"Nobody" is a song by

Toni Basil Antonia Christina Basilotta (born September 22, 1943), better known by her stage name Toni Basil, is an American singer, choreographer, dancer, actress, and director. Her song "Mickey" topped the charts in the US, Canada and Australia and hit th ...

, released in 1982 as the second single from her debut album, ''

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''. It was the follow-up to "

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" and was released in the UK only. "Nobody" reached a peak position of No. 52 on the

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. The song is a remake of the minor 1981 hit, “Don’t Want No-Body” by Juergen “J.D” Drews (No. 79 on the Billboard

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Charts.)

Music video

A music video was made for the song. The visuals of the music video were inspired by the 1951 film version of ''

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'' and the 1948 film version of '' The Red Shoes''. The video begins with a very upset Basil walking around appearing

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ed over a blue sky background, then emerges into a black background. Then, she is seen in a bedroom, taking her frustration out on various furniture items in her bedroom, such as a bed pillow and some cosmetics. Then, flashback scenes of Basil and a man (possibly Mickey) appear in the background while she sings. Afterwards, she dances while the blue sky background changes from various colors, and then black. The music video ends with the exterior of an animated house while Basil is singing inside the window and eventually passes out.

References

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