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"'''No Tomorrow, Pt. 2.'''" is a song by American singer [[Brandy Norwood]], featuring fellow American singer [[Ty Dolla Sign]]. It is a remix of the song "No Tomorrow" taken from Norwood's seventh studio album, ''[[B7 (album)|B7]]'' (2020). "No Tomorrow" is a minimalist mid-tempo track thatwith isinstrumentation instrumentally complete withfrom synthesizers, a piano, bass kicks, and [[finger snap]]s. It was written by Norwood and Joshua "YXSH" Thomas., while production was handled by Norwood, Thomas and [[Cory Rooney]], with co-production by [[Darhyl Camper|Darhyl "DJ" Camper]].

The remix was released as the album's third single on October 14, 2020. It peaked at number 13 on the US LyricFind chart in January 2021. "No Tomorrow" was part of Norwood's set lists of her performances at the [[2020 Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Awards]] and on ''[[Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve]]'' in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=2020 BET Soul Train Awards: The Complete Winners List |url=https://www.etonline.com/2020-bet-soul-train-awards-the-complete-winners-list-156959|website=etonline.com |access-date=May 18, 2021|date=November 29, 2020}}</ref>

Brandy Norwood and Joshua "YXSH" Thomas wrote the lyrics of "No Tomorrow,", while its production was handled by Norwood, Thomas, and [[Cory Rooney]], with additional production from [[Darhyl Camper|Darhyl "DJ" Camper]].<ref name="liner notes"/> Additional lyrics for the remix were penned by rappersinger [[Ty Dolla Sign]].<ref name="liner notes"/> On the collaboration, Norwood said: "I'm a huge fan of Ty Dolla $ign. I think he’she's a brilliant artist. He's always shown a lot of respect for my music so I just felt like the sound of our voices would be great {{sic}}."<ref name="Rap-Up 14 Oct 2020">{{Cite web |url=https://www.rap-up.com/2020/10/14/brandy-ty-dolla-sign-no-tomorrow-part-2/ |title=ArchivedBrandy copyEnlists Ty Dolla $ign for 'No Tomorrow Part 2' &#124; Rap-Up |access-date=May 19, 2021|archive-date=October 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018065203/https://www.rap-up.com/2020/10/14/brandy-ty-dolla-sign-no-tomorrow-part-2/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

"No Tomorrow" received generally positive reviews from music critics. Adi Mehta, writing for ''Entertainment Voice'', called the song "effortlessly catchy". He found that it "features a memorable chorus full of priceless lines like “I’m"I'm gon’gon' blow your phone up / In case there is no tomorrow,”" and is stunning in the way jagged pieces fall into elegant arrangements of vocals, resolving when Brandy finally declares, “I"I feel so beautiful”beautiful"."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://entertainmentvoice.com/2020/07/31/brandy-returns-with-creative-freedom-and-new-ambitions-on-b7/|title=Brandy Returns With Creative Freedom and New Ambitions on ‘B7’ 'B7' |last=Mehta|first=Adi |work=Entertainment Voice |date=August 5, 2020 |access-date=May 19, 2021}}</ref> ''[[The Chicago Defender]]'' journalist Kimberly M. Dobine cited "No Tomorrow" as one of her favoritesfavorite songs on parent ''B7''. She remarked that "the clever vocal arrangements [on the track] show us that she is proudly embracing who she is as an artist, and the “Vocal"Vocal Bible”Bible", we have come to admire."<ref name="chicagodefender">{{cite web |first=Kimberly M. |last=Dobine |title=Brandy Reveals Who She IS on the New B7 Album |work=[[The Chicago Defender]] |url=https://chicagodefender.com/brandy-reveals-who-she-is-on-the-new-b7-album/ |date=July 31, 2020 |access-date=May 19, 2021|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805214632/https://chicagodefender.com/brandy-reveals-who-she-is-on-the-new-b7-album/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Teodor Zetko, writing for ''[[Exclaim!]]'', found that the song "smoothly — and slightly nihilistically — celebrates a romance and the immediacy of indulging in infatuation, to reduce regret as if life will cease tomorrow."<ref name="exclaim">{{cite web |first=Teodor |last=Zetko |title=Brandy Pays Tribute to R&B History, Including Her Own, on 'B7' |work=[[Exclaim!]] |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/brandy_b7_album_review |date=July 30, 2020 |access-date=May 19, 2021|archive-date=August 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801024141/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/brandy_b7_album_review|url-status=live}}</ref> [[AllMusic]] editor Andy Kellman called the song a "dizzied love song" and ranked it along with "Rather Be" among "the sweetest songs in her catalog.".<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/b7-mw0003393027 |title=B7 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 19, 2021 |last=Kellman |first=Andy |archive-date=June 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628225651/https://www.allmusic.com/album/b7-mw0003393027 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''{{'}}s Stephen Kearse complimented Camper, Daniels, and Norwood's joint production on the track and wrote: "The propulsive finger snaps and bass kicks of “No Tomorrow” contrast the song’ssong's grim subject matter about the end of a relationship."<ref name="pitchfork review">{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/brandy-b7/ |title=BrandyB7 |last=Kearse |first=Stephen |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=August 5, 2020 |access-date=May 19, 2021|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806180926/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/brandy-b7/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 14, 2020, Norwood performed "No Tomorrow, Pt. 2" live for the first time as part of a medley, also consisting of previous single "[[Borderline (Brandy song)|Borderline]]" and her 1999 single "[[Almost Doesn't Count]],", at the [[Billboard Music Award|''Billboard'' Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2020/10/billboard-music-awards-2020-performances-brandy-ty-dolla-ign-doja-cat-and-more|title=Billboard Music Awards 2020: Watch Performances From Brandy, Ty Dolla $ign, Doja Cat And More|publisher=Vibe|date=October 14, 2020|accessdateaccess-date=November 10, 2020}}</ref> Her first performance at the awards ceremony in twenty-five years, she performed without a live audience due to [[COVID-19]] protocols, wearing black pants and a laceylacy white top with long jacket, with her hair braided in various top knots.<ref name="billboard_October 14, 2020"/> [[Ty Dolla $ign]] joined her only for the "No Tomorrow" portion of the medley. The pair sang to each other while maintaining their distance on stage.<ref name="billboard_October 14, 2020"/> Norwood received generally positive reviews, with Stephen Daw from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' calling it "a stunning medley.".<ref name="billboard_October 14, 2020">{{cite webmagazine|first=Stephen |last=Daw|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bbmas/9465925/brandy-ty-dolla-sign-bbmas-performance/|title=Brandy Teams Up With Ty Dolla $ign For Stunning Medley at 2020 Billboard Music Awards|workmagazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 14, 2020|accessdateaccess-date=May 19, 2021}}</ref> In his review for ''[[TVLine]]''{{'}}s Andy Swift declared the performance a "triumphant return.".<ref>{{cite web|first=Andy |last=Swift |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/brandy-returns-billboard-music-awards-011813973.html|title=Brandy Returns to Billboard Awards With New (And Old!) Music — Watch|work=[[TVLine]]|date=October 15, 2020|accessdateaccess-date=May 19, 2021}}</ref>

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