"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. The song contains samples and interpolations of the Isley Brothers' 1983 hit "Choosey Lover" which would later be reused in Sweat's 2002 song "One On One".
Contents
Track listings
US 7-inch, CD, and cassette single
"Nobody" (radio edit) – 4:10
"In the Mood" – 3:48
UK CD single
"Nobody" (Vybe '97 Mix) – 4:24
"Nobody" (Vybe '97 Part II) – 4:24
"Nobody" (album version) – 4:22
"Nobody" (Vibe Mix instrumental)
UK 12-inch single
A1. "Nobody" (Vybe '97 Mix) – 4:19
A2. "Nobody" (Vybe '97 Part II) – 4:22
B1. "Nobody" (Vibe Mix instrumental) – 4:23
B2. "Nobody" (album version) – 4:20
UK cassette single
"Nobody" (Vybe '97 Mix) – 4:24
"Nobody" (album version) – 4:23
European CD single
"Nobody" (radio edit) – 4:10
"In the Mood" (LP version) – 3:46
"Why Me Baby?" (LP version) – 5:28
Australian CD single
"Nobody" (radio edit) – 4:10
"Nobody" (Ghetto Love Mix) – 4:11
"Nobody" (The Chanz Remix) – 4:57
"Nobody" (Deep End Remix) – 4:47
"Nobody" (Deep End Club Mix extended) – 5:59
Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the US and UK CD singles liner notes.
Studio
Recorded at the Sweat Shop (Atlanta, Georgia, US)
Mixed at Southern Tracks (Atlanta, Georgia, US)
Personnel
Keith Sweat – composition, lyrics, vocals, background vocals, production, executive production
Fitzgerald Scott – composition, background vocals, keyboard and drum programming
Athena Cage – lyrics, vocals
Karl Heilbron – bass guitar, engineering, mixing
Caram Costanzo – additional engineering, mixing assistant
Larry Cianelli – editing
In popular culture
In 2019, Keith Sweat did a parody of his song called "Nobody (Sweat Defense Remix)" for the product called Old Spice Sweat Defense where he takes shots at the men's deodorant brand and defends Washington Redskins rookie Montez Sweat's last name in the process. This was never broadcast as a commercial for television, but instead can be viewed online on YouTube.
