Nobody I Know is a song written by

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(attributed to

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) which

Peter and Gordon Peter and Gordon were a British pop duo, composed of Peter Asher (b. 1944) and Gordon Waller (1945–2009), who achieved international fame in 1964 with their first single, the million-selling single " A World Without Love". The duo had sever ...

recorded in an April 1964 session at

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. Peter and Gordon had had a UK and US #1 hit with the McCartney composition "

A World Without Love "A World Without Love" is a song recorded by the British duo Peter and Gordon and released as their first single in February 1964. It was included on the duo's debut album in the UK, and in the US on an album of the same name. The song was wri ...

" and McCartney wrote "Nobody I Know" with the specific intent of providing a follow-up hit for the duo. ''

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'' described the song as a "strong follow-up" to "A World Without Love." ''

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'' described it as "a captivating uptempo romancer...that the twosome wraps up with loads of charm."

Chart performance

"Nobody I Know" reached #10 UK and #12 US.

Cover versions

*A French rendering entitled "Partir, il nous faut" was recorded by

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and issued on a 1965 EP headed by her hit " Dans les temps".'' Gramophone'', Volume 42, Part 2, (1965). p. 502

References

1964 singles Songs written by Lennon–McCartney Peter and Gordon songs Columbia Graphophone Company singles Capitol Records singles 1964 songs {{1960s-single-stub Song recordings produced by John Burgess