"Nothing" is the first single by rock band A

A (band)

A are a British alternative rock band from Suffolk, England, that formed in 1993. They have released four albums, and two live mini-albums.In 2002, the band enjoyed a brief period of commercial success, in which "Nothing", the first single from Hi-Fi Serious , charted at #9 on the UK singles chart...

 released from their album Hi-Fi Serious

Hi-Fi Serious

Hi-Fi Serious is the third studio album by British band A, released in 2002.The name "Hi-Fi Serious" was derived from the name of the hi-fi electronics store Alan Partridge buys a Bang & Olufsen stereo from in the last episode of I'm Alan Partridge series 1...

. It reached number nine in the UK Singles Chart; to date, A's highest charting single. During the promotion of the single, the band appeared on Top of The Pops

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...

and the Pepsi Chart Show.

The promotional video for Nothing was filmed in Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

, mostly around the Artscape Theatre Centre

Artscape Theatre Centre

Artscape Theatre Centre is the main performing arts centre in Cape Town, South Africa. It was opened in 1971 and is located on reclaimed land in the Foreshore area...

 formerly known as the Nico Malan theatre complex, and features extras dressed in the same clothes as each band member - complete with band member masks - to create the illusion that there are hundreds of duplicates of the band.

"Nothing" is arguably the heaviest A single, marking something of a departure from the band's usual melodic pop-punk. It is track 1 on the album Hi-Fi Serious. A live version appears on the live album, Rockin' Like Dokken

Rockin' Like Dokken

Rockin' Like Dokken is a mini-album by rock band A which was released in Japan only.-Track listing:# "Starbucks "# "Something's Going On "# "6 O' Clock on a Tube Stop "# "I Love Lake Tahoe "# "Nothing "...

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Track listing

CD 1

1. "Nothing" - 3:44
2. "T-Shirt Money" - 3:28
3. "Everybody In" - 4:14
4. "Nothing" (video)

CD 2

1. "Nothing" - 3:44
2. "Getting Me Off" - 3:11
3. "The Distance" - 3:31
4. "The Distance" (video)

In pop culture

"Nothing" appears as the title music on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of the 2002 Atari/Eden published racing game V-Rally 3

V-Rally 3

V-Rally 3 is a 2002 rally racing video game, developed by Eden Studios. It's the third game in the V-Rally series and the sequel of V-Rally 2....

. The songs also appears on the "V-Rally 3" website and was featured in the soundtrack of the anime series :Beyblade V-Force. The song will be used for the House Of Pain Wrestling stable Blazing.