Nobody Knows (Pink song)
"Nobody Knows" | ||||
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Single by Pink | ||||
from the album I'm Not Dead | ||||
B-side | "Words"[1] | |||
Released | November 20, 2006 | |||
Studio | Conway (Hollywood, California) | |||
Length | 3:59 | |||
Label | LaFace | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Billy Mann | |||
Pink singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Nobody Knows" on YouTube |
"Nobody Knows" is a song by American singer-songwriter Pink, released as the fourth single from her fourth album, I'm Not Dead (2006). It was released on November 20, 2006, in Britain and during January 2007 in Australia and Germany.
Composition and critical reception
"Nobody Knows" was written by Pink and co-written and produced by Billy Mann. The song is a piano-ballad and deals with her feelings of depression.[2] The song received positive reviews. IGN's wrote that "'Nobody Knows' goes for a shiny blues ballad feel, Pink flexing her vocal chords to reveal a downright sweetness to her voice."[3] Quentin Huff from PopMatters wrote an extensive review about the song, stating that "Even when you feel like you’ve heard it before, her smoky vocals and clever touches let you know it’s not the same old thing."[4] While commenting about her voice, he said that she "belts out her lyrics like a champ."[4] Entertainment Weekly's Chris Willman wrote that the song can be skipped while listening to the album, while referring the track as a "stab at Xtina-style balladic solipsism, Pink's vocal span from G3 to G5"[5]
Commercial release
The song was released as a single on November 20, 2006, in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and on January 13, 2007, in Australia; it reached number 27 in all three countries. It was the only physical single from I'm Not Dead to miss the top five on the
"Nobody Knows" reached number 17 in Germany and number 74 on the
Music video
The
Use in singing competitions
The song enjoys great popularity within contestants of TV singing competitions. The song was used in 2007 by
Personnel
- Vocals: Pink
- Backing vocals: Billy Mann, Beth Cohen
- Mixed by: Tom Lord-Alge
- Assistant mix engineer: Fermio Hernandez
- Keyboard programming: Pete Wallace
- Electric guitars: Dan Warner
- Guitars: Pete Wallace, Billy Mann
- Piano: Pete Wallace, Billy Mann
- Drums: Lee Levin
- Percussion: Pete Wallace
- Production coordinator: Lana Israel
Charts
Chart (2006–2007) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[6] | 27 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] | 21 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[8] | 23 |
France ( SNEP)[9]
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18 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] | 17 |
Germany Airplay (BVMI)[11] | 3 |
Ireland (IRMA)[12] | 27 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] | 38 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] | 45 |
Scotland (OCC)[15] | 15 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 17 |
27 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[18] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | November 20, 2006 | RCA | ||
Germany | January 12, 2007 | CD | Sony BMG | |
Australia | January 15, 2007 | |||
France | April 30, 2007 |
References
- ^ Nobody Knows (UK CD single liner notes). Pink. LaFace Records. 2006. 88697 03285 2.
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- ^ "P!nk - I'm Not Dead - Music Review at IGN". IGN. April 4, 2006. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ^ a b Huff, Quentin (May 17, 2006). "Pink: I'm Not Dead < PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ^ Willman, Chris (April 6, 2006). "I'm Not Dead Review - Music Review - EW review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- ^ "P!nk – Nobody Knows". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ^ "P!nk – Nobody Knows" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- Ultratip. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- Les classement single. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ^ "P!nk – Nobody Knows" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^ "Nielsen Music Control Airplay - Germany Top 5". Nielsen Music Control on behalf of BVMI. Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Nobody Knows". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Pink" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ "Pink – Nobody Knows" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- ^ "P!nk – Nobody Knows". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. November 18, 2006. p. 25.
- ^ "Nobody Knows – Single". United Kingdom: iTunes Store. November 20, 2006. Retrieved May 21, 2023 – via Apple Music.
- ^ "Nobody Knows" (in German). Germany: Amazon. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 15th January 2007" (PDF). ARIA. January 15, 2007. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 19, 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "Nobody knows – P!nk – CD single" (in French). France: Fnac. April 30, 2007. Retrieved May 21, 2023.