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No Jacket Required is the third solo album by the English drummer and singer-songwriterPhil Collins. It was released on 18 February 1985 byVirgin Records in the UK and byAtlantic andWEA internationally.
After finishing touring commitments withGenesis and working withEric Clapton in 1984, Collins resumed his solo career and started work on a new album. He made a conscious decision to write more uptempo and dance-oriented songs, as much of his previous material was influenced by matters surrounding his first divorce. The album featuresHelen Terry,Peter Gabriel, andSting as guest backing vocalists. Some songs, like "Don't Lose My Number" and "Sussudio", were based around improvisation, and others, like "Long Long Way to Go", had a political message.
No Jacket Required was received favourably by the majority of critics and was a huge worldwide commercial success, reaching number 1 in the UK for five consecutive weeks and for seven non-consecutive weeks in the US. It was thesecond-best-selling album of 1985 in the UK, behindDire Straits'Brothers in Arms. "One More Night", "Sussudio", "Don't Lose My Number" and "Take Me Home" were released as singles with corresponding music videos. All four were Top 10 hits on theBillboard Hot 100 chart, with "Sussudio" and "One More Night" reaching number 1. The three singles released in the UK all reached the Top 20. Some tracks were featured on the television showsMiami Vice andCold Case, and "The Man with the Horn" was re-written and re-recorded for the episode "Phil the Shill".
In 1991, one the songs of this album, "Who Said I Would", was released as a live single from his 1990 live albumSerious Hits... Live!, it reached theBillboard Hot 100 at number 73.[8]
In 2001,No Jacket Required was certified Diamond by theRecording Industry Association of America for selling 12 million copies in the US and amassed worldwide sales of over 25 million copies, making itone of the best-selling albums of all time. It won threeGrammy Awards, includingAlbum of the Year. TheNo Jacket Required World Tour saw Collins perform 85 concerts which culminated with a performance at bothLive Aid shows in London and Philadelphia. Remixes of six songs from the album were released on the compilation12"ers (1987). In 2010, it was among ten albums nominated for the best British album of the previous 30 years by theBrit Awards.[9] It ranked No. 74 on theRock and Roll Hall of Fame's "Definitive 200" list.[10] A remastered deluxe edition with updated artwork and bonus tracks was released in 2016, and a remix bySteven Wilson followed in 2025.
After touring commitments withGenesis and completion of work onEric Clapton's albumBehind the Sun, Collins producedPhilip Bailey'sChinese Wall with occasional work on his solo material.[11] Upon returning from his wedding honeymoon, he focused more on writing for the album in September 1984 over a period of five weeks.[12][13] Like previous albums, he demoed the tracks on his 8-track recording setup at Old Croft with a range of drum machines and keyboards, later transferring them onto 24-track for overdubs at The Townhouse including drums, guitars and horns.[13] Sessions for what would becomeNo Jacket Required marked his conscious attempt to move to a more uptempo sound, as much of his previous material was influenced by his first divorce: "I have a notion of what I want to do: break out of this 'love song' box that I've found myself in. I'll make a dance album. Or, at least, an album with a couple of uptempo tracks."[14] Some of the songs emerged from Collins' improvisations with adrum machine, including "One More Night" and "Sussudio".[15] Collins started singing "one more night" to an attempt of making a beat similar toThe Jacksons[16] and improvised "sus-sussudio" in another. He tried to replace the lyric with another phrase but decided to keep that way, leading to lyrics about a schoolboy crush on a girl at his school.[15] Another song created mostly through improvisation, "Don't Lose My Number", was described by Collins as having been written mostly during the recordings for his first solo album,Face Value.[17][18] Collins added that he does not fully understand the meaning of the lyrics,[17] described by reviewer Stephen Holden ofThe New York Times as "vague, sketching the outlines of a melodrama but withholding the full story".[19]
Guitarist Daryl Stuermer wrote the music that became "I Don't Wanna Know" in 1983–1984 for the Milwaukee band Oceans as an instrumental called "F Song."[20] Stuermer provided a demo of "F Song" to Collins, and Collins wrote lyrics for it, changing the key from F to E flat. Stuermer would later record it for his first solo album, 1988'sSteppin' Out, retaining the Collins title "I Don't Wanna Know" but reverting to the key of F.[21][22][23]
Other songs were written with a more personal message. "Long Long Way to Go" is often considered one of Collins' more popular songs never to be released as a single[24][25] and was at that point in his career his most political song.[16] FormerPolice lead vocalistSting provided backing vocals for the song.[26] Sting and Collins first met throughBand Aid and would later perform together inLive Aid.[27] Collins was working on a song and thought that Sting, having participated in Band Aid, would relate to it very easily. Collins asked Sting to help him provide vocals for this song, and Sting accepted.[27]
"You know, I was very happily married to Jill, my present wife, when I wrote it, but I had been divorced, my manager was getting divorced, a couple of good friends were getting divorced, and I thought, What's going on? Doesn't anybody stay together any more? The song came from that."
"Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore" is another song in which Collins was making a personal message. The song was made in response to everyone around him getting a divorce, including his manager, friends and himself years before.[16] Collins later said that he sang this atCharles, Prince of Wales' 40th-birthday party, not knowing that the Prince's divorce from his wife,Diana, Princess of Wales, would happen a short time later.[28]The Phil Collins Big Band played this live on tour.[28]
"Take Me Home" is another song in which the meaning was originally very vague. At first listening, it appears that the song is about going home,[15] but this is not true. Collins has stated that the song lyrics refer to a patient in a mental institution,[19][29] and that it is based on the novelOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.[15]Peter Gabriel,Helen Terry and Sting all provide backing vocals.[27]
"We Said Hello Goodbye" appeared as aB-side to "Take Me Home" and "Don't Lose My Number" originally, and as an "extra track" on the CD release of the album.[24] ProducerArif Mardin composed the beginning portion of the song.[30] A remix of the song with additional guitars and without an orchestra was released the following year (1986) on the soundtrack for the movie,Playing for Keeps.[30][31] This remixed version received some radio airplay around the time of the soundtrack's release (which coincided with theNo Jacket Required period), though it did not chart. Collins has mused that the song is unfairly classed as a "second class citizen", stating that the song would have been looked at differently if it were added to the album.[32] According toThe New York Times reviewer Caryn James, the song is "a straightforward comment on leaving home".[33]
"The Man with the Horn" was originally recorded during sessions for Collins' second solo albumHello, I Must Be Going! in 1982.[34] However, the song was not released until it appeared as the B-side to "Sussudio" in the UK and as the B-side to "One More Night" in the United States. Collins has said that he has "no emotional attachment" to the song.[35] Music byThe Jackson 5 inspired Collins to write the song "I Like the Way", which also did not appear on the album, originally appearing as the B-side to "One More Night" in the UK and "Sussudio" in the US. He called the song "dodgy" and has cited it among his least favourite of his songs.[35]
"I thought of different things to do. Like maybe going down there wearing the right kind of jacket and ordering a drink and just pouring it onto the floor and saying, 'Well, I've got a jacket on! You can't do anything to me.' Maybe I should smash a few photographs on the wall, a bit of the Robert Plant attitude. But I did nothing, of course. I just moaned about it."
