"Nobody" is the second single from Nigerian disk jockey

DJ Neptune Imohiosen Patrick (born, 26 September 1990) professionally known as DJ Neptune, is a Nigerian Disc Jockey and Record Producer. He is from a family of four which includes his three elder sisters and him. Discography *''Greatness'' (2018) *''Gre ...

's forthcoming second studio album ''Greatness II: The Sounds Of Neptune''. The song was released as a single on March 5, 2020. It was produced by Magic Sticks and features vocals from Nigerian singers

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and

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. "Nobody" is the first Nigerian song to peak at number one, on TurnTable End of the Year Top 50 chart.

Background and composition

According to DJ Neptune, "When Joeboy voiced the hook on Nobody’s beat, I already knew it was hit even before delivering his verse. Immediately I buzzed Mr Eazi up and told him I wanted him on a record and He said sure to send me the beat. Eazi heard the song and didn’t estimate to jump on it and in no time his vocals were in. This is how we created Nobody." "Nobody" is an

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-inspired take on Hip hop and was produced by Magic Sticks.

Music video

An accompanying music video for "Nobody" was released on the same day with the single and was directed by TG Omori. It's a comedic video that pays homage to

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's choreography.

Critical response

"Nobody" received positive reviews from music critics and consumers. Enemanna Chidinma of "Blackcard Empire" gave "Nobody" an 8/10 rating, noting that "the length is too short for such a catchy tune". An editor for ''SoundStroke'' gave "Nobody" an 8.0/10 rating, stating that "the bop will last for a long time", while also noting that "the song is a scintillating major melody that resonates well".

Commercial performance

"Nobody" debuted at number nineteen on TurnTable Top 50 streaming songs chart, on 14 July 2020. In United Kingdom, "Nobody" debuted at number eighteen on the UK official Top 20

songs of 2020, and debuted at number one on TurnTable End of the Year Top 50 chart in 2020. "Nobody (Icons Remix)" debuted at number nine on

TurnTable Top 50 The TurnTable Top 50 (also known as TurnTable Nigeria Top 50 Albums chart) is the official album streaming chart in Nigeria. It is compiled every Tuesday by a Nigeria-based music digital streaming tracking company and published every Tuesday by ...

, on 9 November 2020, shortly after its first issue was released. On 9 July, it peaked at number seven on TurnTable Top 50 Airplay chart. On 1 December, it debuted at number forty-nine on TurnTable TV Top songs chart. On 1 November 2020, "Nobody (Icons Remix)" peaked at number eight on TurnTable Top Triller chart Nigeria.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

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References

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