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"No Milk Today" 
Single by Herman's Hermits from the album There's a Kind of Hush All Over the World B-side My Reservation's Been Confirmed Released October 1966 (UK) Genre Baroque Pop, Pop Length 2:56 Writer(s) Graham Gouldman Producer Mickie Most Herman's Hermits singles chronology "This Door Swings Both Ways"
(1966)"No Milk Today"
(UK, 1966)
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"Dandy"
(US, 1966)"East West"
(1966)"No Milk Today" is a song that was written by Graham Gouldman and originally recorded by British pop band Herman's Hermits. It was first released as a single by the Mancunian group in the UK in October 1966 and, with the B-side "My Reservation's Been Confirmed", enjoyed chart success, peaking at #7. Although not released as a single in the US ("Dandy" was released in its place with the same B-side), it was popular enough to become a moderate hit when it was released there as the B-side to "There's a Kind of Hush", reaching #35 in 1967 (the A-side reaching #4). It was also a major hit in many European countries.
The song, which is dominated by its downcast reflective verses and neatly complemented by its interjecting upbeat chorus, was the second major song Gouldman wrote for Herman's Hermits (the previous being "Listen People", a US #3).
The single is significant because it was the first track for which the band employed an orchestra.
Later the song was recorded by Gouldman himself as the sole single (released with "The Impossible Years") from his 1968 debut album The Graham Gouldman Thing and, in 2006, it was included on the compilation album Greatest Hits ... And More, released by Gouldman's own band 10cc.
The song was extensively used in a 2009 commercial campaign for the Norwegian milk company Tine. It was also used for a commercial of the Dutch milk company Coberco in the '90s.
Other recorded versions
- František Ringo Čech wrote the Czech text named Né pětku né (I Don't Want to Get F Grade). Eleven years-old singer Josef Melen made it Number 1 hit on 1984. [1]
- Serbian rock band Riblja Čorba released a heavy metal Serbian language cover of the song, entitled "Danas nema mleka" (literally: "No Milk Today"), on their 1993 album Zbogom, Srbijo.
- Folk singer/songwriter Joshua James released a cover of the song which featured in the Season 3 premier of FOX's Sons of Anarchy
- Norwegian rock band The Blacksheeps released a smashing cover on their 2009 debut album. It was released as a single in Norway. The song is primarily in English, but also has some phrases in Sami.
- Greek artist Vassilikos recorded a cover version of the song for his album "Vintage Vol. 2: (more) songs I wish I'd written" released on the Inner Ear label on 2011.
See also
External links
Categories:- 1960s pop songs
- 1966 singles
- Herman's Hermits songs
- Songs produced by Mickie Most
- Songs written by Graham Gouldman
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