The album is named after an incident atThe Pump Room restaurant inChicago,Illinois. Collins, entering the restaurant with formerLed Zeppelin lead vocalistRobert Plant,[36] was denied admittance because he did not meet the restaurant'sdress code of "jacket required" for dinner, while Plant was allowed in.[37] Collins was wearing a jacket and argued about it.[38] Themaître d'hôtel argued that the jacket was not "proper".[36] Collins said in an interview withPlayboy that, at that point, he was as angry as he had ever been.[16]
After the incident, Collins often appeared on shows such asLate Night with David Letterman andThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, denouncing the restaurant and telling his story.[36] The management of the restaurant later sent him a complimentarysport coat and an apology letter, stating that he could come to the restaurant wearing whatever he wanted.[36][39]
The cover image ofNo Jacket Required (a continuation of the 'facial close-up' theme begun withFace Value) of Collins' face lit by red/orange light was to emphasise the "hot", up-tempo nature of the album. Collins stated in his autobiographyNot Dead Yet,[14] thatglycerol was sprayed onto his forehead during the photography session to give the illusion of perspiration. In the photography for the album's inner sleeve and subsequent publicity materials, Collins appeared to lampoon the incident by wearing a suit that was several sizes too big.[14]
No Jacket Required was released on 18 February 1985. The lead singles were "Sussudio" in the UK and "One More Night" in the US.[40] Both songs had music videos that were shot at a Londonpub owned byRichard Branson,[41] featuring Collins playing both before and after the building closes.[42]
In the first week of March, shortly after Collins won aGrammy for "Against All Odds", the album debuted at the top spot of theUK Albums Chart and 24th in theBillboard 200. It also got to tenth in theGerman charts and 15th inCanada.[43] By the end of the month, it had climbed to number 1 in America as well. Collins had become the fifteenth British artist to top both the album and singleBillboard charts, as "One More Night" was leading theBillboard Hot 100 that same week. The same thing was happening in the UK, where Collins' duet withPhilip Bailey, "Easy Lover", was theUK Singles Chart number 1.[44]No Jacket Required was number 1 on the US charts for seven weeks,[45] and on the British chart for five.[46]
"Sussudio" was the first track to be released as a single in the UK, where it peaked at number 12. It was the second single to be released in the US and entered frequent rotation onMTV in May 1985. By 6 July 1985, both the single and the album had reached number 1 on their respective USBillboard charts.[47][48] "One More Night" was Collins' second US number 1 single,[47] following "Against All Odds" and was his fourth single to reach the Top 10 in the UK, peaking at number 4 on the singles chart.
Meanwhile, "Don't Lose My Number", a single that Collins only released in the US, peaked at number 4 on theBillboard Hot 100 charts during late September 1985,[49] and the B-side of the single was "We Said Hello Goodbye". Collins had difficulty conceptualising a plot for the corresponding music video. He decided to create a gag video based on this difficulty.[17][42] In the video, he is provided conceptual ideas by various clients and directors. Collins parodies several other videos, including those byMichael Jackson,David Lee Roth,Elton John,The Cars and The Police. The singer also filmed parodies ofMad Max,western films andsamurai movies.[17][42]
"Take Me Home" was the final single released from the album and has been included in all of his concert tours sinceThe No Jacket Required World Tour. It reached number 7 on the USBillboard charts and number 19 on the UK charts.[49] The song was not slated for a single release, but the label decided to do so after it became an airplay hit on several US radio stations who decided to play the track.[50] "Take Me Home" also received a video where Collins sung in various locations around the world.[42]
The studio version of "Who Said I Would" was not released as a single, but a live version from theSerious Hits... Live! album was issued as a single in the US, reaching number 73 on theBillboard Hot 100.[48] A music video of the original version was filmed for theNo Jacket Required home video and featured footage of Collins playing the song live.[42] Certain songs that were not released as singles still charted onBillboard charts, including "Inside Out", which went to number 9 on theHot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[48] "The Man with the Horn", though not released as a single (nor was it included on the album), charted at number 38 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks.[48]
