Can't Nobody

For the 2NE1 single, see Can't Nobody (2NE1 song).
"Can't Nobody"
Single by Kelly Rowland
from the album Simply Deep
Released February 4, 2003 (2003-02-04)
(see Release history)
Format CD maxi single, ringtone,
12" single, CD single
Recorded 2002
The Hit Factory
(New York City, New York)
Genre R&B, dance-pop
Length 3:30 (radio edit)
4:04 (album version)
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Rich Harrison, Robert "Syke Dyke" Reed, Tony Fisher
Producer Rich Harrison
Kelly Rowland singles chronology
"Stole"
(2002)		 "Can't Nobody"
(2002)		 "Train on a Track"
(2003)

"Can't Nobody" is an R&B song performed by American singer Kelly Rowland. Penned and produced by Rich Harrison for Rowland's solo debut album Simply Deep (2002), it incorporates elements of Trouble Funk's 1982 record "Let's Get Small", written by band members Robert "Syke Dyke" Reed and Tony Fisher.

The song was released as the album's second single during the first quarter of 2003 and although it widely failed to match the success of its predecessor "Stole", "Can't Nobody" reached the top 5 in the United Kingdom, and the top 20 in Australia, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Ireland.

Contents

Song information

"Can't Nobody" was the first song producer and songwriter Rich Harrison worked on through his deal with Sony and the first song ever finished with a Destiny's Child member. In contrast to his own production style and major parts of Simply Deep - which generally featured mid-tempo tracks and wide influences by pop and rock music - the track includes a beat driven but poppy and radio-friendly instrumental, involving elements from "Let's Get Small", a song written by Robert Reed and Tony Fisher and performed by Trouble Funk.

In the lyrics, Rowland describes an infatuation as she tries to convince the object of desire of her charms and advantages, singing lines such as: "I'm so real, so soft to touch, my love my kiss so sweet, glorious ..."

Even though Rowland didn't perform the single during official promo appearances and the video received minor airplay only, "Can't Nobody" did comparatively well on the charts. In Europe and Australia the Simply Deep single once again saw success, entering the top ten on the majority of the charts it appeared on, reaching number five on the UK singles chart and top twenty on the Australian ARIA chart. The single became Rowland's ninth best selling solo single in the UK (as of November 2011)[1]. In the United States the song received little commercial response, when it debuted and peaked at number ninety-seven on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number seventy-two on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.

Music video

The video was directed by Benny Boom and was shot in January 2003[2] at night. Rowland is waiting outside of the nightclub Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles for her love interest, who is surprising her with tickets for the club.

The music clip is available on the European Maxi-Single as an enhanced video element as well as on the Japanese edition of the DVD Destiny's Child World Tour and the 2004 Wal-Mart exclusive limited Destiny's Child-DVD titled "Fan Pack".

Formats and tracklistings

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Can't Nobody."

International CD single I

  1. "Can't Nobody" (Album Version)
  2. "Can't Nobody" (Cedsolo HipHop Remix)
  3. "Can't Nobody" (featuring Lil' Flip)
  4. "Can't Nobody" (featuring Jakk Frost)
  5. "Can't Nobody" (Silk-Mix.com 80's HipHop-Flava 12)
  6. "Can't Nobody" (Video)

International CD single II

  1. "Can't Nobody" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Can't Nobody" (Silkmix House Mix Pt. 1&2 Edit)
  3. "Can't Nobody" (Maurice's Nu Soul Mix Edit)
  4. "Can't Nobody" (Charlie's Nu Soul Mix)

Australian CD single

  1. "Can't Nobody" (Radio Edit)[3]
  2. "Can't Nobody" (featuring Jakk Frost)
  3. "Can't Nobody" (featuring Lil' Flip)
  4. "Can't Nobody" (Silk-Mix.com Retro House Remix)
  5. "Can't Nobody" (Silk-Mix.com 80's HipHop-Flava 12)

UK CD single I

  1. "Can't Nobody"
  2. "Can't Nobody" (Cedsolo Hip Hop Remix)
  3. "Stole" (La Nu Soul Mix)
  4. "Can't Nobody" (Video)

UK CD single II

  1. "Can't Nobody" (Album Version)
  2. "Can't Nobody" (Silxmix.com House Mix Pt 1&2 Edit)
  3. "Can't Nobody" (Maurice's Nu Soul Mix Edit)
  4. "Can't Nobody" (Charlie's Nu Soul Mix)

US CD Promo

  1. "Can't Nobody" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Can't Nobody" (Instrumental)
  3. "Can't Nobody" (A capella)

