Nobody's Supposed to Be Here

Critical reception

Larry Flick of Billboard wrote, "Cox previews her second album with a stirring old-school soul ballad that's perhaps the best vocal showcase she's ever had. The groove cruises at a languid, finger-poppin' jeep pace, giving her plenty of room to get down and dirty, vamping as if she's lived every syllable of the song's tale of a love fraught with drama. Justice prevailing, pop and R&B radio programmers will find this a refreshing change of pace from the saccharine ballads currently glutting the airwaves. And if they don't, they'll have Hex Hector's wholly accessible uptempo dance reconstruction to embrace. It's easily among the best efforts of the young remixer's career. In all, this is a fine single hinting that Cox is about to pay off on all of the promise and hype generated by her first album two years ago."

Commercial performance

"Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of December 5, 1998, and remained there for eight consecutive weeks, making it one of the longest stays at number two in Billboard history. The song ranked at number nine on the Billboard year-end chart for 1999. The song reached number one on Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart on the week of November 7, 1998, and remained there for 14 weeks. At the end of 1999, "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" ranked at number two on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks year-end 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 October 24, 1998. As of 1999, the song has sold 1,900,000 copies in the United States and has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Awards

• 1998: Soul Train Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Female
• 1999: Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for Best R&B/Soul Song of the Year

Track listings

US CD and cassette single; European CD single

1. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" – 4:10
2. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (dance mix) – 4:13

US maxi-CD single

1. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (Hex Hector's club mix) – 10:07
2. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (dance radio mix) – 4:13
3. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (Hex's dub) – 6:17
4. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (original version) – 4:21
5. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (original version instrumental) – 4:21

US 12-inch single :A1. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (Hex Hector's club mix) – 10:07 :A2. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (original version) – 4:21 :B1. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (Hex's dub) – 6:17 :B2. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (Hex's beats) – 4:02 :B3. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (dance radio mix) – 4:13 UK CD1

1. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (Club 69 radio mix) – 3:49
2. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (album version) – 4:21
3. "Sentimental" (album version) – 4:26

UK CD2

1. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (Club 69 radio mix) – 3:49
2. "It's Over Now" (Hex Retro-Future club mix) – 7:27
3. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (Hex Hector dance radio mix) – 4:13

Australian CD single

1. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (original version) – 4:21
2. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (Hex Hector's club mix) – 10:07
3. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (dance radio mix) – 4:13
4. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (Hex's dub) – 6:17
5. "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" (original version instrumental) – 4:21

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications and sales

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Release history

References

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