No Time for Tears (Nathan Dawe and Little Mix song)

"No Time for Tears" is a song released by English DJ and producer Nathan Dawe and by British girl group Little Mix. It was released on 25 November 2020 by Atlantic Records and Warner Records. The song was written by Jade Thirlwall, MNEK, along with Nathan Dawe, and Tre Jean-Marie; the latter who also produced the single. It was the last single that Little Mix released as a quartet, before Jesy Nelson left the group in December 2020. The track reached number nineteen on the UK Singles Chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It was later included on the expanded edition of Little Mix's sixth studio album Confetti (2020).

Background and composition
The song was announced on 23 November 2020 on both Dawe's and Little Mix's social media accounts. The song was written by Jade Thirlwall, Nathan Dawe, Tre Jean-Marie and MNEK.

Music video
The music video was announced on 13 January. The video was released on 15 January.

Promotion
A lyric video for the song was released on 28 November 2020 on Dawe's official YouTube channel. Physical copies of the song went available for pre-order on 17 December 2020 on Nathan Dawe's official website and were released on 22 January 2021. A remix of the song by HUGEL was released on 31 December 2020. The next day, 1 January 2021, an acoustic version was released. On 22 January, a remix of the song by Mark Knight was released. A VIP remix was released on 5 February 2021, and a remix featuring British rapper Lady Leshurr was released on 4 March 2021.

Track listing
Digital single
 * 1) "No Time for Tears" – 3:16

Digital download/streaming
 * 1) "No Time for Tears" (HUGEL remix) – 3:08

Digital download/streaming
 * 1) "No Time for Tears" (acoustic) – 3:25

Digital download/streaming
 * 1) "No Time for Tears" (Mark Knight remix) – 3:25

Digital download/streaming
 * 1) "No Time for Tears" (VIP remix) – 3:06

Digital download/streaming
 * 1) "No Time for Tears" (Lady Leshurr remix) – 3:16

Maxi single (CD single/cassette single)
 * 1) "No Time for Tears" – 3:20
 * 2) "No Time for Tears" (acoustic) – 3:25
 * 3) "No Time for Tears" (HUGEL remix) – 3:08

Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal and maxi single liners.

Recording locations


 * RAK Studios, London (UK)
 * Metropolis, London (UK)
 * Stardelta Audio Mastering, Devon (UK)

Personnel


 * Nathan Dawe – producer
 * Little Mix – vocals
 * Tre Jean-Marie – producer, bass, drums, mixer, piano, programmer, strings, synthesizer, vocal producer
 * Uzoechi Emenike – vocal producer
 * Niamh Murphy – backing vocals
 * Paul Norris – vocal engineer
 * Lewis Hopkin – mastering