US 12" Single

Side A

  1. "Can't Nobody" (Album Version)
  2. "Can't Nobody" (Instrumental)
  3. "Cant' Nobody" (A Capella)
  4. "Can't Nobody" (Maurice's Nu Soul Mix)

Side B

  1. "Can't Nobody" (Charlie's Nu Soul Mix)
  2. "Can't Nobody" (Charlie's Nu Soul Mix Instrumental)
  3. "Can't Nobody" (Azza's Nu Soul Mix)

US 12" Single Promo

Side A

  1. "Can't Nobody" (Album Version)
  2. "Can't Nobody" (Instrumental)
  3. "Cant' Nobody" (A Capella)

Side B

  1. "Can't Nobody" (Album Version)
  2. "Can't Nobody" (Instrumental)
  3. "Cant' Nobody" (A Capella)

US 12" Hot Urban Mixes Promo

Side A

  1. "Can't Nobody" (Silk-Mix.com 80's HipHop-Flava 12)
  2. "Can't Nobody" (Silk-Mix.com 80's HipHop-Flava 12 Instrumental)
  3. "Can't Nobody" (Album Instrumental)

Side B

  1. "Can't Nobody" (featuring Lil' Flip)
  2. "Can't Nobody" (featuring Jakk Frost)
  3. "Can't Nobody" (featuring Jakk Frost A Capella)

US 12" Hot Dance Mixes Promo

Side A

  1. "Can't Nobody" (SilkMix.com House Mix Pt. 1 & 2)

Side B

  1. "Can't Nobody" (SilkMix.com Retro-House Remix)
  2. "Can't Nobody" (SilkMix.com Retro-House Instrumental)

UK 12" Single

Side A

  1. "Can't Nobody" (Album Version)
  2. "Can't Nobody" (Cedsolo Hip Hop Remix)
  3. "Can't Nobody" (Cedsolo Hip Hop Remix Instrumental)

Side B

  1. "Can't Nobody" (featuring Jakk Frost)
  2. "Can't Nobody" (featuring Lil' Flip)
  3. "Can't Nobody" (Album Instrumental)

UK 12" Single

Credits and personnel

  • Vocals: Kelly Rowland
  • Writer and producer: Rich Harrison
  • Recording: Paul Falcone
    • Assistant: Dan Milazzo
  • All instruments: R. Harrison
  • Mixing: Tony Maserati
    • Mixing assistance: Dan Milazzo, Matt Snedeckor
  • Project coordinator: Liz Graner

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 46
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[6] 40
Denmark (Tracklisten)[7] 18
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 15
Germany (Media Control AG)[9] 66
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[10] 24
New Zealand (RIANZ)[11] 38
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 37
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[13] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 97
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[15] 72
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[16] 40

Release history

Region Date
United States February 4, 2003 (2003-02-04)
World March 18, 2003 (2003-03-18)
United Kingdom May 26, 2003 (2003-05-26)

References

  1. ^ Taken from the videocountdown "Kelly Rowland's Official Top 10", broadcast 10 December 2011 on MTV Music UK (http://www.unrealitytv.co.uk/x-factor/kelly-rowland%E2%80%99s-official-top-10-coming-to-mtv & http://www.theofficialcharts.com/our-partners/)
  2. ^ http://tommy2.net/content/?m=zhurczhogmr&paged=854
  3. ^ http://www.sonymusic.com.au/cd/releaseDetails.do?catalogueNo=673651.2
  4. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Kelly Rowland – Can't Nobody". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Kelly Rowland – Can't Nobody" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Kelly Rowland – Can't Nobody" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  7. ^ "Danishcharts.com – Kelly Rowland – Can't Nobody". Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
  8. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association.
  9. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Kelly Rowland – Can't Nobody" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  11. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Kelly Rowland – Can't Nobody". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Kelly Rowland – Can't Nobody – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  13. ^ "Chart Stats – Kelly Rowland – Can't Nobody" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats.
  14. ^ "Kelly Rowland Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Kelly Rowland. Prometheus Global Media.
  15. ^ "Kelly Rowland Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Kelly Rowland. Prometheus Global Media.
  16. ^ "Kelly Rowland Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Kelly Rowland. Prometheus Global Media.

External links

Kelly Rowland singles
Simply Deep
"Dilemma" · "Stole" · "Can't Nobody" · "Train on a Track"
Ms. Kelly
"Like This" · "Ghetto" · "Work" · "Daylight"
Here I Am
Promotional singles
Featured singles
Other songs