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| Released = November 4, 1983
| Released = November 4, 1983
| Format = {{hlist|[[Gramophone record|7"]]|[[12-inch single|12"]]|[[Compact Disc single|CD]]}}
| Format = {{hlist|[[Gramophone record|7"]]|[[12-inch single|12"]]|[[Compact Disc single|CD]]}}
| Genre ={{hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[funk]]}}
| Genre ={{hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[funk]]|[[Rock music|rock]]|[[Pop music|pop]]}}
| Length = 4:41<br>4:05 (7")
| Length = 4:41<br>4:05 (7")
| Label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| Label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]

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For other uses, see Ain't Nobody (disambiguation).
"Ain't Nobody"
Song
B-side"Sweet Thing"

"Ain't Nobody" is a song recorded by the American funk band Rufus and American singer Chaka Khan. It was released on November 4, 1983, as a bonus track for their live album Stompin' at the Savoy. "Ain't Nobody" quickly gathered popularity, and reached number one on the U.S. R&B chart, and number twenty-two on the US Billboard Hot 100.[1] It has become one of Khan's signature songs.

Rufus keyboardist David "Hawk" Wolinski wrote the song around a repeating synthesizer loop backed by a Linn LM-1 drum computer. However, drummer John J. R. Robinson played real drums for the recording session. The band did a democratic vote and they decided to include the song in their album repertoire. Once the song was recorded, Warner executives wanted to issue another song as the album's first single.[citation needed] Wolinski threatened to give the song to Michael Jackson and producer Quincy Jones for Thriller if the song was not the lead-off single. The label relented and "Ain't Nobody" was issued and hit number one on the R&B chart for the week ending October 15, 1983.[2]

The song was also included in the soundtrack of the movie Breakin'.[3]

Composition

The song is performed in the key of E♭ minor with a tempo of 104 beats per minute in common time. Khan's vocals span from G♭3 to E♭5 in the song.[4][5]

Charts

Cover versions, samples, and remixes

George Michael covered the song in his 1991 "Cover To Cover" tour.[9]

Diana King recorded a cover single in 1995, reaching No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 4 on Billboard's Dance chart and No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart.

Jaki Graham version

"Ain't Nobody"
Song

In 1994, singer Jaki Graham recorded the song and released it as a single. It reached No. 44 in the UK and number one on US Billboard Dance chart.[11]

LL Cool J version

"Ain't Nobody"
Song
B-side"Come to Butt-head"

A commercially successful cover of "Ain't Nobody" was a version by rapper LL Cool J, who recorded an interpolation of the song for the soundtrack to the 1996 film Beavis and Butt-head Do America.

Charts

Released as the soundtrack's second single, this version reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart.[12] In the US, the song peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 4 on the Hot Rap Singles Chart and No. 27 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

The song was also a hit in the UK for Gwen Dickey and KWS (reaching No. 21) and The Course (No. 8).[citation needed]

Felix Jaehn version

"Ain't Nobody"
Song

In 2015, German music producer and DJ Felix Jaehn released a remix titled "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)" featuring vocals by British singer Jasmine Thompson.[13] It is the lead single for his eponymous 2016 debut EP Felix Jaehn. The remix was based on a solo release of the song by Thompson in 2013, when Thompson was 13, which had peaked at number 32 on the UK Singles Chart. However, the Felix Jaehn remix became a far bigger international chart success, peaking at number one or two in a number of European countries (including number two in the United Kingdom) as well as the top 10 in other European countries and Australia.[14]

Track listing

  1. "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)" (Felix Jaehn featuring Jasmine Thompson) – 4:01
  2. "I Do" (Felix Jaehn featuring Poppy Haddigan) – 3:02

Charts

Weekly charts (for Felix Jaehn feat. Jasmine Thompson)
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[15] 6
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[18] 7
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[19] 95
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[20] 1
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[21] 4
Denmark (Tracklisten)[22] 2
Euro Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[23] 2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[24] 10
France (SNEP)[25] 2
Invalid chart entered Germany2 1
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[26] 1
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[27] 3
Hungary (Single Top 40)[28] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[29] 5
Israel (Media Forest)[30] 1
Italy (FIMI)[31] 22
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[32] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[33] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[34] 21
Norway (VG-lista)[35] 13
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[36] 1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[37] 3
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[38] 3
Slovenia (SloTop50)[39] 1
South Africa (EMA)[40] 4
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[41] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[42] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[43] 5
UK Singles (OCC)[44] 2
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[45] 50
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[46] 11
Year-end charts
Chart (2015) Position
Australia (ARIA)[47] 86
Germany (Official German Charts)[48] 3
Israel (Media Forest)[49] 13
Italy (FIMI)[50] 49
Poland (ZPAV)[51] 4
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[52] 62

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[53] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[54] Gold 15,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[55] Platinum 20,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[56] Gold 20,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[57] 2× Platinum 120,000^
France (SNEP)[59] Gold 51,200[58]
Germany (BVMI)[60] Platinum 400,000^
Italy (FIMI)[61] Platinum 50,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[62] 5× Platinum 0‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[63] Platinum 15,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[64] 3× Platinum 0*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[65] Platinum 40,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[66] 4× Platinum 160,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[67] Platinum 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[68] Platinum 600,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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  68. ^ id MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.
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