]] was also included on certain editions of the single. There were slight [[lyrics|lyrical]] differences on this mix including no [[rapping|rap]], a spoken intro by Keisha, repositioning of the bridge and Keisha & Pam this time providing background vocals to their respective [[Song structure (popular music)|B-Sections]].
==Music video== The original version features members of the group in several different outfits including one set resembling biker gear with background colours of white, red, green and gold. Shots from the video were used as promotional pictures for the "No One Else", "Kissin' You" and "What About Us?" singles and the groups' [[Total (Total album)|debut album]]. Da Brat makes an appearance rapping her contribution to the track in a scene with a white [[Convertible|convertible car]], green background and all artists dressed in white outfits. Director [[Hype Williams]] helmed this video.
==Puff Daddy Remix== {{Infobox song | name = No One Else (Puff Daddy Remix) | cover = No One Else Remix Total.jpg | alt = | caption = | type = single | artist = [[Total (band)|Total]] featuring [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]], [[Lil' Kim]] and [[Da Brat]] | album = [[Total (Total album)|Total]] | B-side = | released = 1996 | recorded = | studio = | genre = {{hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[hip hop soul]]}} | length = 4:35 | label = {{hlist|[[Bad Boy Records|Bad Boy]]|[[Arista Records|Arista]]}} | writer = {{hlist|[[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Inga Marchand]]|[[Lil' Kim|Kimberly Jones]]|[[Da Brat|Shawntae Harris]]|[[Poke (producer)|Jean-Claude Olivier]]|[[Sean Combs]]|Terri Robinson}} | producer = {{hlist|[[Poke (producer)|Jean-Claude "Poke" Olivier]]|[[Sean Combs|Sean "Puffy" Combs]]}} | chronology = [[Total (band)|Total]] | prev_title = [[#Top|No One Else]] | prev_year = 1995 | year = 1996 | next_title = [[Kissin' You]] | next_year = 1996 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]] | type = singles | prev_title = Hooked On You (Trackmasters Remix) | prev_year = 1995 | title = No One Else (Puff Daddy Remix) | year = 1996 | next_title = [[Ain't No Nigga]] | next_year = 1996 }} {{Extra chronology | artist = [[Lil' Kim]] | type = singles | prev_title = | prev_year = | title = No One Else (Puff Daddy Remix) | year = 1996 | next_title = [[No Time (Lil' Kim song)|No One Else]] | next_year = 1996 }} {{Extra chronology | artist = [[Da Brat]] | type = singles | prev_title = [[#Top|No One Else]] | prev_year = 1995 | title = No One Else (Puff Daddy Remix) | year = 1996 | next_title = [[Sittin' on Top of the World (Da Brat song)|Sittin' on Top of the World]] | next_year = 1996 }} {{External music video|{{YouTube|rWbVZEo3AYc|"No One Else (Puff Daddy REMIX"}}}} }}
The '''Puff Daddy Remix''' of "'''No One Else'''" features American rappers [[Foxy Brown (rapper)|Foxy Brown]], [[Lil' Kim]] and [[Da Brat]], who already appeared on the original version of the track.
The remix is widely known as the only joint musical appearance of now-rivals Lil' Kim and Foxy Brown together, who were at the time, great friends.
===Music video=== The music video to the official remix slightly more concept based, with the women eventually arriving to [[bank robbery|rob a bank]] in a [[Mercedes-Benz]] car. The various artists appearing on the track also feature alongside [[Puff Daddy]] and [[the Notorious B.I.G.]] against a white background and playing [[poker]]. It is viewed completely in [[black and white]] and was to be the group's second of three single remix videos. (the other two being ''"Can't You See"'' & ''"Kissin' You"'')
==Trivia== * Producer Poke later re-used the [[KRS-One]]/[[Boogie Down Productions]] ''"South Bronx"'' sample when working as one half of the [[Trackmasters]] on Jennifer Lopez' 2002 single ''"[[Jenny from the Block]]"''. Lopez is also the other producer of the track, Sean "Puffy" Combs' former girlfriend. * Although it was Puff Daddy who recited a small section of ''"[[We Are Family (song)|We Are Family]]"'' on the ''"Puff Daddy Remix"'', Total later sang an interpretation of another Sister Sledge hit ''"[[He's the Greatest Dancer]]"'' while appearing on Tony Touch's single ''"(I Wonder Why) He's The Greatest DJ"''.
==Track listings== '''CD single (remix)'''
# Puff Daddy remix # R&B remix # R&B remix instrumental # Puff Daddy remix instrumental <br> '''12" vinyl single (US)''' <br> '''Side 1''' # Club version # Club version 2 # R&B mix '''Side 2''' # Radio edit # Radio edit 2 # Instrumental <br> '''12" vinyl single (remix)''' <br> '''Side 1''' # Puff Daddy remix # Puff Daddy remix 2 # R&B remix instrumental '''Side 2''' # Puff Daddy remix radio edit # R&B remix # Puff Daddy remix instrumental
==Charts== {{col-start}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1995–1996) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- !scope="row"|[[UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_T.HTM|title=Chart Log UK DJ T – Tzant |publisher=zobbel.de|access-date=June 13, 2022}}</ref> |185 |- {{single chart|UKdance|27|date=19951203|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 1, 2023|note=Remixes}} |- {{single chart|UKrandb|25|date=19960128|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 1, 2023|note=Remixes}} |- ! scope="row"| US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artistname=Total&charttitle=&label=&chartcode=HSI|title=Total, HSI|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 15, 2021|url-access=subscription}}</ref> | 22 |- ! scope="row"| US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artistname=Total&charttitle=&label=&chartcode=BSI|title=Total, BSI|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 15, 2021|url-access=subscription}}</ref> | 4 |- ! scope="row"| US [[Dance Singles Sales|Maxi-Singles Sales]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1995/BB-1995-12-16.pdf#page=56|title=Hot Dance Music: Maxi-Singles Sales|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=December 16, 1995|page=58|access-date=December 29, 2025}}</ref> | 1 |- ! scope="row"| US [[Rhythmic (chart)|Rhythmic]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artistname=Total&charttitle=&label=&chartcode=TFC|title=Total, TFC|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 15, 2021|url-access=subscription}}</ref> | 25 |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1996) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billboardtop100of.com/1996-2/|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1996|website=Billboardtop100of.com|accessdate=March 15, 2021}}</ref> | 87 |- ! scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1996/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1996|work=Billboard|accessdate=March 15, 2021}}</ref> | 22 |} {{col-end}}
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