Nobody Knows ( Tony Rich song ) - wikipedia Nobody Knows ( Tony Rich song ) `` Nobody Knows '' Single by The Tony Rich Project from the album Words Released November 7, 1995 Format 7 ``, CD single, cassette single Recorded 1995 Genre R&B Length 5 : 06 Label LaFace / Arista Songwriter ( s ) Joe Rich, Don DuBose Producer ( s ) Tony Rich The Tony Rich Project singles chronology `` Nobody Knows '' ( 1995 ) `` Like a Woman '' ( 1996 ) `` Nobody Knows '' ( 1995 ) `` Like a Woman '' ( 1996 ) `` Nobody Knows '' is a song by R&B artist Tony Rich from his 1996 debut album Words. Released as his debut single, the song peaked at # 11 on the soul singles chart. Elsewhere, `` Nobody Knows '' went to # 2 on both the Billboard Hot 100 ( only behind Celine Dion 's `` Because You Loved Me '' ) and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. Rich received a nomination for the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ; he lost to Eric Clapton 's `` Change the World ''. Contents 1 Track list 2 Official versions 3 Charts and certifications 3.1 Peak positions 3.2 End of year charts 3.3 End of decade charts 3.4 Certifications 4 Kevin Sharp version 4.1 Critical reception 4.2 Music video 4.3 Chart positions 4.4 Year - end charts 5 Other versions 6 References Track list - US CD Single ( 73008 - 24116 - 2 ) Album Version 5 : 06 Eddie F. 's Untouchable Remix 6 : 17 Rich Remix 5 : 32 Album Instrumental 5 : 06 Official versions Nobody Knows ( Album Version ) 5 : 06 Nobody Knows ( Radio Edit ) 4 : 22 Nobody Knows ( Album Instrumental ) 5 : 06 Nobody Knows ( Eddie F. 's Untouchable Remix ) 6 : 17 Nobody Knows ( Rich Remix ) 5 : 32 Charts and certifications Peak positions Chart ( 1996 ) Peak position Australian Singles Chart Canadian RPM Top Singles Dutch Top 40 13 New Zealand Singles Chart 19 Irish Singles Chart Swedish Singles Chart 15 United Kingdom Singles Chart U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles 11 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 End of year charts End of year chart ( 1996 ) Position Australian Singles Chart 33 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 End of decade charts Chart ( 1990 - 1999 ) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 61 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Gold 35,000 United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 1,300,000 shipments figures based on certification alone Kevin Sharp version `` Nobody Knows '' Single by Kevin Sharp from the album Measure of a Man Released September 23, 1996 Format CD single Genre Country Length 3 : 26 Label Asylum Songwriter ( s ) Joe Rich, Don DuBose Producer ( s ) Chris Farren Kevin Sharp singles chronology `` Nobody Knows '' ( 1996 ) `` She 's Sure Taking It Well '' ( 1997 ) `` Nobody Knows '' ( 1996 ) `` She 's Sure Taking It Well '' ( 1997 ) American country music artist Kevin Sharp recorded a cover version of the song on his 1996 debut album Measure of a Man. It was released in September 1996 as his debut single. It became Sharp 's only number - one single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, spending four weeks at the top of the chart. Critical reception Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that his `` smooth, melodic voice and sensitive interpretation of the lyric signal show promise for this talented new artist. '' '' Music video The music video was directed by Jeffrey Phillips and premiered in late 1996. Chart positions `` Nobody Knows '' debuted at number 75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 28, 1996. Chart ( 1996 -- 1997 ) Peak position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1997 ) Position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) 22 US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 51 Preceded by `` One Way Ticket ( Because I Can ) '' by LeAnn Rimes Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number - one single ( Kevin Sharp version ) January 11, 1997 - February 1, 1997 Succeeded by `` It 's a Little Too Late '' by Mark Chesnutt Preceded by `` I Meant to Do That '' by Paul Brandt RPM Country Tracks number - one single ( Kevin Sharp version ) January 20, 1997 Succeeded by `` Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It '' by Tim McGraw Other versions In 1997, saxophonist Richard Elliot covered the song from his album `` Jumpin ' Off. '' Eli Mattson delivered a piano / vocal cover on the third season of America 's Got Talent in 2008. British boyband JLS also recorded a cover of the song ; it was leaked onto the internet in June 2010 and has now appeared as the B - Side to their single She Makes Me Wanna. British pop singer Shayne Ward included a cover on his third album, Obsession. The song is featured on the Boyzone album, BZ20, released in November 2013. References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 491. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2002 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 - 2001. Record Research. p. 203. Jump up ^ `` ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1996 ''. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2016. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1996 ''. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 27. Jump up ^ Geoff Mayfield ( December 25, 1999 ). 1999 The Year in Music Totally ' 90s : Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the ' 90s & Hot 100 Singles of the ' 90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010. Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 2006 ). Australian Chart Book 1993 - 2005. St Ives, N.S.W. : Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0 - 646 - 45889 - 2. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Tony Rich Project -- Nobody Knows ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ `` Best - Selling Records of 1996 ''. Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 109 ( 3 ) : 61. January 18, 1997. ISSN 0006 - 2510. Retrieved May 7, 2015. Jump up ^ Billboard, October 12, 1996. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Country Tracks : Issue 9797. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. January 20, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Kevin Sharp -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Kevin Sharp. Jump up ^ `` RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997 ''. RPM. December 15, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Best of 1997 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Jumpin ' Off overview ''. Allmusic.com. Jump up ^ `` Jumpin ' Off - Richard Elliot ''. JazzTimes.com. Kevin Sharp Studio albums Measure of a Man Love Is Notable singles `` Nobody Knows '' `` She 's Sure Taking It Well '' `` If You Love Somebody '' Related articles Asylum Records Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nobody_Knows_(Tony_Rich_song)&oldid=800187587 '' Categories : 1995 singles 1996 singles 1996 songs Tony Rich songs Kevin Sharp songs Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Music videos directed by Bille Woodruff RPM Country Tracks number - one singles Debut singles Arista Records singles Asylum Records singles Irish Singles Chart number - one singles Song recordings produced by Chris Farren Songs about loneliness Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Certification Table Entry usages for Australia Certification Table Entry usages for United States Singlechart usages for Canadacountry Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 12 September 2017, at 00 : 17. 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Question: who wrote the song nobody knows it but me
Answer: Joe Rich