No Doubt About It (Hot Chocolate song)

"No Doubt About It"
Single by Hot Chocolate
ReleasedMay 1980
GenrePop
Length4:25
LabelRAK
Songwriter(s)Mike Burns, Steve Glen, David Most[1]
Producer(s)Mickie Most[1]
Hot Chocolate singles chronology
"Going Through the Motions"
(1979) 		"No Doubt About It"
(1980) 		"Are You Getting Enough of What Makes You Happy"
(1980)
Music video
"No Doubt About It" (TopPop, 1980) on YouTube

"No Doubt About It" is a May 1980 single by the British pop group Hot Chocolate.

It became their highest-charting hit of the 1980s, peaking at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, a position "You Sexy Thing" had also reached five years before. The two songs are, however, outdone by their 1977 chart-topper, "So You Win Again", which was Hot Chocolate's only Number 1 single in the UK.

"No Doubt About It" was released on RAK label under the catalogue reference RAK 310, and spent eleven weeks in the chart.[2]

The tune was written by Mike Burns, Steve Glen and David Most (the brother of the band's manager, Mickie Most).[1] The song deals with the experiences of a man who witnesses a UFO landing.[3] The song was remixed by Frank Mono and released as a single for a second time in 1988.

Track listing

1980 release

7" vinyl / 12" vinyl
  1. "No Doubt About It" (David Most, Mike Burns, Steve Glen) – 4:25
  2. "Gimme Some Of Your Loving" (Harvey Hinsley, Patrick Olive, Tony Connor) – 3:37

1988 remix

7" vinyl
  1. "No Doubt About It (Little Tequila Mix)" (David Most, Mike Burns, Steve Glen) – 3:51
  2. "I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I)" (Richard Gower) – 3:39
12" vinyl
  1. "No Doubt About It (Tequila Mix)" (David Most, Mike Burns, Steve Glen) – 6:44
  2. "No Doubt About It (Little Tequila Mix)" (David Most, Mike Burns, Steve Glen) – 3:51
  3. "I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I)" (Richard Gower) – 3:39

Chart positions

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart 17
Dutch Singles Chart 9
German Singles Chart 3
Irish Singles Chart 2
Swiss Singles Chart 5
UK Singles Chart 2

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Silver 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hot Chocolate – No Doubt About It". Discogs. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 259. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ "No Doubt About It Lyrics - Hot Chocolate". FlashLyrics. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  4. ^ "British single certifications – Hot Chocolate – No Doubt About It". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 April 2022.