No Excuses (Meghan Trainor song)

"No Excuses"
"No Excuses"
Single by Meghan Trainor
from the album Treat Myself
Released	March 1, 2018
Recorded	January 17, 2018
Genre	Pop
Length	2:32
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Meghan Trainor; Andrew Wells; Jacob Kasher Hindlin;
Producer(s)	Andrew Wells
Meghan Trainor singles chronology
Music video
	"No Excuses" on YouTube

"No Excuses" is a song by American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor, released on March 1, 2018, as the lead single from her third major-label studio album, Treat Myself (2020). Trainor co-wrote it with Jacob Kasher Hindlin and Andrew Wells, who produced it as well. The track was announced in February 2018 along with its official single artwork. The pop song, with country and R&B influences, has lyrics against sexism. The song received acclaim from music critics, some of whom noted that it was a return to the sound of Trainor's album Title (2015).

"No Excuses" debuted and peaked at number 46 on the US Billboard Hot 100, spending a total of 12 weeks on the chart. It peaked within the top 40 in countries such as Slovakia, Hungary and Scotland. The track has been certified Platinum in the US, Canada and Australia.

Colin Tilley directed the music video for "No Excuses", which features visual effects showing Trainor with two carbon copies of herself and donning various outfits that were inspired by the 1980s, in pastel-colored backdrops. She performed the song on several shows, including The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Sport Relief, Sounds Like Friday Night and The Today Show.