Ain't Nobody
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B-side | "Sweet Thing" |
"Ain't Nobody" is a song by American funk band Rufus and American singer Chaka Khan. It was released on November 4, 1983, as a bonus track for their live album Stompin' at the Savoy (1983). "Ain't Nobody" quickly gathered popularity, and reached number one on the American R&B chart and number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] It has become one of Khan's signature songs.
Rufus keyboardist David "Hawk" Wolinski wrote the song around a repeating synthesizer loop backed by a Linn LM-1 drum computer. However, drummer John J. R. Robinson played real drums for the recording session. The band did a democratic vote and they decided to include the song in their album repertoire. Once the song was recorded, Warner executives wanted to issue another song as the album's first single.[citation needed] Wolinski threatened to give the song to American singer Michael Jackson and American producer Quincy Jones for Jackson's album Thriller if the song was not the lead-off single. The label relented and "Ain't Nobody" was issued and hit number one on the R&B chart for the week ending October 15, 1983.[2]
The song was also included on the soundtrack album to the 1984 film Breakin'.[3]
The song was adopted by fans of Nottingham Forest in 2018 in tribute to their star midfielder Joe Lolley.
Composition
The song is performed in the key of E♭ minor with a tempo of 104 beats per minute in common time. Khan's vocals span from G♭3 to E♭5 in the song.[4][5]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Other versions
Jaki Graham version
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Song |
In 1994, singer Jaki Graham recorded the song and released it as a single. It reached number 44 in the UK, number 11 in Iceland,[9] 17 in Australia and number one on US Billboard Dance chart.[10]
Charts
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[11] | 17 |
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[12] | 11 |
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[13] | 46 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) | 44 |
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[14] | 11 |
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |
Diana King version
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B-side | "Remix" |
Diana King recorded a cover single in 1995, reaching No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 4 on Billboard's Dance chart and No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart.
Charts
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] | 48 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[16] | 25 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[17] | 35 |
France (SNEP)[18] | 41 |
Invalid chart entered Germany2 | 62 |
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[19] | 28 |
Italy (Hit Parade Italia)[20] | 23 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[21] | 36 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22] | 27 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[23] | 28 |
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[24] | 30 |
Spain (AFYVE)[25] | 20 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] | 30 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] | 31 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) | 13 |
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[28] | 3 |
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 4 |
LL Cool J version
"Ain't Nobody" | |
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Song | |
B-side | "Come to Butt-head" |
A commercially successful cover of "Ain't Nobody" was a version by rapper LL Cool J, who recorded an interpolation of the song for the soundtrack to the 1996 film Beavis and Butt-Head Do America.
Charts
Released as the soundtrack's second single, this version reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart.[29] In the US, the song peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 4 on the Hot Rap Singles Chart and No. 27 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
The song was also a hit in the UK for Gwen Dickey and KWS (reaching No. 21) and The Course (No. 8).[citation needed]
Scooter version
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Song |
"It's a Biz (Ain't Nobody)" is a single by German hard dance band Scooter. It was released on 23 March 2012 as the fifth single from their fifteenth studio album The Big Mash Up.[30]
Track listing
- CD Single (2-track)[31]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "It's a Biz (Ain't Nobody)" (The Big Mash Up Tour 2012 Edit) | 3:21 |
2. | "It's a Biz (Ain't Nobody)" (Club Mix) | 5:40 |
- Download[32]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "It's a Biz (Ain't Nobody)" (The Big Mash Up Tour 2012 Edit) | 3:21 |
2. | "It's a Biz (Ain't Nobody)" (Club Mix) | 5:40 |
3. | "It's a Biz (Ain't Nobody)" (Extended) | 5:40 |
- Danish Promo CD Single[33]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "It's a Biz (Ain't Nobody)" (Radio Edit) | 3:21 |
2. | "It's a Biz (Ain't Nobody)" (Original) | 4:46 |
3. | "It's a Biz (Ain't Nobody)" (Club Mix) | 5:40 |
4. | "It's a Biz (Ain't Nobody)" (Extended) | 5:40 |
Chart performance
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS | 79 |
Felix Jaehn version
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In 2015, German music producer and DJ Felix Jaehn released a remix titled "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)" featuring vocals by British singer Jasmine Thompson.[34] It is the lead single for his eponymous 2016 debut EP Felix Jaehn. The remix was based on a solo release of the song by Thompson in 2013, when Thompson was 13, which had peaked at number 32 on the UK Singles Chart. However, the Felix Jaehn remix became a far bigger international chart success, peaking at number one or two in a number of European countries (including number two in the United Kingdom) as well as the top 10 in other European countries and Australia.[35]
Track listing
- "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)" (Felix Jaehn featuring Jasmine Thompson) – 3:01
- "I Do" (Felix Jaehn featuring Poppy Haddigan) – 3:02
Charts
- Weekly charts (for Felix Jaehn feat. Jasmine Thompson)
- Year-end charts
Chart (2015) | Position |
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Australia (ARIA)[72] | 86 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[73] | 3 |
Israel (Media Forest)[74] | 13 |
Italy (FIMI)[75] | 49 |
Poland (ZPAV)[76] | 4 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[77] | 62 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[78] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[79] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA)[80] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[81] | Gold | 20,000* |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[82] | 2× Platinum | 120,000^ |
France (SNEP)[84] | Gold | 51,200[83] |
Germany (BVMI)[85] | 2× Platinum | 800,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[86] | 3× Platinum | 150,000‡ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[87] | 5× Platinum | 0‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[88] | Platinum | 15,000* |
Poland (ZPAV)[89] | 3× Platinum | 0* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[90] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Sweden (GLF)[91] | 4× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[92] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[93] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[94] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
See also
- List of Airplay 100 number ones of the 2010s
- List of number-one R&B singles of 1983 (U.S.)
- List of UK top 10 singles in 1984
- List of UK top 10 singles in 1989
- List of number-one dance singles of 1994 (U.S.)
- List of UK Singles Chart number ones of 1997
- List of UK top 10 singles in 2015
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External links
- Single chart usages for Germany2
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