"No Time" is a song by Canadian rock band The Guess Who, composed by guitarist Randy Bachman and lead singer Burton Cummings.
| "No Time" | |
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| Song by The Guess Who | |
| from the album Canned Wheat | |
| Released | September 1969 |
| Recorded | 1969 at RCA Studio A, New York, New York |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:44 (single version) |
| Label | Nimbus 9, RCA Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings |
| Producer(s) | Jack Richardson |
| "No Time" | ||||
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.png) Cover of the 1970 German single | ||||
| Single by The Guess Who | ||||
| from the album American Woman | ||||
| B-side | "Proper Stranger" | |||
| Released | November 1969[4] | |||
| Recorded | August 12, 1969, at the RCA Mid-America Recording Center, Studio B, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Randy Bachman, Burton Cummings | |||
| Producer(s) | Jack Richardson | |||
| The Guess Who singles chronology | ||||
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There are two versions of the song. The original recording was done for The Guess Who's album Canned Wheat. But it is the re-recording (as featured on the American Woman album) that was released as a single in 1969 and is the better-known. It is slightly faster in tempo and has the two verses transposed, but the extended Bachman guitar solo was cut. The single peaked at No. 5 in the U.S.[5] and was the third in a string of million-selling singles that all hit No. 1 in Canada for The Guess Who.[6] It also made the Top 20 in New Zealand.
Background
edit"No Time" is a breakup song; a reverse Dear John letter stating, "No time left for you." Of the song, Randy Bachman said, “That was our country-rock song... Me and Burton trying to be like Neil [Young] and Stephen Stills."[7] The song was composed on a Saturday at Cumming’s mother’s house, where Bachman came up with the guitar line and the song built from that. [8]
Chart performance
editCertifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[14] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Popular culture
edit- This song was used in the movie Pirates of Silicon Valley.
References
edit- ^ Dave Marsh; John Swenson (12 October 1983). The new Rolling stone record guide. Random House/Rolling Stone Press. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-394-72107-1.
- ^ American Woman at AllMusic
- ^ Hall, Russell (27 March 2015). "10 Classic Rock Bands That Deserve Another Look". Gibson Guitar Corporation. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "The Guess Who - No Time".
- ^ The Guess Who, "No Time" U.S. Chart Position Retrieved March 7, 2015
- ^ The Guess Who, "No Time" Canadian Chart Position Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved March 7, 2015
- ^ "Interview with Randy Bachman".
- ^ "Burton Cummings TikTok".
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 2/28/70".
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca. 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1970". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – The Guess Who – No Time". Music Canada. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
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