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{{short description|1984 single by American new wave band Berlin}}
{{refimprove|date=July 2011}}
{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = No More Words
| name = No More Words
| Cover =
| cover = Berlin - No More Words.png
| caption = US 7-inch single cover
| Cover size =
| Border =
| alt =
| Caption =
| type = single
| Artist = [[Berlin (band)|Berlin]]
| artist = [[Berlin (band)|Berlin]]
| Album = [[Love Life (Berlin album)|Love Life]]
| album = [[Love Life (Berlin album)|Love Life]]
| A-side = No More Words
| B-side = Rumor of Love
| released = {{Start date|1984|2|27}}
| B-side = Rumor Of Love
| Released = February 27, 1984
| recorded = November 1983
| studio = Oasis ([[North Hollywood, Los Angeles|North Hollywood]], California)
| Format = [[7"]]
| genre = [[Dance-rock]]<ref name="AllMusic">{{AllMusic |class=album |id= mw0000649886
| Recorded = November 1983
|title= Berlin - ''Love Life'' (1984): Review |last= DeGene|first= Mike|access-date= January 15, 2024}}</ref>
| Genre = [[Dance-rock]], [[New wave music|new wave]]
| Length = 3:52
| length = 3:54
| Label = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
| label = [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]
| Writer = [[John Crawford (musician)|John Crawford]]
| writer = [[John Crawford (musician)|John Crawford]]
| Producer = [[Giorgio Moroder]], [[Richie Zito]]
| producer = * [[Giorgio Moroder]]
* [[Richie Zito]]
| prev_title = Masquerade
| Audio sample? =
| Certification =
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = Now It's My Turn
| Last single =
| This single = "No More Words" <br/>(1984)
| next_year = 1984
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|oIb9QUGjdIc|"No More Words"}}}}
| Next single =
| Misc =
}}
}}
"'''No More Words'''" is a 1984 song by [[Berlin (band)|Berlin]] and the first single off the album ''[[Love Life (Berlin album)|Love Life]]''. It was also their first Top 40 hit on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], peaking at No. 23 on May 12, 1984.<ref>{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=berlin|chart=all}}</ref> The song was featured in the 1985 film ''[[Vision Quest]]''. In the United States, the song was re-released in 1985 as a B-side to [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s single, "[[Crazy for You (Madonna song)|Crazy for You]]", which was also featured in the film.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}
"'''No More Words'''" is a song by American [[New wave music|new wave]] band [[Berlin (band)|Berlin]] from their third studio album, ''[[Love Life (Berlin album)|Love Life]]'' (1984). It was released on February 27, 1984, as the album's lead single. The single was the band's first top-40 entry on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], peaking at number 23 on May 12, 1984.<ref name="Hot100"/> The song was featured in the 1985 film ''[[Vision Quest (film)|Vision Quest]]''. In the United States, the song was re-released in 1985 as a B-side to [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s single "[[Crazy for You (Madonna song)|Crazy for You]]", which was also featured in ''Vision Quest''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |title=Top Pop Singles 1955–2002 |url=https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstop00whitbur |url-access=registration |edition=10th |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |publisher=Record Research |year=2003 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstop00whitbur/page/54 54], 433 |isbn=0-89820-155-1}}</ref>


The song was produced by the Italian producer [[Giorgio Moroder]] and [[Richie Zito]]. The 7" single included the b-side "Rumour of Love". The 12" single was paired with "Dancing in Berlin" and featured Moroder's dance remix of each song.
The song was produced by Italian producer [[Giorgio Moroder]] and [[Richie Zito]]. The 7-inch single includes "Rumor of Love" as its B-side, while the 12-inch maxi single was paired with "Dancing in Berlin" and featured Moroder's dance remix of each song.


The music video saw the band re-enact a [[Bonnie and Clyde]]-style car chase and shoot-out; it was directed by Evan English & Paul Goldman, and appeared in Berlin Video 45 videocassette compilation in 1984. It received a lot of airplay at the time on [[MTV]].
The accompanying music video saw the band portraying a criminal gang of bank robbers in which they re-enacted a [[Bonnie and Clyde]]-style car chase and shoot-out; it was directed by Evan English and Paul Goldman, and was included on the ''Berlin Video 45'' video compilation in 1984.

