Ain't Nobody

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"**Ain't Nobody**" is a song recorded by American funk band Rufus and American singer Chaka Khan. It was released on November 4, 1983, as a bonus track for their live album *Stompin' at the Savoy*. "Ain't Nobody" quickly gathered popularity, and reached number one on the U.S. R&B chart, and number twenty-two on the US *Billboard* Hot 100. It has become one of Khan's signature songs.

Rufus keyboardist David "Hawk" Wolinski wrote the song around a repeating synthesizer loop backed by a Linn LM-1 drum computer. However, drummer John J. R. Robinson played real drums for the recording session. The band did a democratic vote and they decided to include the song in their album repertoire. Once the song was recorded, Warner executives wanted to issue another song as the album's first single.[*citation needed*] Wolinski threatened to give the song to Michael Jackson and producer Quincy Jones for *Thriller* if the song was not the lead-off single. The label relented and "Ain't Nobody" was issued and hit number one on the R&B chart for the week ending October 15, 1983.

The song was also included in the soundtrack of the movie *Breakin'*.

## Composition

The song is performed in the key of [[E-flat minor|ETemplate:Flat minor]] with a tempo of 104 beats per minute in common time. Khan's vocals span from GTemplate:Flat3 to ETemplate:Flat5 in the song.

## Cover versions, samples, and remixes

George Michael covered the song in his 1991 "Cover To Cover" tour.

Diana King recorded a cover single in 1995, reaching No. 95 on the *Billboard* Hot 100, No. 4 on *Billboard's* Dance chart and No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart.

* 1991: Yo-Yo (sampled in "Ain't Nobody Better")
* 1994: Jaki Graham
* 1994: Amii Stewart
* 1994: Klymaxx
* 1994: K.W.S. with Gwen Dickey
* 1995: Diana King
* 1995: Regina Carter
* 1996: LL Cool J
* 1997: The Course
* 1999: Peabo Bryson
* 2000: Hermes House Band
* 2001: Jeff Lorber
* 2003: Kelly Price (*Bringing Down the House* OST)
* 2003: Liberty X (sampled in "Being Nobody")
* 2004: DJ Kayslay featuring Fat Joe and Joe Budden (sampled in "Not Your Average Joe")
* 2004: Marcia Hines
* 2005: Natasha Bedingfield featuring Daniel Bedingfield
* 2007: KT Tunstall
* 2010: Alphabeat
* 2011: Knorkator
* 2011: Mary J. Blige
* 2011: Brandon T. Jackson featuring Jessica Lucas (*Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son* OST)
* 2012: Scooter (as Mashup) on "It's A Biz (Ain't Nobody)"
* 2013: Jasmine Thompson (No. 32 in UK and Scotland)
* 2013: Jon Gomm
* 2013: Youngblood Brass Band
* 2014: Jesse Jagz featuring Tesh Carter (sampled in "Jargo (Ain't Nobody)"
* 2015: Felix Jaehn featuring Jasmine Thompson

### Jaki Graham version

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In 1994, singer Jaki Graham recorded the song and released it as a single. It reached No. 44 in the UK and number one on US *Billboard* Dance chart.

### LL Cool J version

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 Producer(s) | * Armando Colon
* Rashad Smith

A commercially successful cover of "Ain't Nobody" was a version by rapper LL Cool J, who recorded an interpolation of the song for the soundtrack to the 1996 film *Beavis and Butt-head Do America*.

#### Charts

Released as the soundtrack's second single, this version reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, the song peaked at No. 46 on the *Billboard* Hot 100, No. 4 on the Hot Rap Singles Chart and No. 27 on the *Billboard* Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

The song was also a hit in the UK for Gwen Dickey and KWS (reaching No. 21) and The Course (No. 8).[*citation needed*]

### Felix Jaehn version

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In 2015, German music producer and DJ Felix Jaehn released a remix titled "**Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)**" featuring vocals by British singer Jasmine Thompson. It is the lead single for his eponymous 2016 debut EP *Felix Jaehn*. The remix was based on a solo release of the song by Thompson in 2013, when Thompson was 13, which had peaked at number 32 on the UK Singles Chart. However, the Felix Jaehn remix became a far bigger international chart success, peaking at number one or two in a number of European countries (including number two in the United Kingdom) as well as the top 10 in other European countries and Australia.

#### Track listing

1. "Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)" (Felix Jaehn featuring Jasmine Thompson) – 4:01
2. "I Do" (Felix Jaehn featuring Poppy Haddigan) – 3:02

#### Charts

Weekly charts (for Felix Jaehn feat. Jasmine Thompson)

Year-end charts

 UK Singles (Official Charts Company) | 62

## See also

* List of number-one R&B singles of 1983 (U.S.)
* List of number-one dance singles of 1994 (U.S.)
* List of UK Singles Chart number ones of 1997
* List of UK top 10 singles in 2015

## References

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