"No One Gonna Love You" is a song recorded by American singer

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. It was written by Rich Harrison who also produced the song. It is the second US single from her second album '' I Remember Me''. It impacted radio in the United States on May 24, 2011. This song has also been sampled by J. Cole in the single " Crooked Smile" off his '' Born Sinner'' album.

Background

"No One Gonna Love You" was written and produced by Rich Harrison. Hudson has expressed that the record was one of the songs she was most excited about recording for parent album ''I Remember Me''. She highlighted its

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-inspired feel and noted that it was a favorite of her son's. Regarding the song's composition, Thomas Conner from ''

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'' commented: "Harrison dials everything back, including an interesting plunky muted piano, to showcase Hudson's voice, which builds slowly from ditty to diva in less than four minutes and never boils over." (March 16, 2011)
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''. Retrieved on 2011-03-20.

Promotion

Hudson performed "No One Gonna Love You" on the ''

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'' on June 16, 2011.

Chart performance

The song has reached number 23 on the

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and number 19 on the

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Music video

The music video for "No One Gonna Love You" was directed by

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and premiered on

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'' and Vevo.com on June 24, 2011. The video begins with Hudson reminding her boyfriend not to be late for their anniversary dinner and he becomes confused. Later, Hudson arrives at the restaurant and her boyfriend is not there, but he tries to call her but she ignores his call and goes back to their apartment. When she gets there, she tries to turn on the lights, which are not working. Then her boyfriend turns on a lamp and the place is filled with balloons and streamers. He then surprises Hudson by sneaking an engagement ring on her finger and she becomes overjoyed and they embrace. Scenes of Hudson performing the song in their apartment, as well as dancing with two other dancers on a chair, wearing a black hat are also featured.

Track listing

Official versions *"No One Gonna Love You" – 3:48 *"No One Gonna Love You" (Bimbo Jones club mix) – 7:29 *"No One Gonna Love You" (Bimbo Jones radio edit) – 4:11 *"No One Gonna Love You" ( Jason Nevins club mix) – 6:25 *"No One Gonna Love You" (Jason Nevins instrumental) – 6:25 *"No One Gonna Love You" (Jason Nevins radio edit) – 3:58

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

{{Jennifer Hudson 2011 singles Jennifer Hudson songs Music videos directed by Diane Martel Song recordings produced by Rich Harrison Songs written by Rich Harrison