Nobody to Love
{{Short description|2014 single by Sigma}}
{{About|the song by Sigma|the song by Luther Vandrosss|Your Secret Love|the song by the Nips|The Nips}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Nobody to Love
| cover = Sigma Nobody to Love.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Sigma
| album = Life
| released = {{start date|2014|4|6|df=y}}{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalxtra.com/artists/sigma/videos/sigma-nobody-to-love/|title=Sigma – 'Nobody To Love' (Official Video)|publisher=Capital Xtra|date=26 March 2014}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Drum and bass
| length = 4:12
| label =
| writer =
- Kanye West
- John Stephens
- Charlie Wilson
- Che Pope
- Elon Rutberg
- Cydel Young
- Malik Jones
- Sakiya Sandifer
- Mike Dean
- Norman Whiteside
- Bob Massey
- Robert Dukes
- Ronnie Self
- Tyler The Creator
| producer = Sigma
| chronology = Sigma
| prev_title = Rudeboy
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Changing
| next_year = 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.dropoutuk.com/music/12706/video-sigma-nobody-to-love.html|title=VIDEO: Sigma 'Nobody To Love'|last=Dixon|first=Becky|date=27 March 2014|publisher=Dropout UK|access-date=28 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630030113/http://www.dropoutuk.com/music/12706/video-sigma-nobody-to-love.html|archive-date=30 June 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/sigma/performances/nobody-to-love-daniel-pearce-jingle-bell-ball-2014/|title=Sigma – 'Nobody To Love' (Live At The Jingle Bell Ball 2014)|date=7 December 2014|work=Capital FM}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/sigma-score-debut-number-1-single-with-nobody-to-love-2920/|title=Sigma score debut Number 1 single with Nobody To Love|publisher=Official Charts Company|author=Lane, Daniel|date=13 April 2014}} It sold over 121,000 copies in the first week. It also topped the charts in Poland and New Zealand and reached the top three in Flanders and Ireland, as well as 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 led them to rework it into an original song, with Wilson's vocals covered by former One True Voice member Daniel Pearce. 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/kanye-west-sued-bound-2-667655/|title=Kanye West Sued Over 'Bound 2' Sample|first=Ashley|last=Lee|date=24 December 2013|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=5 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.classicrockhistory.com/top-10-brenda-lee-songs/|title=Top 10 Brenda Lee Songs|first=Emily|last=Fagan|date=29 January 2022|publisher=Classic Rock History|access-date=5 October 2022}}
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Nobody to Love" was directed by Craig Moore{{cite web|url=https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2014/03/28/sigma-nobody-love-craig-moore/25121|title=Sigma 'Nobody To Love' by Craig Moore | Videos|last=Brown|first=Jimmy|date=28 March 2014|website=Promonewstv|access-date=5 October 2022}} and was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa.{{cite news|url=https://www.idolator.com/7514265/sigma-nobody-to-love-video-kanye-west-bound-2-sample|title=Sigma's "Nobody To Love" Tops UK Chart: Watch The Video For The Kanye West "Bound 2"-Sampling Song|last=Daw|first=Robbie|date=15 April 2014|work=Idolator|access-date=5 October 2022}} It was first released onto YouTube on 24 March 2014 at a total length of four minutes and four seconds.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD5fLb-WgBU|title=Sigma – Nobody To Love (Official Video) HD|publisher=YouTube|date=24 March 2014}} The video features South African models Liv de Klerk and Nicole Naude{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/lp8cPmSb1Z/|author=nicole_naude|title=Bts #roadtrip #hippy #musicvideo for #sigma #kanyewest with @livdeklerk|date=17 March 2014|publisher=Instagram|access-date=5 October 2022}} on a road trip, described as "Thelma and Louise reinvented".https://www.facebook.com/icegenetics/posts/our-girls-liv-de-klerk-and-nicole-naude-feature-in-the-new-sigma-music-video-the/611255295633722/ {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=October 2022}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Digital download – single
| title1 = Nobody to Love
| length1 = 4:12
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Digital download – US version
| title1 = Nobody to Love
| length1 = 3:13
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Digital download – EP
| title1 = Nobody to Love
| note1 = Sigma's Future Jungle mix
| length1 = 4:31
| title2 = Nobody to Love
| note2 = Jakwob remix
| length2 = 4:15
| title3 = Nobody to Love
| note3 = Grum radio edit
| length3 = 3:57
| title4 = Nobody to Love
| note4 = Grum remix
| length4 = 5:01
| title5 = Nobody to Love
| note5 = instrumental edit
| length5 = 3:58
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Digital download – remix EP (part two)
| title1 = Nobody to Love
| note1 = Third Party remix
| length1 = 5:17
| title2 = Nobody to Love
| note2 = TS7 remix
| length2 = 4:41
| title3 = Nobody to Love
| note3 = TS7 radio edit
| length3 = 3:00
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{{track listing
| headline = CD single{{cite AV media notes |title=Nobody to Love |others=Sigma |year=2014 |type=liner notes |publisher=Island Records}}
| title1 = Nobody to Love
| note1 = radio edit
| length1 = 3:10
| title2 = Nobody to Love
| note2 = extended mix
| length2 = 4:04
}}
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the CD single liner notes.
