Oh No (Commodores song)

"Oh No" is an R&B ballad from the 1981 Commodores album In the Pocket. Written by Lionel Richie, the song was released as a single in 1981, being his last hit with the Commodores before going solo.

"Oh No"
Single by Commodores
from the album In the Pocket
B-side	"Lovin' You"
Released	September 1981
Genre	Pop, R&B
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Lionel Richie
Producer(s)	James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores
Commodores singles chronology
"Lady (You Bring Me Up)" (1981) "Oh No" (1981) "Why You Wanna Try Me" (1982)

Similarities of the song's opening bars can be heard in Richie's 1981 duet "Endless Love" with Diana Ross.

Record World praised "the combination of delicate piano melodies and Lionel Richie Jr.'s emotional lead vocal."^[1]

This song was also featured in the 1982 movie The Last American Virgin.^[2]

Track listings

7" single

1. "Oh No" – 3:00
2. "Lovin' You" – 4:36

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	51
Canada (RPM) [4]	3
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	44
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	4
US Hot Black Singles[7]	5
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[8]	5

Year-end chart (1982)	Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[9]	69