"No Sad Song" showed up on the Easy Listening (Adult Contemporary) chart for 4 weeks, rising to number 32.

[4] Stern's lyrics for "No Sad Song" describe the history and the death of a ladies' man, "stabbed in his bed" where he had brought so many women.

Reddy recorded a French-language version of "No Sad Song" translated to "Plus de chanson triste", making it available in both languages in France.

[7] The song is one of two low-performing singles that Reddy put out in 1971, the other being her version of "Crazy Love" by Van Morrison, which rose to number 51 in September 1971.

Reddy's first big success was "I Don't Know How to Love Him" which hit number 12 in June 1971, so the next two singles were considered disappointments.