Nobody (Shara Nelson song)

"Nobody"
Single by Shara Nelson
from the album What Silence Knows
Released	23 May 1994 (1994-05-23) [1]
Genre	Neo soul [2]
Length	4:22
Label	Cooltempo
Songwriter(s)	Shara Nelson Kenny Nicholas Trevor Jacobs Suni Suleynan
Producer(s)	Michael Peden
Shara Nelson singles chronology
"Uptight" (1994) "Nobody" (1994) "Inside Out" / "Down That Road" (1994)
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"Nobody" is a song by British singer-songwriter Shara Nelson, released in May 1994 as the fifth single from her first solo album, What Silence Knows (1993), through Cooltempo Records. The song was co-written by Nelson and produced by Michael Peden. It peaked at number 49 on the UK Singles Chart and number 16 on the Music Week Dance Singles chart.

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "The singles taken from What Silence Knows are innumerable. But still with this neo soul track one doesn't have the idea of listening to a leftover, proving the depth of the album." ^[2] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update described it as a "gently shuffling superb soulful lament" in his weekly dance column. ^[3] Nilou Panahpour from Rolling Stones remarked, "Her moody, sensuous soprano set against the thumping beats and ominous strings lends her words dramatic force." ^[4] Adam Higginbotham from Select named it a "pounding Massive-a-like". ^[5] Jonathan Bernstein from Spin felt a "forbidding tone is established" on the song, as the opening track of the album. ^[6]

Music video

"Nobody" was directed by American director Kevin Bray and produced by Liz Friedlander for DNA. It was released on 23 May 1994 and shot in Central Station in Los Angeles, featuring black-and-white vignettes. Bray had previously directed the video for "Uptight". ^[7]

Track listings

• UK CD single

1. "Nobody" (Perfecto Scratch edit) – 4:47
2. "Nobody" (The Kenny Dope mix) – 4:31
3. "Nobody" (Delta House of Funk mix) – 7:31
4. "Nobody" (Perfecto 12-inch) – 6:15
5. "Nobody" (album mix) – 4:22

• European CD single

1. "Nobody" (Perfecto Scratch edit) – 4:47
2. "Nobody" (Perfecto 12-inch) – 6:15
3. "Nobody" (The Kenny Dope mix) – 4:31
4. "Nobody" (Delta House of Funk mix) – 7:31

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC) [8]	49
UK Dance ( Music Week ) [9]	16
UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [10]	27

References

1. "Single Releases". Music Week . 21 May 1994. p. 27.
2. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11, no. 20. 14 May 1994. p. 10. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
3. Hamilton, James (28 May 1994). "DJ directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 5. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
4. Panahpour, Nilou (1 December 1994). "Recordings". p. 122. Rolling Stones .
5. Higginbotham, Adam (October 1993). "New Albums". Select . p. 91. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
6. Bernstein, Jonathan (July 1994). "Spins". Spin . p. 70. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
7. "Promos In Production" (PDF). Music Week . 21 May 1994. p. 14. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
8. "Official Charts > Shara Nelson". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
9. "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 4 June 1994. p. 22. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
10. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 21 May 1994. p. 4. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

External links

• Shara Nelson at AllMusic