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2001 single by Mary J. Blige

"No More Drama" is a song by American recording artist Mary J. Blige. Written and produced by duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, it was initially intended for Blige's fourth studio album Mary (1999) before she insisted on making it the title track of her fifth studio album of the same name (2001). The song embodies portions of "The Young and the Restless Theme" (1971), written by Barry De Vorzon and Perry Botkin Jr Lyrically, the song is about going through hard times and moving on from pain. The song was released to acclaim from music critics who called it one of her finest recordings yet. It was issued as No More Dramas second single in the United States on October 30, 2001, and as the third single in certain European markets, where "Dance for Me" had served as the second single instead. It became another hit for Blige, peaking at number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number nine in the United Kingdom. The video for the song won Blige her first MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video.

"No More Drama" samples from "Nadia's Theme," incidental music for the 1971 film Bless the Beasts and Children which later came to prominence as the theme music for the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. Initially written and produced by duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for Blige's fourth studio album Mary (1999), it was left off the album after Blige suggested to transfer it to her next project. An ode to self reliance and the need to leave the damaging stuff and people in the rearview. Perry Botkin Jr., one of the song's original composers, who had never heard of Blige prior to this was delighted to get a writing credit, saying: "I woke up one morning and I'm on the cutting edge of R&B. These days, I'm completely removed from pop music — except when [royalty] checks arrive."

Blige performed the song at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards on February 27, 2002. The singer, dressed in a shiny gold two piece pants suit and sporting a burgundy spike cut, emerged from a door in the middle of the stage, before she slowly worked the stage in front of a screen of promo images and the song's official music video. The song was featured in Bille Woodruff's 2003 dance film Honey and later also used as the background theme for both Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? (2007) and Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010). The line "so tired, tired of all the drama" was briefly sampled in Azealia Banks 2013 single "Yung Rapunxel." Da'Shan Smith from uDiscoverMusic found that "No More Drama" saw "Blige navigate unfamiliar territory: contentment. Recalling the heartbreak and the ups and downs she’s navigated through her life, Mary declares no more drama in one of her most dramatic performances." Vibes Lela Olds wrote: "As fans of her music, we’ve seen her go through so much through the years, but it was so inspirational for her to declare she’s done with the drama in her life through this song." Nerisha Penrose from Billboard wrote: "On the dramatic cut, Mary has grown weary of her significant other and his drama and is ready to hit the refresh button on her life, this time leaving all the stress of her past relationship behind." Her colleague Chuck Taylor wrote in his 2001 review of the song: "Jimmy Jam and Terr Lewis don't rest on the sample, though. The pair's production adds lush instrumentation and harmonies to the mix, and the Timbaland style electronic blips and burps bring in the 21st century factor [ ] Blige demonstrates all the strength and passion one would expect from her; by the three minute mark, she has long dropped the script, soaring over the song's form with her own improvised licks." In a review of its parent album, Sal Cinquemani, writing for Slant Magazine, remarked that "the sheer drama of the title track is, in fact, what elevates it above the rest of the album, interpolating the theme song from The Young & The Restless throughout. Unfortunately, the Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis penned track aims to empower with such thematic obscurities as "I choose to win"."

+Release history and formats for "No More Drama"RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref. (Reference)United StatesOctober 30, 2001Rhythmic contemporary, urban AC radioMCANovember 6, 2001Urban radioUnited KingdomApril 29, 2002CD, cassetteMay 6, 200212 inch vinylAustraliaJune 3, 2002CD