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Nobody to Love

Nobody to Love

2014 single by Sigma


"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.[2][3] It was released as the second single from their debut studio album, Life (2015).

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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.[4] It sold over 121,000 copies in the first week.[4] 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.[5] This led them to rework it into an original song, with Wilson's vocals covered by former One True Voice member Daniel Pearce.[2][3] 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.[6][7]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Nobody to Love" was directed by Craig Moore[8] and was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa.[5] It was first released onto YouTube on 24 March 2014 at a total length of four minutes and four seconds.[9] The video features South African models Liv de Klerk and Nicole Naude[10] on a road trip, described as "Thelma and Louise reinvented".[11]

Track listing

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Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the CD single liner notes.[14]

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Certifications

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Release history

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References

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  2. Dixon, Becky (27 March 2014). "VIDEO: Sigma 'Nobody To Love'". Dropout UK. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  3. Lee, Ashley (24 December 2013). "Kanye West Sued Over 'Bound 2' Sample". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  4. Fagan, Emily (29 January 2022). "Top 10 Brenda Lee Songs". Classic Rock History. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  5. Brown, Jimmy (28 March 2014). "Sigma 'Nobody To Love' by Craig Moore | Videos". Promonewstv. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  6. nicole_naude (17 March 2014). "Bts #roadtrip #hippy #musicvideo for #sigma #kanyewest with @livdeklerk". Instagram. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  7. "iTunes – Music – Nobody to Love – Single by Sigma". iTunes Store. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  8. "iTunes – Music – Nobody To Love – Single by Sigma". iTunes Store. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  9. Nobody to Love (liner notes). Sigma. Island Records. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201428 into search.
  11. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 201433 into search. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  12. "Sigma – Nobody to Love" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  13. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  14. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  15. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201427 into search.
  16. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201431 into search. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  17. "SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart" (in Slovenian). SloTop50. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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  19. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2014". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
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  22. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2014". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  23. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2014" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  24. "SloTop50 | Slovenian official year-end singles charts" (in Slovenian). Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  25. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2014". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  26. Copsey, Rob (1 January 2015). "The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles of 2014". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  27. "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  28. "SloTop50: Slovenian official year end singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 18 July 2015.

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