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| Single by Skindred | ||||
| from the album Babylon | ||||
| B-side | "Cure for Cancer" | |||
| Released | 3 October 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
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| Length | 3:56 | |||
| Record label | Bieler Bros. | |||
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| Producer(s) | Howard Benson | |||
| Skindred singles chronology | ||||
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"Nobody" is a song by Welsh reggae metal band Skindred. The song was released as the first single from the band's debut album Babylon . "Nobody" peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 23 on its Modern Rock Tracks chart in 2004. [1]
"Nobody" was one of the first Skindred songs written after the dissolution of Dub War, with bassist Daniel Pugsley coming up with the song's main idea. In an interview with Metal Hammer , vocalist Benji Webbe recalled:
We were playing bottom of the bill on all kinds of little tours, playing pubs and toilet venues, just putting ourselves out and about, you know how it is. But, wherever we went, this song Nobody was getting people moving every night. I was watching it and thinking ‘Hmm… we got a good one here!’ So, I knew when we went in to record that we had to get that song right, because I thought it could be an important one for us. [2]
The song's inclusion on Babylon was a point of contention between Webbe and producer Howard Benson, with Benson wanting to delete the song entirely after a recording session. [2]
The music video shows the band playing with a crowd around them. The people in the crowd are dancing in different styles. As the song goes on the crowd gets closer and closer to the band until there is a moshpit while the band plays in the pit.
The song saw a resurgence in popularity in early 2023 when it became part of a dance trend on TikTok. Benji Webbe tried the dance, saying "that shit ain't easy." [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nobody" (Album Version) | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Cure for Cancer" (Demo) | 2:07 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nobody" (Album Version) | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Nobody" (Dancehall Mix) | 4:34 |
| 3. | "Falling Down" | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Nobody" (Music Video) | 3:23 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nobody" (Radio Dred-It) | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Nobody" (Album Version) | 3:56 |
| Chart (2005–2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Modern Rock Tracks ( Billboard ) [5] | 23 |
| US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [6] | 14 |
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