"Nobody's Home" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Clint Black. It was released in October 1989 as the third single from his debut album Killin' Time. The song was his third consecutive number-one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[2] It was also Black's first single not to have an accompanying music video.
| "Nobody's Home" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Clint Black | ||||
| from the album Killin' Time | ||||
| B-side | "Winding Down" | |||
| Released | October 1989[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville 9078-7-R | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Clint Black | |||
| Producer(s) | James Stroud & Mark Wright | |||
| Clint Black singles chronology | ||||
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Content
editThe song is a ballad about a man who becomes depressed and miserable after his former significant other abandoned him. Since the split, he has lived his life metaphorically as a zombie; he maintains the same routines in his life, but is not mentally the same person as he once was before the split.
Chart performance
edit"Nobody's Home" spent three consecutive weeks at the top of the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart beginning on the week of January 20, 1990. The song went on to be named the No. 1 song of 1990 in Billboard magazine's year-end issue.
| Chart (1989–1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 1 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 1 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1990) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 31 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "45cat – Clint Black – Nobody's Home / Winding Down – RCA – USA – 9078-7-R". 45cat. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 6650." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. February 10, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Clint Black Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1990: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1990. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2013.