Nobody's Supposed to Be Here


"Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" is the lead single released by Canadian recording artist Deborah Cox from her second studio album One Wish. It is Cox's most successful song, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks, and spending a then-record fourteen weeks at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In 2017, Billboard ranked the song at number five on its "Greatest of All Time Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" chart. It is written and produced by Anthony "Shep" Crawford.

Commercial performance

The song reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in the week of 5 December 1998, and remained there for eight consecutive weeks. It was held from the top spot by R. Kelly and Celine Dion's 'I'm Your Angel' and Brandy's 'Have You Ever?', making it one of the longest stays at number two in Billboard history. The song ranked at number nine on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1999.
The song reached number one on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in the week of 7 November 1998, and remained there for a then-record-breaking fourteen weeks. This record was tied by Mariah Carey in 2005 with her song "We Belong Together", and then broken by Mary J. Blige in 2006 with "Be Without You", which spent fifteen weeks at number one. During this period, "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" held four Hot 100 number-one singles out of the top position: "Doo Wop " by Lauryn Hill, "Lately" by Divine, the aforementioned "Have You Ever?", and "Angel of Mine" by Monica, as well as the number 7-peaking "Love Like This" by Faith Evans. The song ranked at number two on the Billboard Year-End R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of 1999, and at number five on the Greatest of All Time Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
The song was remixed by dance music producer Hex Hector, and peaked at number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in the week of 24 October 1998.
As of 1999, the song has sold 1,900,000 copies in the United States and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.

Critical reception

Awards

  1. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" – 10:07
  2. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" – 4:13
  3. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" – 6:17
  4. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" – 4:21
  5. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" – 4:21

    Other versions

"Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" – 3:42
In 2015, UK house producer Weiss sampled song for his track "Our Love".

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Canada Dance/Urban 41
US Billboard Hot 1009
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 2

Decade-end charts

All-time charts

ChartPosition
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 5

Certifications

Usage in media

The Hex Hector Dance Mix version of this song was featured on episode 6 of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars during the "Lip Sync for Your Legacy" between BeBe Zahara Benet and BenDeLaCreme.