==Track listings==
*'''7-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title="No More Words" |type=US 7-inch single |others=[[Berlin (band)|Berlin]] |publisher=[[Geffen Records]] |year=1984 |id=7-29360}}</ref>
:A. "No More Words" – 3:54
:B. "Rumor of Love" – 4:20

*'''12-inch single (Dance Remix)'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title="No More Words" (Dance Remix) |type=German 12-inch single |others=Berlin |publisher=[[Mercury Records]] |year=1984 |id=818 619-1}}</ref>
:A. "No More Words" (Dance Remix) – 5:44
:B. "Rumor of Love" – 4:20

*'''UK 12-inch single (Dance Remix)'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title="No More Words" (Dance Remix) |type=UK 12-inch single |others=Berlin |publisher=Mercury Records |year=1984 |id=MERX 160}}</ref>
:A. "No More Words" (Dance Remix) – 5:44
:B1. "[[Sex (I'm a ...)]]" – 8:07
:B2. "Rumor of Love" – 4:20

*'''12-inch maxi single ("No More Words"/"Dancing in Berlin")'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title="No More Words"/"Dancing In Berlin" |type=US 12-inch maxi single |others=Berlin |publisher=Geffen Records |year=1984 |id=0-20195}}</ref>
:A. "No More Words" (Dance Remix) – 5:44
:B. "[[Dancing in Berlin]]" (Dance Remix) – 5:16


==Charts==
==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "No More Words"
|-
|-
!Chart (1984)
! scope="col"| Chart (1984)
!Peak<br>position
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
|-
|-
|align="left"|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{Cite book|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]]|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives, NSW]]|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6 }}</ref>
! scope="row"| Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian) |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |edition=illustrated |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref>
| 23
|align="center"|23
|-
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|5|artist=Berlin|song=No More Words|rowheader=true|access-date=August 30, 2019}}
|align="left"|New Zealand ([[Recorded Music NZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Berlin&titel=No+More+Words&cat=s|title=charts.org.nz |work=Hung Medien|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]|accessdate=16 September 2017}}</ref>
|align="center"|5
|-
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|23|artist=Berlin|rowheader=true|access-date=October 7, 2019|refname="Hot100"}}
|align="left"|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1984-05-12 |title= Billboard - The Hot 100, 12 May 1984 |publisher= Billboard |accessdate=16 September 2017}}</ref>
|align="center"|23
|-
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|6|artist=Berlin|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2020|note=with "[[Dancing in Berlin]]"}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|25|artist=Berlin|rowheader=true|access-date=March 7, 2020}}
|}
|}
{{col-2}}


===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for "No More Words"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1984)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1984-12-31 |title=Top Selling Singles of 1984 |publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]] |access-date=October 7, 2019}}</ref>
| 27
|}
{{col-end}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{MetroLyrics song|berlin|no-more-words}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


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Latest revision as of 06:06, 20 November 2024

"No More Words"
US 7-inch single cover
Single by Berlin
from the album Love Life
B-side"Rumor of Love"
ReleasedFebruary 27, 1984 (1984-02-27)
RecordedNovember 1983
StudioOasis (North Hollywood, California)
GenreDance-rock[1]
Length3:54
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)John Crawford
Producer(s)
Berlin singles chronology
"Masquerade"
(1983) 		"No More Words"
(1984) 		"Now It's My Turn"
(1984)
Music video
"No More Words" on YouTube

"No More Words" is a song by American new wave band Berlin from their third studio album, Love Life (1984). It was released on February 27, 1984, as the album's lead single. The single was the band's first top-40 entry on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 23 on May 12, 1984.[2] The song was featured in the 1985 film Vision Quest. In the United States, the song was re-released in 1985 as a B-side to Madonna's single "Crazy for You", which was also featured in Vision Quest.[3]

The song was produced by Italian producer Giorgio Moroder and Richie Zito. The 7-inch single includes "Rumor of Love" as its B-side, while the 12-inch maxi single was paired with "Dancing in Berlin" and featured Moroder's dance remix of each song.

The accompanying music video saw the band portraying a criminal gang of bank robbers in which they re-enacted a Bonnie and Clyde-style car chase and shoot-out; it was directed by Evan English and Paul Goldman, and was included on the Berlin Video 45 video compilation in 1984.

Track listings

[edit]
  • 7-inch single[4]
A. "No More Words" – 3:54
B. "Rumor of Love" – 4:20
  • 12-inch single (Dance Remix)[5]
A. "No More Words" (Dance Remix) – 5:44
B. "Rumor of Love" – 4:20
  • UK 12-inch single (Dance Remix)[6]
A. "No More Words" (Dance Remix) – 5:44
B1. "Sex (I'm a ...)" – 8:07
B2. "Rumor of Love" – 4:20
  • 12-inch maxi single ("No More Words"/"Dancing in Berlin")[7]
A. "No More Words" (Dance Remix) – 5:44
B. "Dancing in Berlin" (Dance Remix) – 5:16

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ DeGene, Mike. Berlin - Love Life (1984): Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Berlin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955–2002 (10th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. pp. 54, 433. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
  4. ^ "No More Words" (US 7-inch single). Berlin. Geffen Records. 1984. 7-29360.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "No More Words" (Dance Remix) (German 12-inch single). Berlin. Mercury Records. 1984. 818 619-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "No More Words" (Dance Remix) (UK 12-inch single). Berlin. Mercury Records. 1984. MERX 160.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "No More Words"/"Dancing In Berlin" (US 12-inch maxi single). Berlin. Geffen Records. 1984. 0-20195.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Berlin – No More Words". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  10. ^ "Berlin Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  11. ^ "Berlin Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  12. ^ "Top Selling Singles of 1984". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
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