Ain't Got Nobody

"Ain't Got Nobody"
Album track by Weezer
Album	Everything Will Be Alright in the End
Released	October 7, 2014
Recorded	2014, The Village, Los Angeles, CA
Length	3:21
Label	Republic Records
Writer(s)	Rivers Cuomo
Producer(s)	Ric Ocasek
Status	Officially released
Live debut	October 2, 2014
Stream	Spotify
	Apple Music
Everything Will Be Alright in the End track listing
"Ain't Got Nobody" (1) "Back to the Shack" (2) Ecce Homo track listing "Semper Fi" (6) "Ain't Got Nobody" (7) "I Won't Flake on You" (8)

"Ain't Got Nobody" is the first track on Everything Will Be Alright in the End.

Overview

The liner notes for Everything Will Be Alright in the End groups songs by one of three themes. "Ain't Got Nobody" is grouped under the category "Belladonna" (songs about Cuomo's relationships with women). The spoken audio at the beginning of the song seems to present the song as the "first big hit" of the fictional band The Astronauts (a stand-in for Weezer themselves, who are represented in the album's promotional materials and meta-narrative). A small excerpt of the song (alongside an excerpt of the song "Flight Plans") was first heard in a promotional video (teaser #1) uploaded to Weezer's YouTube channel on March 19, 2014. A longer excerpt, featuring the title of the song first appeared in another YouTube video (teaser #8) uploaded on June 4th:

Shortly after the album's release, a version of the album was leaked online featuring only instrumental tracks. On February 26, 2015, Rivers Cuomo uploaded a clip of himself in the process of writing the melody to "Ain't Got Nobody" on the piano. In December 2017, an early mix of the album was leaked.

Known recordings

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	ain't got nobody.mp3	2011—2014		1:26	Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody   3.mp3	2011—2014		2:57	Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody     4.mp3	2011—2014			Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years	Corrupt file, removed from Alone XI bundle November 23, 2020
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody     5.mp3	2011—2014		2:57	Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody     6.mp3	2011—2014		2:51	Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody     7.mp3	2011—2014		2:51	Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody     7 2.m4a	2011—2014				Likely the same as above recording
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody     8.mp3	2011—2014		2:52	Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody       9.mp3	2011—2014			Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years	Corrupt file, removed from Alone XI bundle November 23, 2020
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody       10.mp3	2011—2014			Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years	Corrupt file, removed from Alone XI bundle November 23, 2020
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody       10.m4a	2011—2014				Likely the same as above recording
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody       11.mp3	2011—2014			Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years	Corrupt file, removed from Alone XI bundle November 23, 2020
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody       12.mp3	2011—2014			Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years	Corrupt file, removed from Alone XI bundle November 23, 2020
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody       13.mp3	2011—2014			Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years	Corrupt file, removed from Alone XI bundle November 23, 2020
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody       13.m4a	2011—2014				Likely the same as above recording
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody       14.mp3	2011—2014			Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years	Corrupt file, removed from Alone XI bundle November 23, 2020
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody       15.mp3	2011—2014			Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years	Corrupt file, removed from Alone XI bundle November 23, 2020
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody       15.m4a	2011—2014				Likely the same as above recording
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody       16.mp3	2011—2014			Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years	Corrupt file, removed from Alone XI bundle November 23, 2020
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody       18.mp3	2011—2014		2:52	Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody       19.mp3	2011—2014		2:44	Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody       20.mp3	2011—2014		2:44	Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody       21.mp3	2011—2014		2:44	Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody       22.mp3	2011—2014		2:44	Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody       23.mp3	2011—2014		2:44	Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo	Ain't Got Nobody	Ain't Got Nobody       24.mp3	2011—2014		2:44	Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo(?)	Ain't Got Nobody	BASS BOUNCE - Aint Got Nobody.wav.asd
Rivers Cuomo(?)	Ain't Got Nobody	CLOSE DRUMS - Aint Got Nobody.wav
Weezer	Ain't Got Nobody	01 Ain't Got Nobody.mp3	2014	The Village, Los Angeles, CA	3:17	Leaked online	Early mix. Leaked online in 2017.
Weezer	Ain't Got Nobody		2014	The Village, Los Angeles, CA	3:09	Leaked online	Instrumental version of final mix. Leaked online in 2014.
Weezer	Ain't Got Nobody		2014	The Village, Los Angeles, CA	3:21	Everything Will Be Alright in the End

