No Regrets (Dappy song)

"No Regrets"
Single by Dappy
from the album No Regrets and Greatest Hits
Released	18 September 2011 (See release history)
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2011
Genre	British hip hop, R&B
Length	3:49
Label	All Around the World Takeover Entertainment Ltd
Writer(s)	Costadinos Contostavlos, Ayak Thiik & TMS
Producer	TMS
Dappy chronology
"Spaceship" (2011) "No Regrets" (2011) "Rockstar" (2011)
Music video "No Regrets" on YouTube

"No Regrets" is the debut solo single by British hip hop artist Dappy. The song was produced by TMS and was written by Dappy, TMS, and Ayak Thiik^[1] . It was released in the United Kingdom on 18 September 2011. This was Dappy's first solo number 1 single in the UK. The song includes many pop culture references to films such as The King's Speech, Back To The Future and The Italian Job.

Music video

The music video was filmed in Los Angeles by US director Benny Boom to accompany the release of "No Regrets". It was first released onto YouTube on Friday, 5 August 2011, at a total length of four minutes and fourteen seconds.

Screenshots from "No Regrets"

Dappy in the L.A. neighborhood scene in the music video for "No Regrets".

Dappy in the scene alongside gospel choir backing singers on top of an L.A. skyscraper in the music video for "No Regrets".

Synopsis

The video is split into four scenes, it sees Dappy name checking celebs, fictional film characters and even royalty in a number of topical references, he then proceeds with rhymes that come thick and fast backed with an athemic chorus laced with the kind of meaning that a lot of people will be able to relate to. The first scene finds Dappy in a L.A. neighborhood, showing two friends who have gotten into gang trouble and a troubled women dealing with a breakdown of a marriage while also aspiring to be a medical doctor. The second scene finds Dappy in a boxing gym, where it shows a boxer training and preparing for a boxing world championship fight, before fellow N-Dubz bandmate Fazer makes a cameo appearance playing on the piano. The fourth and final scene builds up to Dappy concluding the video with a track key change alongside gospel choir backing singers on top of an L.A. skyscraper.^[2]

Critical reception

Lewis Corner of Digital Spy Blog gave the song a positive review stating:

"This is my king's speech, I'm nowhere near the end," Dappy announces on the opening line, proceeding to name-check no less than eight celeb mates over electro-hip-hop beats and a stirring piano riff. The result is the Big Mac of songs; you know it's no good for you, but it's thoroughly enjoyable nonetheless, and combined with an impressive vocal showing, a gospel choir and that key change that could put an X Factor winner's single to shame, Dapz's dream of a number one hit seems closer than ever before. .^[3]

Tracklisting

Digital download[4]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"No Regrets"	3:49
2.	"No Regrets" (True Tiger Remix)	3:59
3.	"No Regrets" (Craze & Hoax Remix)	4:16
4.	"No Regrets" (Nathan Retreo Remix)	6:45
5.	"No Regrets" (Acoustic Version)	6:11
Total length:		24:42

Chart performance

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)[5]	8
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[6]	1
Slovakia (IFPI)[7]	91
UK R&B (The Official Charts Company)[8]	1
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[9]	1

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Ireland[10]	18 September 2011	Digital download	All Around the World & Takeover Entertainment Ltd
United Kingdom[4]

References

1. ^ "No Regrets Sheet Music". http://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/se/ID_No/111079/Product.aspx. Retrieved 23 September 2011. 
2. ^ Dappy - No Regrets YouTube
3. ^ Lewis Corner. "Dappy: 'No Regrets' - Single review". Digital Spy. www.digitalspy.co.uk/. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a338926/dappy-no-regrets-single-review.html. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "No Regrets". iTunes Store United Kingdom. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/no-regrets/id455670354. Retrieved 2011-09-25. 
5. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association.
6. ^ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company.
7. ^ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201144 into search.
8. ^ "Archive Chart" UK R&B Chart. The Official Charts Company.
9. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
10. ^ "No Regrets". iTunes Store Ireland. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/no-regrets/id455670354. Retrieved 2011-09-25.