No Name (NF song)

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"No Name"
NF - No Name.png
Single by NF
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2018
Recorded2018
Genre Hip hop
Length3:04
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Nathan Feuerstein
  • Tommee Profitt
  • Cameron Doyle
Producer(s)
  • Nathan Feuerstein
  • Tommee Profitt
NF singles chronology
"Let You Down"
(2017)
"No Name"
(2018)
"Lie"
(2018)
Music video
"No Name" on YouTube

"No Name" (stylized as "NO NAME" [1] ) is a song by American rapper NF. It was released as a single on January 19, 2018. [2]

Contents

Background

NF raps about his growth as an artist, dealing with fame and his new found success. [3]

Feuerstein dedicated the song to his come up from his worldwide hit, Let You Down. He discussed his success in an interview with New Musical Express: [4]

"Honestly, for me I think it's just being myself and being authentic. I think when people listen to music they can truly feel authenticity. For me personally, as a listener, there are certain songs where I'm just like: man, I know that person was really feeling that... And so what I've realized is I just went in writing and being myself, and then there are so many people out there who feel like me and want to say the things that I have to say but maybe don't know how to say them. And I just feel like just how some artists have been a voice to me, I've kind of been a voice for other people."

Music video

The official music video was released on January 18, 2018, on NF's Vevo channel. [5] The video showcases NF rapping in a dark alleyway.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."No Name"Nathan Feuerstein
  • Nathan Feuerstein
  • Tommee Profitt
3:04

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 82
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 35

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [8] Gold500,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

^shipments figures based on certification alone
Double-dagger-14-plain.pngsales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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