No One Knows
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| Single by Queens of the Stone Age | ||
| from the album Songs for the Deaf | ||
| Format | CD Cassette Vinyl |
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| Recorded | June 25, 2002 | |
| Genre | Stoner rock Hard rock |
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| Length | 4:38 | |
| Label | Interscope Records | |
| Writer(s) | Joshua Homme, Mark Lanegan | |
| Producer(s) | Queens of the Stone Age | |
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| Queens of the Stone Age singles chronology | ||
| The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret (2000) |
No One Knows (2002) |
Go With the Flow (2003) |
"No One Knows" 2002 is the first single released by the rock group Queens of the Stone Age on their third album Songs for the Deaf. It has been covered by numerous groups, including The Zutons, The Divine Comedy and The Dresden Dolls.
The song is featured in the PlayStation 2 video game Guitar Hero and is also featured on the SSX 3 and NHL 2003 soundtracks, as well as in the film "Confidence". In March 2005, Q magazine placed it at number 70 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. In September 2006, NME placed it at number 13 in its list of the 50 Greatest Tracks Of The Decade.
Triple J, the national Australian youth broadcasting network, awarded No One Knows the number one position in its Annual Hottest 100 competition, a listener ranked chart, in the year of 2002.
The song was first performed live on March 7, 2002.
[edit] Track listing
- Germany CD
- "No One Knows" (Homme, Lanegan)
- "A Song for the Dead" [live from The Mean Fiddler] (Homme, Lanegan)
- "Avon" [live from The Mean Fiddler] (Homme)
- "No One Knows" [multimedia track] (Homme, Lanegan)
- UK Release CD1 (as German release)
- UK Release CD2
- "No One Knows" (Homme, Lanegan)
- "Gonna Leave You" [Spanish Version]
- "Tension Head" [live from The Mean Fiddler]
[edit] Music video
The music video for "No One Knows" features the band in a car, when they run over a deer. The deer then comes back to life and takes revenge on the band. The video also features Dave Grohl (of Nirvana/Scream/Foo Fighters fame) playing the drums. Dave Grohl features on the single itself.
[edit] Correlations with Desert Sessions
Many fans of Queens of the Stone Age and Desert Sessions would notice that the main riff of No One Knows can be found in Desert Sessions' song Cold Sore Superstars.
| Preceded by "Always" by Saliva |
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks number-one single February 1, 2003 |
Succeeded by "Can't Stop" by Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Preceded by "Amazing" by Alex Lloyd |
Triple J Hottest 100 #1s 2002 |
Succeeded by "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" by Jet |
| Queens of the Stone Age |
| Joshua Homme | Joey Castillo | Troy Van Leeuwen | Alain Johannes |
| Dave Grohl | Nick Oliveri | Natasha Shneider | Dave Catching | Mark Lanegan | Alfredo Hernandez | Gene Trautmann | Brendon McNichol | John McBain |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Queens of the Stone Age | Rated R | Songs for the Deaf | Lullabies to Paralyze | Era Vulgaris |
| EPs: Kyuss/Queens of the Stone Age | Stone Age Complications |
| Singles: "If Only" | "The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret" | "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" | "No One Knows" | "Go with the Flow" | "First It Giveth" | "Little Sister" | "In My Head" | "Burn the Witch" |
| DVDs: Over the Years and Through the Woods |
| Related articles |
| Kyuss | The Desert Sessions | Eagles of Death Metal | Mondo Generator | Screaming Trees | Rekords Rekords |
| Categories |
| Queens of the Stone Age Albums | Queens of the Stone Age Songs |
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