No Such Thing (John Mayer song)
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| Single by John Mayer from the album Room for Squares |
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| Released | April 23, 2002 | ||||
| Format | Digital download CD single |
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| Recorded | 2001 | ||||
| Genre | Pop Acoustic rock |
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| Length | 3:51 | ||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||
| Writer(s) | John Mayer Clay Cook |
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| Producer | John Alagia | ||||
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"No Such Thing" is the first commercially released single by John Mayer from his first album, 2001's Room for Squares. Like many of the songs from Mayer's early musical career, the song was co-written with Clay Cook.
The song talks of the cynicism of parents towards their children pursuing careers in the entertaining industry, as Mayer himself encountered as a youth.
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[edit] Lyrics
The song is sung from the perspective of a high-school student who will soon graduate. He is frustrated with the "typical" path of high school, college and career that the adults in his life endorse. He plans to follow his path to reach his dreams. The song's refrain echoes this:
They love to tell you
Stay inside the lines
But something's better
On the other side
He feels his classmates don't understand. At the end of the song, he proclaims "I just can't wait 'til my 10 year reunion; I'm gonna bust down the double doors."
[edit] Response
Billboard said of the song's vocals, lyrics and melody, "What's not to love?"[1] Jason Thompson with PopMatters said of the song, "it doesn't move me in any way."[2] Stylus magazine praised "No Such Thing," calling it "lively."[3] The song also received a positive commercial response, peaking at #13 on Billboard's Hot 100.
[edit] Track listing
All songs are by John Mayer unless otherwise noted.
- "No Such Thing" - 3:51
- "My Stupid Mouth" - 3:45
- "Lenny" (Live at the X Lounge) (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
- "The Wind Cries Mary" (Live at the X Lounge) (Jimi Hendrix)
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ C.T.; Taylor, Chuck (2002-05-18), "No Such Thing". Billboard. 114 (20):22
- ^ Thompson, Jason (2001). "Room for Squares" PopMatters.com Retrieved 2007-11-19
- ^ Blanford, Roxanne (2003-09-01). "Room For Squares" Stylus Magazine Retrieved November 19, 2007
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