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He's Just No Good for You

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"He's Just No Good for You"
Single by Mental As Anything
from the album Mouth to Mouth
B-side"Ruby Baby"
ReleasedJuly 1987
StudioRhinoceros Studios
GenreRock
Length3:28
4:06 (Extended mix)
LabelCBS Records
Epic Records
Songwriter(s)Greedy Smith
Producer(s)Richard Gottehrer
Mental As Anything singles chronology
"Let's Go to Paradise"
(1986)
"He's Just No Good for You"
(1987)
"Don't Tell Me Now"
(1987)
Music video
"He's Just No Good For You" on YouTube

"He's Just No Good for You" is a song by Australian pop rock band Mental As Anything, released in July 1987.[1] It was released as the second single from the band's sixth studio album, Mouth to Mouth. The song was written by Mental As Anything guitarist Greedy Smith and peaked at number 15 on the Australian charts.[2]

Track listings

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CBS (650913 7)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."He's Just No Good For You"Greedy Smith3:28
2."Ruby Baby"Martin Plaza4:38
12" version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."He's Just No Good For You (Extended Mix)"Greedy Smith4:06
2."Live It Up (Extended Mix)"Greedy Smith6:06
3."Ruby Baby"Martin Plaza4:38

Personnel

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  • Martin Plaza – lead vocals, guitar
  • Wayne de Lisle – drums
  • Reg Mombassa – guitar, vocals
  • Greedy Smith – lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica
  • Peter O'Doherty – bass guitar, vocals

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (Australian Music Report)[3] 15
UK (OCC)[4] 88

Year-end charts

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Chart (1987) Position
Australia (Australian Music Report)[5] 91

References

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  1. ^ Australian Charts - Mental As Anything - He's Just No Good For You
  2. ^ Mental As Anything - He's Just No Good For You at Australian Music Database
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 198. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ Official Charts - Mental As Anything - He's Just No Good For You
  5. ^ "Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987". Australian Music Report. Retrieved 11 December 2019 – via Imgur.