No Jacket Required remains Collins' highest-selling album, having sold over 12 million copies as of 2001 in the US, where it was certifieddiamond status.[51] Twenty years after its release,No Jacket Required remains among the 50highest-selling albums in the US. In the UK, the album was certified 6× platinum, selling over 1.8 million copies. It has also sold over 20 million copies worldwide.[52] Alternate versions of six songs fromNo Jacket Required were included on theremix album12"ers, released in January 1988.[53][54]
The album was re-released using a flat transfer done bySteve Hoffman for the Audio Fidelity label in 2011. It was reissued as a deluxe edition on CD, vinyl and digital on 15 April 2016, including a new second disc with bonus tracks.[55]
In September 2025, a 40th Anniversary LP Boxset entitled No Jacket Required (Fully Tailored) was released alongside a standalone Blu-ray which contains 2025 Stereo, 5.1 Surround and Dolby Atmos mixes bySteven Wilson plus a remaster of the Original 1985 Mix.[56]
In 1985,Atlantic also released a home video calledNo Jacket Required EP.[57] The collection consisted of the music videos "Sussudio", "One More Night", "Who Said I Would", "Don't Lose My Number" and "Take Me Home".[42][58]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Daily Vault | A[60] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
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| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Sounds | 3+2⁄3/5[65] |
| The Village Voice | C[66] |
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The reception for the album was mostly positive. Geoff Orens ofAllMusic, in a retrospective review, said that while some of the songs are "dated", the album contains "standout tracks". He describes "Long Long Way to Go" as "one of Collins' most effective ballads" and "Take Me Home" as "pulsating".[24] Orens went on to say "It's not a completely satisfying recording, but it is the best example of one of the most dominating and influential styles of the 1980s."[24] Lori E. Pike of theLos Angeles Times said that "Collins' recipe of tense vocals spiced with saucy horns and splashy electro-jitterbugging synthesisers often leaves little room for real feeling to squeeze through. When he slows down and lets his smoldering moodiness take over, the effect is magical."[68]
Stephen Holden ofThe New York Times said that the album was "refreshing" and that Collins was "adept" at setting a suspenseful or menacing mood.[19] Holden described "Only You Know and I Know" as an "angry love song" that had some sampling ofMotown-style music mixed in.[19] "In 'One More Night', Mr. Collins's recent number-one hit, a ticking snare drum injects a whisper of lurking fear into a song that suggests a sweeter, tenderer reprise of 'Against All Odds'", says Holden.[19] Holden concluded by saying "On the surface,No Jacket Required, is an album bursting with soulful hooks and bright peppy tunes. But beneath its shiny exterior, Mr. Collins' drums and his voice carry on a disjunctive, enigmatic dialogue between heart and mind, obsession and repression."[19]
"His effortless graft of bright white-R&B bounce to quirky, unexpected melodies is instinctively commercial but never feels overly contrived."
Rolling Stone reviewerDavid Fricke said "Phil Collins' sudden transformation from the balding bantam drummer for a prosperous Britishart-rock group into a mainstream pop heartthrob might seem one of the Eighties' most improbable success stories. But judging from the sly craft and warm, low-key humour of his solo records and his successful productions for Philip Bailey and Frida, Collins' newfound fame was inevitable."[69]Robert Hilburn of theLos Angeles Times originally disliked the song "One More Night",[70] but later praised the song, saying that "Collins' soulful but polite vocal style is also capable of capturing the pain of going through yet one more night without her."[71]The Dallas Morning News writer Lennox Samuels said that "No Jacket Required (Atlantic) is what fans have come to expect from Phil Collins—lots of horns and syncopation, heavy rhythm."[72]
Even those who were not normally fans of Collins' work liked the album. Michael R. Smith ofThe Daily Vault wrote "Anomaly or not, it is indeed the album that Phil deserves to be remembered for."[25] Stephen Williams ofNewsday said that the album was "loaded with musical hooks and textured arrangements... it also lacks the tense edge that was part of Collins' work with Genesis."[73] Keegan Hamilton of theRiverfront Times said that the album was "The 80's Dance Pop Special: A smooth synthesiser groove, with an order of keyboards, drum machines, and horns on the side," adding that "Sussudio" was the best track on the album, saying that it's "catchy gibberish."[74] Hamilton says that "One More Night" was the worst song on the album, saying that "The album's introspective slow jam wallows in self-pity."[74]
On the negative side, Marty Racine of theHouston Chronicle said that "I Don't Wanna Know" and "Take Me Home" were the only songs to "rise above the crowd" and that Collins focused too much on his singing and less on his drumming, "which can be captivating".[75] Racine also added that the album makes the listener feel a little "cold", but admired that the singer was "playing the game as well as anyone".[75]
