No Time (Lil' Kim song)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"No Time"
Single by Lil' Kim featuring Puff Daddy
from the album Hard Core
ReleasedOctober 17, 1996 (1996-10-17)
Recorded1996
StudioDaddy's House Recording Studios (New York City)
GenreDirty rap
Length5:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lil' Kim singles chronology
"No One Else (Puff Daddy Remix)"
(1995) 		"No Time"
(1996) 		"Crush on You"
(1997)
Puff Daddy singles chronology
"Dolly My Baby"
(1993) 		"No Time"
(1996) 		"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down"
(1996)
Music video
"No Time" on YouTube

"No Time" is the debut single by American rapper Lil' Kim featuring Puff Daddy. It was released as the lead single for her debut album Hard Core in October 1996. It peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, reached the top ten on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and peaked the US Rap Songs for nine weeks—becoming Kim's first number one hit on the chart.[1] Additionally, the song charted at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart. "No Time" was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and contains a sample of Vicki Anderson's "Message from the Soul Sisters" and Lyn Collins's "Take Me Just As I Am."

Music video[edit]

The music video, which was helmed by German director Marcus Nispel and filmed in the World Trade Center, features her and Puff riding up and down escalators while rapping. Kim makes reference to Adina Howard's hit single "Freak Like Me" in the song's lyrics when she says: "...your girl ain't a freak like me, or Adina". Kim makes a reference to the video in the 2003 song "(When Kim Say) Can You Hear Me Know " off the album La Bella Mafia, saying "...im the same bitch on the escalator", and also in the 2005 single Whoa when she says: "...told you I'm the same bitch from the escalator".

Formats and track listings[edit]

  • UK cassette single
  1. "No Time" (Radio Edit) – 3:58
  2. "No Time" (The Incident Remix) – 4:39
  • UK CD single [2]
  1. "No Time" (Radio Edit) – 3:58
  2. "No Time" (Radio Mix) – 5:03
  3. "No Time" (Album Version) – 5:03
  4. "No Time" (Instrumental) – 5:03
  • Europe CD single [3]
  1. "No Time" (Radio Edit) – 3:58
  2. "No Time" (The Incident Remix) – 4:39
  3. "No Time" (Incident Remix Instrumental) – 4:38
  4. "No Time" (Album Version) – 5:03
  5. "No Time" (Instrumental) – 5:03

Credits and personnel[edit]

  • Vocals by Lil' Kim, S. Combs
  • Written by K. Jones, S. Combs, J. Brown
  • Produced by Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs and Steven "Stevie J" Jordan
  • Mastered by Herb Powers

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Charts (1996–1997) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 45
UK Dance (OCC)[5] 7
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[6] 11
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 18
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[8] 6
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[9] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 9

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1996) Position
US Billboard Hot Rap Singles[11] 29
Chart (1997) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 80
US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales[13] 50
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles[13] 36
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles Sales[13] 22
US Billboard Hot R&B Airplay[13] 73
US Billboard Hot Rap Singles[13] 6

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hard Core album". LilKim.com. Archived from the original on 2000-08-29. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  2. ^ "Lil' Kim Featuring Puff Daddy – No Time (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  3. ^ "Lil' Kim – No Time (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "Lil Kim Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "Lil Kim Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  9. ^ "Lil Kim Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  10. ^ "Lil Kim Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  11. ^ Billboard (1996-12-28). Billboard – 1996 The Year In Music. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  12. ^ Billboard Top 100 – 1997. "Billboard Top 100 – 1997 – Longbored Surfer – Charts". Longbored Surfer. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ a b c d e Billboard (1997-12-27). Billboard – 1997 The Year In Music. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  14. ^ "American single certifications – Lil' Kim – No Time". Recording Industry Association of America.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=No_Time_(Lil%27_Kim_song)&oldid=1195918083"