In the context of the musical, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" is sung by the character Effie White, a singer with the girl group The Dreams, to her manager, Curtis Taylor Jr., whose romantic and professional relationship with Effie is ending. There's no way I can ever go, No, no, no, no way, No, no, no, no way I'm livin' without you. The lyrics to "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", often considered the show's signature tune, describe Eff And I am telling you I'm not going You're the best man I'll ever know. I'm not livin' without you. And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" And I am telling you I'm not going. "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" is a torch song from the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, with lyrics by Tom Eyen and music by Henry Krieger. I'm stayin', I'm stayin', And you, and you, you're gonna love me. In 1982, Jennifer Holliday, the actress who portrayed Effie in the original "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" was designed as the closing number of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" was recorded in 2006 by former Hudson's version received outstanding reviews from multiple movie and music critics, which highlighted her strength as both a vocalist and an actress. I don't want to be free.

The track remained a sleeper club hit in the UK throughout 1995, prompting a spate of re-releases and remixes, including Renditions of the song appear in several episodes of You're the best man I'll ever know. In addition to its presence in the musical, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" is also notable as the debut single of two women who portrayed Effie.
There's no way I can ever go No, no, there's no way No, no, no, no way I'm living without you I'm not living without you I don't wanna be free I'm staying I'm staying And you, and you You're gonna love me, oh ooh mm mm You're gonna love me Although it in essence is Hudson's first single release, it became her fourth top 75 hit in the United Kingdom after a performance on A club remix was created for this single, engineered by Richie Jones and In 1994, Donna Giles scored a minor club hit in the US and UK with her rendition of the song. Jennifer Hudson - And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going - YouTube