"No One Believes Me" is a song by American musician Kid Cudi, written and produced alongside his fellow WZRD bandmate

Dot da Genius Oladipo Omishore, known professionally as Dot da Genius is an American record producer and audio engineer from Brooklyn, New York City. He first gained recognition in 2008 for producing "Day 'n' Nite" by American musician Kid Cudi, with whom he ...

, for the 2011 horror film ''

Fright Night ''Fright Night'' is a 1985 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Tom Holland (in his directorial debut) and produced by Herb Jaffe. It stars Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Roddy McDowall, Amanda Bearse, Jonathan Star ...

''. The song was released on August 23, 2011 for digital download. Kid Cudi and Dot da Genius wrote the track staying true to the original ''

'' (1985) but also to "stand on its own, separate from the soundtrack".

Background

The song features Kid Cudi on

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

, as well as him accompanying Dot da Genius on drums, while Dot da Genius solely handled bass and

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

. The duo wrote the track after being contacted to provide a song to the 2011 remake of ''Fright Night''. "I kind of wrote it to the original ''Fright Night'' and I wanted to stay true to the plot and story," said Cudi. "We were inspired to create the song for the movie, which is something I've never done before. It was a challenge. I didn't want it to be a cheesy, cliché type of record. I wanted it to be something people could play and absorb and enjoy without thinking this is for the ''Fright Night'' movie."

Music video

Craig Gillespie Craig Gillespie (born 1 September 1967) is an Australian-American film, television, music video, and commercial director. He is best known for directing the films ''Lars and the Real Girl'' (2007), ''Fright Night'' (2011), ''I, Tonya'' (2017) ...

, the director of Fright Night remake, also directed the

music video A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device ...

for the song. In the video, Kid Cudi plays a

vampire A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deat ...

who walks through the streets of a suburban neighborhood as he experiences terrible events take place for the residents. He slowly becomes guilt ridden especially after entering a home with a family that has already been bitten in their sleep, presumably by him. The video ends with daybreak coming and Kid Cudi exiting the house and allowing himself to immediately get incinerated by the sunlight. In an interview with MTV, Kid Cudi explained that his character in the video is tired of being a vampire, and is not really affected by the tragic events that occur in the video. The music video, which features dialog from the film ''Fright Night'', was released August 12, 2011.

Release history

References

2011 singles 2011 songs Kid Cudi songs GOOD Music singles Universal Republic Records singles American rock songs Songs written by Kid Cudi Songs about loneliness Songs written by Dot da Genius Song recordings produced by Kid Cudi Songs written for films American alternative rock songs Vampires in music {{2010s-rock-song-stub