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No One
Alicia Keys
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- Album
- No One (Remixes)
- Released
- 2007
- Genres
- r&b, neo soul
- Length
- 4:15
- Tempo
- 90 BPM
- Label
- J Records/Legacy
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About this song
Keys said the song came together almost on its own and was one of the last she wrote for the album. She performed it with John Mayer at the 2008 Grammy Awards, where it won Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Aretha Franklin later covered it on her 2014 album Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics.
What it's about
The song is about the idea that no matter what happens in life, the person you love will always be there for you.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 14 other songs, like “Rainy Days by Edot Babyy (Ft. JayKlickin & Roscoe G)”.
- Covered 13 times, including “No One by Eric Martin”.
- Written and produced by Alicia Keys, Kerry “Krucial” Brothers and Dirty Harry.
- Recorded at Oven Studios (New York City) & Glenwood Place Studios (Burbank.