Nobody I Know

{{short description|1964 song composed by Lennon–McCartney performed by Peter and Gordon}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Nobody I Know

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| type = single

| artist = Peter and Gordon

| album =

| B-side = You Don't Have to Tell Me

| released = 29 May 1964 (UK)
15 June 1964 (US)

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  • Pop{{AllMusic |class=album|id=mw0001044064|title= Peter & Gordon - The Best of Peter & Gordon (2004) Review|last= Raggett|first= Steve|access-date= February 16, 2025}}
  • soft rock{{AllMusic |class=album|id=mw0000011614|title= Peter & Gordon - The Ultimate Peter & Gordon (2001) Review|last= Ruhlmann|first= William|access-date= February 16, 2025}}

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| label = Columbia DB7292 (UK)
Capitol 5211 (US)

| writer = Lennon–McCartney

| producer = John Burgess

| prev_title = A World Without Love

| prev_year = 1964

| next_title = I Don't Want to See You Again

| next_year = 1964

}}

Nobody I Know is a song written by Paul McCartney{{cite book|last=Compton |first=Todd |year=2017 | title = Who Wrote the Beatle Songs? A History of Lennon-McCartney |publisher=Pahreah Press |location=San Jose |isbn=978-0-9988997-0-1 |page=74}} (attributed to Lennon–McCartney) which Peter and Gordon recorded in an April 1964 session at Abbey Road Studio. 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. Billboard described the song as a "strong follow-up" to "A World Without Love."{{cite news|newspaper=Billboard|access-date=2021-05-01|date=June 20, 1964|page=20|title=Singles Reviews|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1964/Billboard%201964-06-20.pdf|format=PDF}} Cash Box described it as "a captivating uptempo romancer...that the twosome wraps up with loads of charm."{{cite magazine |title=CashBox Record Reviews |date=June 20, 1964 |page=14 |access-date=2022-01-12 |url=https://worldradiohstory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/60s/1964/CB-1964-06-20.pdf |magazine=Cash Box}}{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Chart performance

"Nobody I Know" reached #9 in Canada, #10 UK, and #12 US.{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4719.pdf| title=RPM Top 40-5s - August 4, 1964}}[http://musicvf.com/song.php?id=32719 Nobody I Know - By: Peter & Gordon], MusicVF.com. Accessed 19 September 2015[http://www.billboard.com/artist/328816/peter-gordon/chart?page=1&f=379 Peter & Gordon - Chart History - The Hot 100], Billboard.com. Accessed 19 September 2015

Cover versions

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