"Can't Nobody" is an R&B song performed by American

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 singer Kelly Rowland

Kelly Rowland

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. Penned and produced by Rich Harrison

Rich Harrison

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 for Rowland's solo debut album Simply Deep

Simply Deep

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(2002), it incorporates elements of Trouble Funk

Trouble Funk

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's 1982 record "Let's Get Small", written by band members Robert "Syke Dyke" Reed and Tony Fisher

Trouble Funk

Trouble Funk is an American R&B and funk band from Washington, DC. It helped to popularize that area's local funk subgenre known as go-go. Among the band's well-known songs are the go-go anthem "Hey, Fellas." They released several studio albums including Drop the Bomb, In Times of Trouble, Live,...

.

The song was released as the album's second single during the first quarter of 2003 and although it widely failed to match the success of its predecessor "Stole

Stole (song)

"Stole" is a song by American singer Kelly Rowland. It was written and co-produced by Dane Deviller, Sean Hosein and Steve Kipner and recorded for Rowland's solo album Simply Deep...

", "Can't Nobody" reached the top 5 in the United Kingdom

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, and the top 20 in Australia

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, Denmark

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, the Netherlands

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, and Ireland

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.

Song information

"Can't Nobody" was the first song producer and songwriter Rich Harrison

Rich Harrison

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 worked on through his deal with Sony

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 and the first song ever finished with a Destiny's Child

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 member. In contrast to his own production style and major parts of Simply Deep - which generally featured mid-tempo tracks and wide influences by pop

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 and rock music - the track includes a beat driven but poppy and radio-friendly instrumental, involving elements from "Let's Get Small", a song written by Robert Reed and Tony Fisher and performed by Trouble Funk.

In the lyrics, Rowland describes an infatuation as she tries to convince the object of desire of her charms and advantages, singing lines such as: "I'm so real, so soft to touch, my love my kiss so sweet, glorious ..."

Even though Rowland didn't perform the single during official promo appearances and the video received minor airplay only, "Can't Nobody" did comparatively well on the charts. In Europe

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 and Australia

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 the Simply Deep single once again saw success, entering the top ten on the majority of the charts it appeared on, reaching number five on the UK singles chart

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 and top twenty on the Australian ARIA chart. In the United States the song received little commercial response, when it debuted and peaked at number ninety-seven on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100

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 and number seventy-two on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.

Music video

The video was directed by Benny Boom

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 and was shot in January 2003 at night. Rowland is waiting outside of the nightclub Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles

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 for her love interest, who is surprising her with tickets for the club.

The music clip is available on the European Maxi-Single as an enhanced video element as well as on the Japanese edition of the DVD Destiny's Child World Tour

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 and the 2004 Wal-Mart

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 exclusive limited Destiny's Child-DVD titled "Fan Pack".

Formats and tracklistings

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Can't Nobody."

International CD single I

1. "Can't Nobody" (Album Version)
2. "Can't Nobody" (Cedsolo HipHop Remix)
3. "Can't Nobody" (featuring Lil' Flip
   Lil' Flip
   Wesley Eric Weston, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil' Flip, is a American multi-platinum hiphop artist best known for his singles Sunshine, "Game Over" and Rollin on 20's from the 2 Fast 2 Furious Soundtrack....
   
   )
4. "Can't Nobody" (featuring Jakk Frost)
5. "Can't Nobody" (Silk-Mix.com 80's HipHop-Flava 12)
6. "Can't Nobody" (Video)

International CD single II

1. "Can't Nobody" (Radio Edit)
2. "Can't Nobody" (Silkmix House Mix Pt. 1&2 Edit)
3. "Can't Nobody" (Maurice's Nu Soul Mix Edit)
4. "Can't Nobody" (Charlie's Nu Soul Mix)

Australian CD single

1. "Can't Nobody" (Radio Edit)
2. "Can't Nobody" (featuring Jakk Frost)
3. "Can't Nobody" (featuring Lil' Flip
   Lil' Flip
   Wesley Eric Weston, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil' Flip, is a American multi-platinum hiphop artist best known for his singles Sunshine, "Game Over" and Rollin on 20's from the 2 Fast 2 Furious Soundtrack....
   