Writing an article in defence of Collins in 2010, Gary Mills ofThe Quietus described the album as "determined dross" which Collins did not deserve to have his career judged by.[76] In 2013, music criticTom Service ofThe Guardian was similarly scathing, saying the album had not stood the test of time and was "unlistenable to today", singling out "Sussudio" for particular criticism, arguing: "the production, the drum machine, the inane sincerity of the lyrics; there's no colder or more superficial sound in popular music, precisely because it takes itself so seriously." He also compared it unfavourably with the enduring appeal of Collins' 1980s contemporaries such asthe Human League and—in particular—thePet Shop Boys, saying the latter were "geniuses by comparison".[77]
At the28th Annual Grammy Awards, Collins was nominated in five categories.[78] The album won the award forAlbum of the Year, and Collins wonBest Pop Vocal Performance, Male.[79] Collins shared theProducer of the Year (Non-Classical) award with co-producer of the album,Hugh Padgham.[80] The home videoNo Jacket Required EP received a nomination forBest Music Video, Short Form.[81] In1986 the album received anAmerican Music Award nomination forFavorite Pop/Rock Album.[82] At theBrit Awards in1986 the album received an award forBritish Album of the Year.[83]
At theBrit Awards in2010, the album was one of ten nominees for Brits Album of 30 Years in a poll ofBBC Radio 2 listeners; the winner was(What's the Story) Morning Glory? byOasis.[9] "Sussudio" is one of Collins' most famous songs and is referenced in many different media, including books, stand-up comedy acts and television shows. He has said that this is the song people most often sing to him when they spot him on the street.[84] In the book and film adaptation ofAmerican Psycho, main characterPatrick Bateman briefly discusses it, amongst other work by Collins. The synthesiser riff was heavily criticised for sounding too much likePrince's 1982 song "1999", a similarity that Collins does not deny, citing that he is a big fan of Prince's work.[85]
Three songs recorded during theNo Jacket Required sessions aired on episodes of the television showMiami Vice. "Take Me Home" appeared in "The Prodigal Son", the premiere of thesecond season.[86] "Long Long Way to Go" was played in the closing scene of the season 2 finale "Sons and Lovers", during the funeral forRicardo Tubbs' girlfriend and son. "The Man with the Horn" was re-written for an episode ofVice in which Collins guest-starred as a con artist who gets in trouble withcocaine distributors.[73][87][88] The re-written version was titled "Life Is a Rat Race".[35]
"Take Me Home" was the closing theme song for theWorld Wrestling Federation's television show,Saturday Night's Main Event for several years in the late 1980s.[89][90] In 2003, the hip-hop groupBone Thugs-n-Harmony based their song "Home" on this single.[91] That version of the song featured the original song's chorus and hit number 19 on the UK charts.[91]
As years went on, Collins became unhappy with the album and grew to dislike it. In a 2016 interview withRolling Stone, he said in retrospect that it is among his least favourite records he had made: "At the time, I wasn't being me. I've grown up a bit now and much prefer to play songs that are me. I only play a bit part in that one."[92]
The album was followed by a concert tour in 1985 namedThe No Jacket Required World Tour. For the tour, Collins retained his usual cast of musicians, includingChester Thompson,Leland Sklar andDaryl Stuermer.[93] The band was nicknamed the "Hot Tub Club".[94] A television special was recorded inDallas and aired onHBO, titled "No Jacket Required... Sold Out".[73] Another television special was recorded forCinemax for a show titled "Album Flash", taped in London, England at theRoyal Albert Hall.[95]
Reception for the tour was positive as well.Rick Kogan of theChicago Tribune said that "After hearing and observing Collins' eminently satisfying and frequently spectacular two-hour performance, one is left not with a series of niggling questions about his popularity but rather with renewed admiration for the forcefulness of well crafted songs played in a straightforward manner."[96]
In interviews during the tour, it was remarked by interviewers that the singer appeared similar to actorsBob Hoskins andDanny DeVito.[97] Collins joked that all three of them could play the Three Bears from the storyGoldilocks and the Three Bears. DeVito heard the idea and contacted Collins and Hoskins about making a film.[41] Collins researched bears, and a script was planned.Kim Basinger reportedly wished to play the role of "Goldilocks".[98] However, problems arose (mostly involving the script), and all three actors abandoned the film.[41]
While on theNo Jacket Required tour, Collins recorded a song for the movieWhite Nights, titled "Separate Lives". The song, which was written by Collins' friend Stephen Bishop,[73] was a duet that Collins performed withMarilyn Martin.[99] In the US, the song went to number 1 on theBillboard Hot 100,[47] and it reached number 4 on the UK charts.[100]
