Nobody (Keith Sweat song)

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"Nobody"
Keith Sweat Nobody.jpg
Single by Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage
from the album Keith Sweat
B-side "In the Mood"
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1996 (1996-09-17)
Studio The Sweat Shop (Atlanta, Georgia, US)
Length
  • 4:24 (album version)
  • 4:14 (radio version)
Label Elektra
Composer(s)
  • Keith Sweat
  • Fitzgerald Scott
Lyricist(s)
  • Keith Sweat
  • Athena Cage
Producer(s) Keith Sweat
Keith Sweat singles chronology
"Twisted"
(1996)		"Nobody"
(1996)		"Just a Touch"
(1997)

"Nobody" is a song by American singer-songwriter Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage from the band Kut Klose. The song spent three weeks at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Internationally, it reached No. 9 in New Zealand, No. 10 in the Netherlands, No. 16 in Canada, and No. 22 in Australia. The music video for the single features a young Mekhi Phifer.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the US and UK CD singles liner notes. [2] [4]

Studio

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [29] Gold5,000*
United States (RIAA) [30] Platinum1,800,000 [31] [32]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesSeptember 17, 1996
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Elektra [ citation needed ]
October 1, 1996 Rhythmic contemporary radio [33]
December 10, 1996 Contemporary hit radio [34]
United KingdomApril 21, 1997
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [35]

In 2019, Keith Sweat did a parody of his song called "Nobody (Sweat Defense Remix)" [36] [37] [38] for the product called Old Spice Sweat Defense where he takes shots at the men deodorant brand and defends Washington Redskins rookie Montez Sweat's last name in the process.

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  2. 1 2 Nobody (US CD single liner notes). Keith Sweat. Elektra Records. 1996. 64245-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ Nobody (US cassette single sleeve). Keith Sweat. Elektra Records. 1996. 4-64245.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. 1 2 Nobody (UK CD single liner notes). Keith Sweat. Elektra Records. 1997. EKR233CD, 7559-63968-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Nobody (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Keith Sweat. Elektra Records. 1997. EKR233T, 7559-63968-0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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