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Nobody I Know

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"Nobody I Know"
Single by Peter and Gordon
B-side"You Don't Have to Tell Me"
Released29 May 1964 (UK)
15 June 1964 (US)
GenrePop
LabelColumbia DB7292 (UK)
Capitol 5211 (US)
Songwriter(s)Lennon–McCartney
Producer(s)John Burgess
Peter and Gordon singles chronology
"A World Without Love"
(1964)
"Nobody I Know"
(1964)
"I Don't Want to See You Again"
(1964)

Nobody I Know is a song written by Paul McCartney[1] (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."[2] Cash Box described it as "a captivating uptempo romancer...that the twosome wraps up with loads of charm."[3]

Chart performance

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"Nobody I Know" reached #9 in Canada, #10 UK, and #12 US.[4][5][6]

Cover versions

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References

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  1. ^ Compton, Todd (2017). Who Wrote the Beatle Songs? A History of Lennon-McCartney. San Jose: Pahreah Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-9988997-0-1.
  2. ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. 20 June 1964. p. 20. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 20 June 1964. p. 14. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 40-5s - August 4, 1964" (PDF).
  5. ^ Nobody I Know - By: Peter & Gordon, MusicVF.com. Accessed 19 September 2015
  6. ^ Peter & Gordon - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed 19 September 2015
  7. ^ Gramophone, Volume 42, Part 2, (1965). p. 502