Nobody Knows

Tony Rich, The Tony Rich Project

About Nobody Knows

"Nobody Knows" is a song by R&B artist Tony Rich (then known as The Tony Rich Project) from his 1996 debut album Words. Released as his debut single, the song peaked at number two on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts (in both cases behind Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me"). It also became a hit in several other countries, topping the Irish Singles Chart for a week in June 1996 and reaching number two in Australia and Canada, number four in the United Kingdom, and the top 20 in the Netherlands, New Zealand and Sweden. Rich received a nomination for the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance; he lost to Eric Clapton's "Change the World". 


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1995
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I pretend that I'm glad you went away
But these four walls close in more every day
And I'm dying inside and nobody knows it but me
Like a clown I put on a show
The pain is real even if nobody knows
And I'm crying inside and nobody knows it but me
Why didn't I say the things I needed to say
How could I let my angel get away
Now my world is just a-tumblin' down
I can say it so clearly but you're nowhere around
The night are lonely, the days are so sad
And I just keep thinkin' about the love that we had
And I'm missing you and nobody knows it but me
How blue can I get, you could ask my heart
Just like a jigsaw puzzle it's been torn all apart
A million words couldn't say just how I feel
A million years from now, you know, I'll be loving you still
The night are lonely, the days are so sad
And I just keep thinkin' about the love that we had
And I'm missing you and nobody knows it but me
The night are lonely, the days are so sad
And I just keep thinkin' about the love that we had
And I'm missing you and nobody knows it but me

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Tony Rich

Tony Rich (born Antonio Jeffries; November 19, 1971, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.) is a contemporary R&B singer-songwriter. more »

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Written by: Don Dubose, Joseph Richards

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12 facts about this song

Origin
"Nobody Knows" is a song by American R&B artist Tony Rich from his debut album "Words."
Release Date
The song was released as a single in August 1995.
Songwriting
Tony Rich and the co-writer Don DuBose penned the song, displaying the depth of Rich's songwriting skills.
Commercial Success
"Nobody Knows" was a commercial success, reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
Genre
The song is a soulful ballad that falls under the genre of R&B.
Chart Performance
Apart from its success on the Billboard Hot 100, "Nobody Knows" reached the pinnacle on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart.
Global Appeal
Outside the US, the song did well in the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 4, and was also popular in Australia, where it peaked at number 2.
Award Recognition
The song and Tony Rich received Grammy Award nominations in 1997 for Best Pop Vocal Performance – Male and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
Record Label
"Nobody Knows" was released under the LaFace Records label, known for producing other significant R&B stars such as TLC and Usher.
Cover Versions
This song has been covered by other artists, notably country singer Kevin Sharp, whose version also achieved significant Billboard chart success in 1997.
Song's Duration
The radio edit version of the song runs for 4 minutes and 22 seconds while the album version is 5 minutes and 6 seconds long.
Music Video
The melancholic music video for "Nobody Knows" features Tony Rich playing the piano, enhancing the emotive lyrics of the song.

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