Oh No!

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"Oh No!"
Single by Marina and the Diamonds
from the album The Family Jewels
B-side	"Starstrukk"
Released	2 August 2010
Format	CD single, digital download
Recorded	2009—2010
Genre	Electropop, New Wave
Length	3:03
Label	679
Writer(s)	Marina Diamandis, Greg Kurstin
Producer	Greg Kurstin
Marina and the Diamonds singles chronology
"I Am Not a Robot" (re-release) (2010) "Oh No!" (2010) "Shampain" (2010)
The Family Jewels track listing "Hermit The Frog" (9) "Oh No!" (10) "Rootless" (11)

"Oh No!" is the fourth single by Welsh singer-songwriter Marina and the Diamonds from her debut album, The Family Jewels. It was released on 2 August 2010.^[1]

Background

"Oh No!" was added onto The Family Jewels after the album was mastered. When asked what the song was about, Diamandis said:

“	["Oh No!"] was written in response to be terrified of not achieving what I say I want to achieve every time I open my big mouth. It's my part ii to "Mowgli's Road". I was paralysed by fear before my trip to the states and couldn't stop thinking about being a failure "etc" and was convinced that I'd become a self-fulfilling prophecy if my brain didn't shut up and stop being so negative. So I put it in a song. "Mowgli's [Road]" questioned who I want to be, "Oh No!" confirms it. It made me feel confident again after a shaky six months. Life is just a barrel of laughs at end of day, anyway!	”
—Marina Diamandis, BRITs [2]

On Greg Kurstin, who produced the song, she said "I had really admired his work for a long time. Seeing as I was in L.A., I asked if he wanted to write together and [the song] came out really well. He's great actually, very easy to work with. I really like his production style as well".^[3]

The instrumental of "Oh No!" was used to advertise the American sitcom, The Big Bang Theory, on E4 in the United Kingdom.

Music video

A frame from the "Oh No!" music video.

The music video for "Oh No!" was directed by Kinga Burza^[4] and filmed on 10 June 2010.^[5] It was released on 28 June 2010.^[6] Diamandis said the music video was influenced by 1990s cartoons and the old "zany neon" MTV graphics.^[7] Burza said the concept of the video stems from the lyrics of "Oh No!" which reference being obsessed with consumerism, success, money and fame.^[7] The music video features a dance sequence with four dancers which was choreographed by David Leighton. He described the routine as quirky and "very bubblegum pop".^[7] The stylist for the video was Celestine Cooney who chose to feature outfits by Christopher Kane, Henry Holland and Ashish Soni.^[7] The song received very little television and radio airplay, which accounts for its low peak in the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings

    UK iTunes EP

1. "Oh No!" — 3:02
2. "Oh No!" (Active Child Remix)
3. "Oh No!" (Grum Remix)
4. "Oh No!" (Steve Pitron and Max Sanna Remix)
5. "Oh No!" (Jaymo & Andy George's Moda mix)

    UK CD single

1. "Oh No!" — 3:02
2. "Starstrukk" — 5:04

    7" Vinyl

1. "Oh No!" — 3:02
2. "Oh No!" (Active Child Remix)

Chart performance

Chart (2010)	Peak position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[8]	38

Personnel

• Marina Diamandis — vocals
• Greg Kurstin — producer, keyboard, guitar, programming, mixing

References

1. ^ Marina and The Diamonds - Blogs - OH YES! marinaandthediamonds.com - Retrieved 26 May 2010.
2. ^ Marina & The Diamonds | The Brit Awards 2010 BRIT Awards - Retrieved 27 May 2010.
3. ^ Marina and the Diamonds - Download free podcast episodes by Marina and the Diamonds on iTunes. iTunes podcast at 25:53 - Retrieved 12 April 2010
4. ^ Marina and The Diamonds - News - OH NO! RELEASED IN THE UK | 26TH JULY marinaandthediamonds.com 25 May 2010 - Retrieved 25 May 2010
5. ^ Ignore this if you're not interested in photographs from a Marina & The Diamonds video shoot Popjustice - 11 June 2010 - Retrieved 12 June 2010.
6. ^ Marina and The Diamonds - Blogs - THE MAKING OF "OH NO!" marinaandthediamonds.com 23 June 2010 - Retrieved 25 June 2010.
7. ^ ^{a b c d} Marina and The Diamonds - Exclusives - Vogue TV (Vogue.com UK) Vogue - Retrieved 22 June 2010.
8. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.