"No Time" is a song by Canadian rock band the Guess Who, composed by guitarist Randy Bachman and lead singer Burton Cummings.
There are two versions of the song. The original recording was done for the Guess Who's album Canned Wheat, but it is the re-recording featured on the American Woman album that was released as a single in 1969 and is the better-known. It is slightly faster in tempo and has the two verses transposed, but the extended Bachman guitar solo was cut. The single peaked at No. 5 in the U.S.The Guess Who, "No Time" U.S. Chart Position Retrieved March 7, 2015 and was the third in a string of million-selling singles that all hit No. 1 in Canada for The Guess Who.The Guess Who, "No Time" Canadian Chart Position Retrieved March 7, 2015 It also made the Top 20 in New Zealand.
Background "No Time" is a breakup song; a reverse Dear John letter stating, "No time left for you." Of the song, Randy Bachman said, "That was our country-rock song... Me and Burton trying to be like Neil [Young] and Stephen Stills." The song was composed on a Saturday at Cummings' mother's house, where Bachman came up with the guitar line and the song built from that.
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (1969–1970)Peakposition Australia 43Canada RPM1New Zealand (Listener) 16US Billboard Hot 100 5US Cash Box Top 1004
Year-end charts Chart (1970)RankCanada12U.S. Billboard70U.S. Cash Box21
Certifications
In popular culture This song was used in the movie Pirates of Silicon Valley and the miniseries Canada Russia '72.
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