"No Blue Skies" is the debut solo single by English singer, songwriter and musician Lloyd Cole, released in 1990 from his self-titled studio album.

[3] He then wrote most of "No Blue Skies" in a very short space of time and guitarist Robert Quine, when he first heard the track, came up with the lead guitar hook.

[6] Upon its release as a single, Roger Morton of NME considered "No Blue Skies" to be "an expanded, sultry version of old Cole" and added that it "has a swaying grandeur to it in a U2-meets-Roy Orbison sort of way".

They wrote, "The melody of this song is simply superb, which, combined with Cole's measured delivery, makes the chorus a killer.

He noted the "nice chugging guitars, everything held back, [and] quite interesting lyrics", but added that "you can't help feeling that the Commotions gave him that little extra bite".

[9] Iestyn George of Record Mirror commented, "Lloyd, embarking on a solo career, remains a bastion of reliability.