David Mead of Paste commented that the song 'showcases a new depth and width to the tone of her voice, which seems to get closer to that of Aretha Franklin with each album.' Nekesa Mumbi Moody of The Washington Post cited 'No One' as one of the 'gems' of the album and stated it 'recalls a Bob Marley groove'. ДЄlex Fletcher of Digital Spy gave the song four stars out of five and called it 'simplistic yet beautiful, fluttering, piano-tinkling ballad', the lyrics of which 'expose Keys' vulnerability and current loved-up status'. Chuck Taylor of Billboard wrote that the song 'shows the soulful chanteuse acting her age, in the best possible way' and that Keys 'hold back on the mastery of vocal craft to let cool, crisp production lead', adding that it 'heralds her youth, while maintaining Keys' lockdown on penetrating hooks and soul-sopped production with a buoyancy that makes it a blast to sing along with.' Anthony Venutolo of The Star-Ledger felt that on 'No One', Keys 'attempts to offer uplift through cliches'. Popjustice viewed the song as 'one of best singles to date and possibly one of the eight best ballads of 2007'. 'No One' received critical acclaim upon release. The official remix has a different but similar beat from the original version and features rapper Cassidy it was produced by Swizz Beatz. Remixes of the song featuring Lil' Kim, Damian Marley, Junior Reid, Beenie Man, Barbee, and Kanye West exist. Keys performed a medley of 'No One' with George Michael's ' Freedom! '90' at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards on September 9. It was released officially on September 10, 2007, and its radio premiere was on Atlanta's WVEE on August 29. The song was first heard in August 2007 after Keys included a clip of the song in a newsletter on her official website and fan club. It was one of the last songs written for the album. And even though people may talk and say whatever they may want to say, but then no one can get in the way of this.' Keys said that it was a song that 'just wrote itself'. Keys told MTV News Canada that the song, 'is really talking about the way that in relationships, the way that so many things are around you all the time to try to distract you. 'No One' was written and produced by Alicia Keys, Kerry Brothers Jr., and George M.

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'No One' sold 5.6 million copies worldwide, and won Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song at the 50th Grammy Awards. 'No One' was certified 7x Platinum in the US and Gold or higher in thirteen additional countries. It was also the sixth-biggest hit of the decade in the US. 'No One' was the third-biggest hit of 2008 in Brazil and the United States, and was the most listened-to song on US radio, with 3.08В million listeners. It was also a top-ten hit in eighteen additional countries. 'No One' topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks and also went number one in Croatia, Hungary and Switzerland.

The song was released as the lead single from As I Am on September 10, 2007, by J Records. It was written and produced by Keys and Kerry Brothers Jr., with additional writing by DJ Dirty Harry. ' No One' is a song by American singer Alicia Keys from her third studio album, As I Am (2007).

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