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2 Track listing  





3 Chart history  



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"No More Rhyme"
SinglebyDebbie Gibson
from the album Electric Youth
B-side"Over the Wall (Dub Version)"
ReleasedMay 1, 1989 (1989-05-01)
Recorded1988
Genre
Length4:13
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Deborah Gibson
Producer(s)Fred Zarr
Debbie Gibson singles chronology
"Electric Youth"
(1988)
"No More Rhyme"
(1989)
"We Could Be Together"
(1989)
Music video
"No More Rhyme"onYouTube

"No More Rhyme" is a song by American singer-songwriter and actress Debbie Gibson. The song was released as the third single from her sophomore studio album Electric Youth (1989) only in North America, Australia, and Japan. Like all of the album, the song was solely written by Gibson. Frequent collaborator Fred Zarr produced the song. "No More Rhyme" was not issued a single in Europe, where the next single "We Could Be Together" was released instead. The song is a pop ballad.

The song had moderate success, peaking at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 13 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Internationally, the song entered the charts in Canada, Australia, and Belgium (Flanders).

The music video features Danica McKellar from the hit TV show The Wonder Years playing a cello. In the original recording of "No More Rhyme", Bob Osman played the cello.[1]

Critical reception

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Despite other critical and public acclaim for the song, Oscar Wednesday of Cashbox reacted to this record with the following statement: "This tender ballad makes me want to lean over into little Debbie’s ear and whisper, "How can I say doo-doo? Let me count the ways."[2] Given its peak chart position, he was obviously in the minority.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Deborah Gibson

No.TitleLength
1."No More Rhyme"4:15
2."Over the Wall" (Dub Version)4:24

Chart history

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 58
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 40
Canada (RPM)[5] 24
USCashbox[6] 20
USBillboard Hot 100[7] 17
USAdult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 13
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[9] 8

References

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  1. ^ Guerra, Joey (March 11, 2019). "Debbie Gibson's 'Electric Youth' album is 30 years old". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  • ^ Wednesday, Oscar (June 17, 1989). "Singles: Debbie Gibson – "No More Rhyme"" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. 52, no. 49. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. Inc. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023 – via World Radio History.
  • ^ Scott, Gavin. "This Week In 1989: July 23, 1989". Chart Beats: A Journey Through Pop. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  • ^ "Debbie Gibson – No More Rhyme" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  • ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada (Top Singles – Volume 50, No. 5 May 29, 1989)". RPM. www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  • ^ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits 1952-1996. Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-209-0.
  • ^ "Debbie Gibson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  • ^ "Debbie Gibson Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  • ^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada (Adult Contemporary – September 1, 1989)". RPM. www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
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