   )
4. "Can't Nobody" (Silk-Mix.com Retro House Remix)
5. "Can't Nobody" (Silk-Mix.com 80's HipHop-Flava 12)

UK CD single I

1. "Can't Nobody"
2. "Can't Nobody" (Cedsolo Hip Hop Remix)
3. "Stole
   Stole (song)
   "Stole" is a song by American singer Kelly Rowland. It was written and co-produced by Dane Deviller, Sean Hosein and Steve Kipner and recorded for Rowland's solo album Simply Deep...
   
   " (La Nu Soul Mix)
4. "Can't Nobody" (Video)

UK CD single II

1. "Can't Nobody" (Album Version)
2. "Can't Nobody" (Silxmix.com House Mix Pt 1&2 Edit)
3. "Can't Nobody" (Maurice's Nu Soul Mix Edit)
4. "Can't Nobody" (Charlie's Nu Soul Mix)

US CD Promo

1. "Can't Nobody" (Radio Edit)
2. "Can't Nobody" (Instrumental)
3. "Can't Nobody" (A capella)

US 12" Single

Side A

1. "Can't Nobody" (Album Version)
2. "Can't Nobody" (Instrumental)
3. "Cant' Nobody" (A Capella)
4. "Can't Nobody" (Maurice's Nu Soul Mix)

Side B

1. "Can't Nobody" (Charlie's Nu Soul Mix)
2. "Can't Nobody" (Charlie's Nu Soul Mix Instrumental)
3. "Can't Nobody" (Azza's Nu Soul Mix)

US 12" Single Promo

Side A

1. "Can't Nobody" (Album Version)
2. "Can't Nobody" (Instrumental)
3. "Cant' Nobody" (A Capella)

Side B

1. "Can't Nobody" (Album Version)
2. "Can't Nobody" (Instrumental)
3. "Cant' Nobody" (A Capella)

US 12" Hot Urban Mixes Promo

Side A

1. "Can't Nobody" (Silk-Mix.com 80's HipHop-Flava 12)
2. "Can't Nobody" (Silk-Mix.com 80's HipHop-Flava 12 Instrumental)
3. "Can't Nobody" (Album Instrumental)

Side B

1. "Can't Nobody" (featuring Lil' Flip)
2. "Can't Nobody" (featuring Jakk Frost)
3. "Can't Nobody" (featuring Jakk Frost A Capella)

US 12" Hot Dance Mixes Promo

Side A

1. "Can't Nobody" (SilkMix.com House Mix Pt. 1 & 2)

Side B

1. "Can't Nobody" (SilkMix.com Retro-House Remix)
2. "Can't Nobody" (SilkMix.com Retro-House Instrumental)

UK 12" Single

Side A

1. "Can't Nobody" (Album Version)
2. "Can't Nobody" (Cedsolo Hip Hop Remix)
3. "Can't Nobody" (Cedsolo Hip Hop Remix Instrumental)

Side B

1. "Can't Nobody" (featuring Jakk Frost)
2. "Can't Nobody" (featuring Lil' Flip)
3. "Can't Nobody" (Album Instrumental)

UK 12" Single

Credits and personnel

• Vocals: Kelly Rowland
• Writer
  Songwriter
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   and producer: Rich Harrison
• Recording: Paul Falcone
  • Assistant: Dan Milazzo

• All instruments
  Musical instrument
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  : R. Harrison
• Mixing
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
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  : Tony Maserati
  • Mixing assistance: Dan Milazzo, Matt Snedeckor
• Project coordinator: Liz Graner

Charts

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Chart (2003)	Peak position

Release history

Region	Date
United States
World
United Kingdom