Personnel

• Rivers Cuomo – guitar, lead vocals
• Patrick Wilson – drums
• Brian Bell – guitar, backing vocals
• Scott Shriner – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Ric Ocasek - producer

Lyrics

Album Version

"I had another nightmare!"
"Go back to sleep, honey. Everything will be alright in the end."
"I'm going to L.A."
"All the girls love you."
"I'm proud of you, son."
"How does he do it? It's so simple."
"Look, rock is dead. Guitars are dead."
"In the "Where Are They Now?" category: The Astronauts, with their first big hit..."

Ain't got nobody
Ain't got nobody
Ain't got no one to really love me
Ain't got nobody
Ain't got nobody
Ain't got no one to kiss and hug me

I've been so patient
All around the nation
There ain't no one in all creation

I'm living all alone
Nobody at home
It's hard to fall asleep
I really start to freak

My daddy loved me
No one could touch me
Until he went up and left me lonely
That's human nature
We fail each other
Then keep on searching for another

I thought I had a friend
But she was just pretend
She didn't have a soul
Nothing I could hold

Ain't got nobody
Ain't got nobody
Ain't got no one to really love me

Someone I could greet
When I come home from work
Someone who would smile
And take away the hurt

Ain't got nobody
Ain't got nobody
Could you be the one to really love me?
Ain't got nobody
Ain't got nobody
Ain't got no one to kiss and hug me

Ecce Homo

Ain’t got nobody
Ain’t got nobody
Ain’t got no one to really love me

Ain’t got no one to kiss and hug me

I’ve been so patient
All around the nation
There ain’t no one in all creation

The World is spinning fast
It’s kind of a blast
Forget about your cares

My Daddy loved me
No one could touch me
Until he went up and left me lonely
That’s human nature
We could do greater
If you would only call me later
    
I don’t understand
The measure of a man
I try to do my best
Forget about the rest

We could aviate
Make a figure 8
Like a flock of birds
Totally absurd

Could you be the one to really love me?

Ain't Got Nobody 5

Woo
Woo
Woo

Woo
Woo
Woo

Ain’t got nobody
Ain’t got nobody
Ain’t got no one to really love me
Ain’t got nobody
Ain’t got nobody
Ain’t got no one to kiss and hug me

I've been so patient
All around the nation
There ain't no one in all creation

The world is spinning round (The world is spinning round)
Turning upside down (Turning upside down)
It's kind of a blast (It's kind of a blast)
Forget about the past (Forget about the past)

My daddy loved me
No one could touch me
Until he went up and left me lonely
That's human nature
We could do greater
If you would only call me later

Ain’t got nobody
Ain’t got nobody
Ain’t got no one to really love me
Ain’t got nobody
Ain’t got nobody
Ain’t got no one to kiss and hug me

I don't understand (I don't understand)
The measure of a man (The measure of a man)
I try to do my best (I try to do my best)
Forget about the rest (Forget about the rest)

Ain’t got nobody (Come on!)
Ain’t got nobody (Come on!)
Ain’t got no one to really love me
Ain’t got nobody
Ain’t got nobody
Ain’t got no one to kiss and hug me

I could really fly (I could really fly)
High up in the sky (High up in the sky)
Like a flock of birds (Like a flock of birds)
Totally absurd

Ain’t got nobody (Ain't got nobody)
Ain’t got nobody (Ain't got nobody)
Could you be the one to really love me?
Ain’t got nobody
Ain’t got nobody
Ain’t got no one to really love me

See also

• List of Weezer songs