- Songwriting – Kanye West, John Stephens, Charlie Wilson, Che Pope, Elon Rutberg, Cydel Young, Malik Jones, Sakiya Sandifer, Mike Dean, Norman Whiteside, Bob Massey, Robert Dukes, Ronnie Self
- Production and keyboards – Cameron Edwards, Joe Lenzie
- Additional programming and keyboards – Hal Ritson, Richard Adlam
- Vocals – Daniel Pearce
- Backing vocals – Yolanda Quartey
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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Chart (2014)
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{{single chart|Australia|11|artist=Sigma|song=Nobody to Love|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Austria|4|artist=Sigma|song=Nobody to Love|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Flanders|2|artist=Sigma|song=Nobody to Love|refname="Flanders"|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Flanders Dance|1|artist=Sigma|song=Nobody to Love|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Wallonia|34|artist=Sigma|song=Nobody to Love|refname="Wallonia"|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Wallonia Dance|38|artist=Sigma|song=Nobody to Love|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Czech Republic|4|year=2014|week=28|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Czechdigital|18|year=2014|week=33|access-date=19 August 2014|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Denmark|21|artist=Sigma|song=Nobody to Love|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Germany|7|artist=Sigma|song=Nobody to Love|songid=1266062|access-date=15 July 2014|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Hungaryradio|26|year=2014|week=40|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Hungarysingle|4|year=2014|week=33|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Ireland|3|year=2014|week=18|rowheader=true}} |
scope="row"| Mexico Anglo (Monitor Latino){{cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/Mexico/Anglo/20140804|title=Top 20 Inglés Del 4 al 10 de Agosto, 2014|date=2014-08-10|work=Monitor Latinoaccessdate=2018-05-02}}
| align=center| 7 |
{{single chart|Dutch40|7|artist=Sigma|song=Nobody to Love|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Dutch100|14|artist=Sigma|song=Nobody to Love|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Sigma|song=Nobody to Love|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Poland|1|chartid=1366|year=2014|access-date=4 August 2014|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Polishdance|12|chartid=1384|access-date=31 August 2014|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Scotland|1|date=20140419|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Slovakia|1|year=2014|week=27|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Slovakdigital|13|year=2014|week=31|access-date=12 August 2014|rowheader=true}} |
scope="row"| Slovenia (SloTop50){{cite web|url=http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2014&week=42|title=SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart|publisher=SloTop50|language=sl|access-date=19 October 2014}}
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{{single chart|Sweden|52|artist=Sigma|song=Nobody to Love|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Switzerland|8|artist=Sigma|song=Nobody to Love|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|UK|1|date=20140419|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|UKdance|1|date=20140419|rowheader=true}} |
{{single chart|Billboarddanceelectronic|29|artist=Sigma|rowheader=true}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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! scope="col"| Chart (2015) ! scope="col"| Position |
scope="row"|Slovenia (SloTop50){{cite web|url=http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Letne-lestvice/?year=2015|title=SloTop50: Slovenian official year end singles chart|publisher=slotop50.si|access-date=18 July 2015|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303131109/http://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Letne-lestvice/?year=2015|url-status=dead}}
| align=center|47 |
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! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Position |
scope="row"| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40){{cite web|url=http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/radios/2018|title=Rádiós Top 100 – hallgatottsági adatok alapján – 2018|access-date=13 March 2020|publisher=Mahasz}}
| 85 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|artist=Sigma|title=Nobody to Love|award=Platinum|relyear=2014|certyear=2014|access-date=1 January 2015}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=single|artist=Sigma|title=Nobody to Love|award=Gold|relyear=2014|certyear=2014}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=Sigma|title=Nobody to Love|award=Platinum|relyear=2014|relmonth=04|certyear=2018|access-date=23 May 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Sigma|title=Nobody to Love|award= Platinum|number=2|relyear=2014|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=9 March 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Sigma|title=Nobody to Love|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2014|certyear=2021|id=12807-3887-1|access-date=28 May 2021}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|certyear=2014|relyear=2014|artist=Sigma|title=Nobody to Love|award=Gold|type=single|certmonth=11|certday=6|id=5392|streamsonly=true}}
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Release history
References
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Category:3 Beat Records singles
Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand
Category:Number-one singles in Poland
Category:Number-one singles in Scotland
Category:Songs about loneliness
Category:Songs written by Charlie Wilson (singer)
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Category:Songs written by Kanye West