"No Promises" is a song recorded by American DJ group
Cheat Codes
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. It features vocals by American singer and songwriter
Demi Lovato
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as well as Trevor Dahl, a member of the group. The song was released on March 31, 2017, and debuted on mainstream radio in the United States on April 11, 2017. "No Promises" was written by the group members, along with Lovato,
Lauv
Ari Staprans Leff (born August 8, 1994), known professionally as Lauv (), is an American singer and musician, best known for his breakout hit " I Like Me Better"; included on his compilation album '' I Met You When I Was 18 (The Playlist)'', ...
, and
Loote, who co-produced the song with group member Trevor Dahl and Leff, while
Mitch Allan produced its vocals. The track reached the top 10 in Latvia, Malaysia, and Poland, as well as the top 20 in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Portugal, Scotland, and the United Kingdom, and the top 30 in Denmark, Hungary, and Serbia. The song is also certified Platinum in the US, UK, and six other countries. An acoustic version of the song is included on the deluxe version of Lovato's sixth album ''
Tell Me You Love Me''.
Composition
"No Promises" is a
house
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song written in the key of
B major
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with a
tempo
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of 113 beats per minute in
common time
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. The song follows a chord progression of E–Gm–B, and the vocals in the song span from C
4 to G
5.
Music video
The music video was released on May 16, 2017, on Cheat Codes'
YouTube
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channel and was directed by American director
Hannah Lux Davis
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.
Live performances
Cheat Codes and Lovato performed the song on ''
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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'' on May 22, 2017.
Later it was performed on ''
Good Morning America
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'' summer concert series on August 18, 2017. Lovato performed the track during their sixth headlining concert tour
Tell Me You Love Me World Tour.
Track listing
*Digital download
# "No Promises" (featuring Demi Lovato) – 3:43
*Digital download
# "No Promises" (Club Edit) – 4:45
# "No Promises" (Ashworth Remix) – 3:19
# "No Promises" (
Hook n Sling
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Musical career
In 2007, he received an ARIA Music Awards nomination, a DMC Buz ...
Remix) – 4:17
# "No Promises" (Eden Prince) – 3:08
# "No Promises" (
Bassjackers) – 3:50
*Digital download
# "No Promises" (Stripped Version) – 3:26
*Digital download
#
" No Promises (Acoustic Version)” - 3:52
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2017 songs
2017 singles
Cheat Codes (DJs) songs
Music videos directed by Hannah Lux Davis
Parlophone singles
Songs written by Lauv
Songs written by Demi Lovato
Song recordings produced by Mitch Allan