Nobody's Home (Mallrat song)
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| Single by Mallrat and Basenji | ||||
| Released | 1 February 2019 | |||
| Genre | Electropop | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
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| Producer | Basenji | |||
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"Nobody's Home" is a song by Australian musician Mallrat and Australian producer Basenji, released independently on 1 February 2019 via Dew Process.
Written by Shaw and Basenji and produced solely by the latter, "Nobody's Home" debuted and peaked at number 17 on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart, received a platinum ARIA certification in both artists' home country of Australia, and placed at number 59 in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2019.
Background
"Nobody's Home" is Shaw's first single since "Groceries"—which became Mallrat's breakthrough single in 2018, placing at number 7 in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2018, whilst for Basenji it marks his first release since "Mistakes", a collaboration with Tkay Maidza, in 2017.[1]
Discussing how the collaboration came about in an interview with Australian youth radio station Triple J, Shaw stated:
"We met early last year [2018] but I've been a fan of him for such a long time. I love the way he dresses, which is random to say, but it matches the way his music sounds; he pairs fun different things together."[2]
Shaw additionally stated that she frequently listens to Basenji's track "Can't Get Enough".[2]
Critical reception
Laura English from Music Feeds felt "Nobody's Home" had "that infectious lyrical delivery that defines Mallrat's sound and has all these sweet, layered, little sounds that are arranged in a really cool way, courtesy of Basenji."[3] Mike Wass of Idolator thought the track to be an "understated electro-pop anthem" and stated it was "a winning addition to an already impressive discography."[4] The Music Network named "Nobody's Home" their "Song of the Day", with a staff writer dubbing it a "must-hear", feeling the song to be "a vibrant and weirdly cheerful expression of longingness and falling in love." In particular, they praised the "layered" textures of the song and Basenji's "glossy synth tones".[1]
Accolades
"Nobody's Home" placed at number 59 in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2019.[5]
Commercial performance
"Nobody's Home" debuted and peaked at number 17 on the New Zealand Top 40 Hot Singles Chart on the chart dated 8 February 2019,[6] before falling out the following week.[7]
"Nobody's Home" was certified gold in Australia on 26 April 2019,[8] and platinum on 4 June 2021, for shipments in excess of 35,000 and 70,000 track-equivalent units, respectively.[9]
Personnel
Performers
- Basenji – programming
- Grace Shaw – vocals
Writing and arrangement
- Grace Shaw – composition, lyrics
- Sebastian Carlos Muecke – composition, lyrics
Production and engineering
- Basenji – production, studio personnel, engineering
- Andrew Dawson – studio personnel, mixing
- Chris Athens – studio personnel, mastering, engineering
- Charles Daly – studio personnel, engineering
Charts
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[6] | 17 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[9] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ a b "SOTD: Mallrat & Basenji get it right on dreamy collab "Nobody's Home"". The Music Network. 4 February 2019. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ a b Newstead, Al (1 February 2019). "First Spin: Mallrat backs up "Groceries" with Basenji team-up "Nobody's Home"". Triple J. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ English, Laura (1 February 2019). "Mallrat & Basenji drop layered new single & video "Nobody's Home"". Music Feeds. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ Wass, Mike (1 February 2019). "Mallrat & Basenji's "Nobody's Home" is a sun-dappled daydream". Idolator. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Triple J Hottest 100, 2019 – Full List". Triple J. 25 January 2020. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Hot 40 Singles: 08–14 February 2019". Recorded Music NZ. 8 February 2019. Archived from the original on 23 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ "Hot 40 Singles: 16–20 February 2019". Recorded Music NZ. 15 February 2019. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – 2019 Accreditations" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ "Nobody's Home – Single by Mallrat". Spotify. 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2026.