You're No Good for Me


"You're No Good for Me" is a house song by American singer Kelly Charles that was released as a single on Next Plateau Records in 1987. The song's hook "You're no good for me, I don't need nobody / Don't need no one that's no good for me" has been sampled numerous times by artists such as Ally Brooke, Hithouse, Oxide & Neutrino, Plan B and The Prodigy who had a hit single in 1994 with "No Good ".

Background

The song was written by James Bratton and Kelly Charles and was produced by Bratton and Delores Drewry at Alpha Recording in Teaneck, New Jersey. It was released as a single in 1987 on Next Plateau Records in the United States and on London Records in the United Kingdom.

Track listings

;12-inch single
  1. "You're No Good for Me" – 3:55
  2. "You're No Good for Me" – 5:00
  3. "You're No Good for Me" – 6:00
;7-inch single
  1. "You're No Good for Me" – 3:45
  2. "You're No Good for Me" – 3:55

    Personnel

Dutch disc jockey and producer Hithouse's single "Jack to the Sound of the Underground" was the first dance record to sample "You're No Good for Me" in 1988. The song peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.
An Electronic Italo House Project named Zener took a sample from the song to their single "Listen" back in 1991. It was released by Out Bank Records The track was written by Wilko & produced by Gordon Hammer.
British electronic group The Prodigy sampled the song for their 1994 hit single "No Good ".
In 2000, British UK garage duo Oxide & Neutrino interpolated "You're No Good for Me" on their second single "No Good 4 Me", which was taken from their debut album Execute. The song features vocals from fellow So Solid Crew members Megaman, Romeo and Lisa Maffia and also contains elements from "No Good " by The Prodigy. The single peaked at No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart and was also certified Silver by the BPI for sales of over 200,000 units.
In 2005, Plan B also interpolated the song in the chorus "No Good" the first single taken from his debut album Who Needs Actions When You Got Words. The track was produced by Paul Epworth and also samples "Psychedelic Shack" by The Temptations. The song was first released as a double A-side with "Sick 2 Def" in 2005 and was re-released in a slightly remixed form by Jeremy Wheatley as a stand-alone single in 2007 with additional remixes including a remix by Chase & Status.
German rapper Kollegah also sampled "You're No Good for Me" and "No Good " in his song "Hater". Ultrabeat interpolated the song into "The Stalker" from their second album The Weekend Has Landed. Lostprophets have incorporated the song into their cover of The Prodigy's "Omen" during their live shows.
;List of songs that sample "You're No Good for Me"