Nobody to Love

This article is about the song by Sigma. For the song by Luther Vandross, see Your Secret Love. For the song by The Nips, see The Nips.
"Nobody to Love"
Single by Sigma
from the album Life
Released 6 April 2014[1]
Format
Recorded 2014
Genre Drum and bass
Length 4:12
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Sigma
Sigma singles chronology
"Rudeboy"
(2013)
"Nobody to Love"
(2014)
"Changing"
(2014)

"Nobody to Love" is a song by British record production duo Sigma. The song was originally a bootleg remix of "Bound 2" by Kanye West featuring Charlie Wilson, released on 24 January 2014 as a free download. It later received support from major British radio stations including BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra, and so was reworked into an original track with Wilson's vocals covered by former One True Voice member Daniel Pearce.[2][3] It was released as the second single from their debut studio album Life (2015).

The song topped the UK Singles Chart upon release, making it not only Sigma's first UK number one, but also their first ever top 40 single.[4] It sold over 121,000 copies in the first week.[4] It has also topped the charts so far in Poland, in Scotland and in New Zealand. In the latter country, after falling out of the chart after three weeks, it returned to the chart the following week and went straight to number one. The song has also reached the top 3 in Belgium and Ireland, and number 11 in Australia.

Background and composition

"Nobody to Love" was originally a bootleg remix of American rapper Kanye West's 2013 single "Bound 2", featuring Charlie Wilson. Sigma frequently played the remix in nightclubs around the UK and received positive feedback. The remix was released on 24 January 2014 as a free download and, after the duo sent it to some DJs at BBC Radio 1, they "got really behind it" and record labels later started approaching Sigma. This lead them to rework it into an original song, with Wilson's vocals covered by former One True Voice member Daniel Pearce.[2][3] The beginning of the song's original mix samples "Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins. The female voice saying "uh huh, honey" is a sample of "Sweet Nothin's" performed by Brenda Lee.

The song is composed in the key of E-flat major, and it has a fast tempo of 175 BPM.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Nobody to Love" was first released onto YouTube on 24 March 2014 at a total length of four minutes and four seconds, and filmed by WE ARE FAMILIA.[1][5][6] It was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa[7] and features two girls on a road trip.[8] As of October 2016 the video has received over 209 million views.

Track listing

Digital download – single[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Nobody to Love"  4:12
Digital download – US version[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Nobody to Love"  3:13
Digital download – EP
No.TitleLength
1."Nobody to Love" (Sigma's Future Jungle Mix)4:31
2."Nobody to Love" (Jakwob Remix)4:15
3."Nobody to Love" (Grum Radio Edit)3:57
4."Nobody to Love" (Grum Remix)5:01
5."Nobody to Love" (Instrumental Edit)3:58
Digital download – remix EP (Part two)
No.TitleLength
1."Nobody to Love" (Third Party Remix)5:17
2."Nobody to Love" (TS7 Remix)4:41
3."Nobody to Love" (TS7 Radio Edit)3:00
CD single[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Nobody to Love" (radio edit)3:10
2."Nobody to Love" (extended mix)4:04

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from CD single liner notes.[11]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 11
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 2
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[16] 46
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 38
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[18] 4
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[19] 18
Denmark (Tracklisten)[20] 21
Germany (Official German Charts)[21] 7
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[22] 26
Hungary (Single Top 40)[23] 4
Ireland (IRMA)[24] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[25] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] 17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[27] 1
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[28] 1
Poland (Dance Top 50)[29] 12
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[30] 1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[31] 1
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[32] 13
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[33] 52
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[34] 21
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[35] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[36] 1
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[37] 29

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
Australia (ARIA)[38] 84
Germany (Official German Charts)[39] 32
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[40] 41
Poland (ZPAV)[41] 12
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[42] 15

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[43] Platinum 70,000^
Belgium (BEA)[44] Gold 15,000*
Germany (BVMI)[45] Gold 200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[46] Platinum 15,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[47] Platinum 600,000double-dagger
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[48] Gold 1,300,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide[9] 6 April 2014 Digital download
United States[10] 12 August 2014

References

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