The No Jacket Required World Tour ended with Collins performing at both theWembley Stadium andJFK StadiumLive Aid concerts. Collins claims that it all happened by accident and that both he andthe Power Station were going to attend both Live Aid shows as well, but "they all chickened out."[16] "By default, I was the only one who did it," he later claimed.[16]Bob Geldof, the organiser of Live Aid, originally asked Collins to be part of Geldof's first charity effort,Band Aid. Collins played the drums and performed backing vocals for Band Aid's UK chart-topping hit in 1984, "Do They Know It's Christmas?".[101]
Collins first performed withSting at Wembley, and together they performed "In the Air Tonight",[102] "Against All Odds", "Long Long Way to Go" and "Every Breath You Take", accompanied by saxophonistBranford Marsalis.[102][103] After Collins finished performing, he flew onConcorde to the Live Aid show in Philadelphia. On the plane, he metCher and convinced her to be a part of the event.[16] Once there he met Robert Plant, who had asked him if he would perform with him,Jimmy Page,John Paul Jones andTony Thompson in aLed Zeppelin "reunion" of sorts.[16] He first played drums on "Layla",[102][103] "White Room" and "She's Waiting"[102] for his friendEric Clapton.[103] Then, Collins performed "Against All Odds" and "In the Air Tonight" and finished the night playing drums for Led Zeppelin's aforementioned act.[102] The band has claimed that the performance was unspectacular, and critics place the blame on Collins. However, Collins says that "I would pledge to my dying day that it wasn't me," and that Thompson was racing through some of the performance.[16] Collins later remarked, "... I remember in the middle of the thing, I actually thought, How do I get out of here?"[16] Stephen Williams ofNewsday commented that Collins' performance of "In the Air Tonight" in Philadelphia "was one of the more moving moments of the day".[73] Live Aid raised $69 million in its effort.[101] Collins later recalled the event as "extraordinary".[16]
All lyrics are written byPhil Collins; all music is composed by Collins, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sussudio" | 4:23 | |
| 2. | "Only You Know and I Know" | Daryl Stuermer | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Long Long Way to Go" | 4:20 | |
| 4. | "I Don't Wanna Know" | Stuermer | 4:12 |
| 5. | "One More Night" | 4:47 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Don't Lose My Number" | 4:46 | |
| 7. | "Who Said I Would" | 4:01 | |
| 8. | "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore" |
| 4:18 |
| 9. | "Inside Out" | 5:14 | |
| 10. | "Take Me Home" | 5:51 | |
| Total length: | 46:12 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "We Said Hello Goodbye" | 4:15 |
| Total length: | 50:27 | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sussudio" (live 1990) | 7:18 | |
| 2. | "Don't Lose My Number" (live 1997) | 5:00 | |
| 3. | "Who Said I Would" (live 1985) | 4:32 | |
| 4. | "Long Long Way to Go" (live 1997) | 3:56 | |
| 5. | "Only You Know and I Know" (live 1994) |
| 4:52 |
| 6. | "Easy Lover" (live 1997) |
| 5:03 |
| 7. | "Inside Out" (live 1990) | 5:31 | |
| 8. | "Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore" (live 1990) |
| 5:56 |
| 9. | "One More Night" (live 1990) | 5:54 | |
| 10. | "Take Me Home" (live 1990) | 8:54 | |
| 11. | "Only You Know and I Know" (demo) |
| 3:43 |
| 12. | "One More Night" (demo) | 4:41 | |
| 13. | "Take Me Home" (demo) | 5:22 | |
| Total length: | 1:10:42 | ||
Notes
Adapted from Phil Collins' official website.[26]
Musicians
Production
Weekly charts[edit]
| Year-end charts[edit]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina (CAPIF)[132] | 3× Platinum | 180,000^ |
| Australia (ARIA)[133] | Platinum | 300,000[134] |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[135] | Platinum | 50,000* |
| Belgium (BRMA)[136] | Platinum | 50,000* |
| Canada (Music Canada)[138] | Diamond | 1,300,000[137] |
| Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[139] | Gold | 34,203[139] |
| France (SNEP)[140] | 2× Platinum | 600,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[141] | 3× Platinum | 1,500,000^ |
| Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[142] | Platinum | 20,000* |
| Italy (FIMI)[143] | Gold | 100,000[143] |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[144] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[145] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[146] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[147] | 2× Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[149] | 6× Platinum | 1,934,912[148] |
| United States (RIAA)[150] | 12× Platinum | 12,000,000^ |
| Summaries | ||
| Worldwide | — | 25,000,000[151] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
...he wanted to prove that he wasn't just a ballad guy and that he could make fun, uptempo dance-pop. For the most part, that's whatNo Jacket Required is.
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