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featuring Athena Cage from the band

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. The song spent three weeks at 1 on the US ''

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chart and reached No. 3 on the ''Billboard''

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. Internationally, it reached No. 9 in New Zealand, No. 10 in the Netherlands, No. 16 in Canada, and No. 22 in Australia. The

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for the single features a young

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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 (

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, US) * Mixed at Southern Tracks (Atlanta, Georgia, US) Personnel *

– 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

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Popular Culture

In 2019, Keith Sweat did a parody of his song called "Nobody (Sweat Defense Remix)"Keith Sweat - Nobody (Sweat Defense Remix)
/ref> for the product called ''Old Spice Sweat Defense'' where he takes shots at the men deodorant brand and defends Washington Redskins rookie Montez Sweat's last name in the process.

References

{{Authority control 1996 singles 1996 songs Keith Sweat songs Male–female vocal duets Songs written by Keith Sweat Songs written by Athena Cage