Nobody I Know is a song written by

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(attributed to

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) which Peter and Gordon recorded in an April 1964 session at

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. Peter and Gordon had had a UK and US #1 hit with the McCartney composition " A World Without Love" and McCartney wrote "Nobody I Know" with the specific intent of providing a follow-up hit for the duo. ''

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'' described the song as a "strong follow-up" to "A World Without Love." '' Cash Box'' described it as "a captivating uptempo romancer...that the twosome wraps up with loads of charm."

Chart performance

"Nobody I Know" reached #10 UK and #12 US.

Cover versions

*A French rendering entitled "Partir, il nous faut" was recorded by

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and issued on a 1965 EP headed by her hit " Dans les temps".''

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'', Volume 42, Part 2, (1965). p. 502

References

1964 singles Songs written by Lennon–McCartney Peter and Gordon songs Columbia Graphophone Company singles Capitol Records singles 1964 songs {{1960s-single-stub Song recordings produced by John Burgess