Nobody Speak

"Nobody Speak" is a song by American music producer DJ Shadow, featuring rap verses from American rap duo Run the Jewels. The song was first a part of Run the Jewels' Record Store Day release, which was a virtual reality cardboard viewer that included a digital download code for the song. It also acted as the lead single from Shadow's fifth studio album, The Mountain Will Fall (2016). A music video for the song was released on August 24, 2016.

Composition

"Nobody Speak" features rap verses from El-P and Killer Mike of rap duo Run the Jewels, who were credited as the song's writers alongside DJ Shadow. It contains an interpolation of "Ol' Man River" by Caterina Valente.^[1] The instrumental features a funk-like bass and drum groove, brass horns, as well as guitar loops. Shadow chose El-P and Killer Mike as collaborators due to their vocal style fitting the song's instrumental the most.^[2]

Release

"Nobody Speak" was first made available through the Run the Jewels Record Store Day release. It consisted of a special virtual reality cardboard viewer, which held a code that granted the purchaser to a free digital download of the song.^[2] The song was eventually made available for a paid download through Mass Appeal Records.^[3] The song was later released as a limited edition 12" vinyl single on August 24, 2016 through Mass Appeal and Liquid Amber.^[4]

Music video

A music video for "Nobody Speak" was released on August 24, 2016. The video, which has been described as "brutal [and] politically charged",^[5] features political representatives in a meeting. The leaders of the groups begin a rap battle against each other, which after around 90 seconds turns into an all-out brawl involving virtually everyone in the meeting room. The video finishes with one leader preparing to impale his counterpart with an American flag.^[5]^[6]

The leaders of the groups are played by Igor Tsyshkevych and Ian Bailey.^[6] Shadow commented on the video, saying that they wanted to make a "positive, life-affirming video that captures politicians at their election-year best. We got this instead."^[7] Killer Mike also commented on the video, saying that "It's such a dope video ... it's what I really wish Trump and Hillary would just do and get it over with."^[8]

The video was directed by Sam Pilling and features cameo appearances of Shadow, El-P, and Killer Mike.^[9] It was filmed at the "Ukrainian Dom" (Ukrainian House) exhibition center in Kiev, Ukraine.^[10]

Track listing

Mass Appeal — MSAP0034 — Promotional CD-R^[11] and digital download single^[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nobody Speak" (featuring Run the Jewels)	3:16

Mass Appeal / Liquid Amber — MSAP0036LP — 12" vinyl single^[4]

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nobody Speak" (featuring Run the Jewels)	3:16

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nobody Speak" (Instrumental)	3:16
2.	"Nobody Speak" (Acapella)	3:16

Personnel

Personnel adapted from The Mountain Will Fall liner notes.^[1]

Tim Burns – trombone
DJ Shadow – arrangement, composing, mixing, production, programming
El-P – composing, vocals
Mikael Eldridge – mixing
Killer Mike – composing, vocals
Graham Pike – trumpet
Jake Telford – baritone and tenor saxophone

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
US Dance/Electronic Digital Songs (Billboard)^[12]	13
US Rap Digital Songs (Billboard)^[12]	40

References

1 2 3 The Mountain Will Fall (album liner notes). DJ Shadow. Mass Appeal Records / Liquid Amber. 2016.
1 2 Blistein, Jon (April 14, 2016). "DJ Shadow Taps Run the Jewels For Brassy, Bruising 'Nobody Speak'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
1 2 "DJ Shadow – Nobody Speak (File)". Discogs. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
1 2 "DJ Shadow – Nobody Speak (Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
1 2 Geslani, Michelle (August 24, 2016). "DJ Shadow and Run the Jewels share brutal, politically charged "Nobody Speak" video — watch". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
1 2 Leight, Elias (August 24, 2016). "See DJ Shadow, Run the Jewels' 'Nobody Speak' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
↑ Pearce, Sheldon; Monroe, Jazz (August 24, 2016). "Watch Politicians Brawl in DJ Shadow and Run the Jewels' New "Nobody Speak" Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
↑ Josephs, Brian (August 24, 2016). "DJ Shadow and Run the Jewels Soundtrack Politicians' Battle Royale in 'Nobody Speak' Video". Spin. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
↑ Breihan, Tom (August 24, 2016). "DJ Shadow – "Nobody Speak" (Feat. Run The Jewels) Video". Stereogum. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
↑ "Extreme Reach". app.extremereach.com. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
↑ "DJ Shadow Feat. Run The Jewels – Nobody Speak (CD-R)". Discogs. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
1 2 "DJ Shadow Chart search". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2016.

DJ Shadow

Studio albums	Endtroducing..... The Private Press The Outsider The Less You Know, the Better The Mountain Will Fall

Live albums	Brainfreeze Product Placement Live! In Tune and On Time Live at Brixton Academy December 2006 The Hard Sell The Hard Sell (Encore)

Remix albums	The Private Repress Excessive Ephemera The DJ Shadow Remix Project

Compilations	Preemptive Strike Reconstructed: The Best of DJ Shadow

EPs	I Gotta Rokk I'm Excited The Liquid Amber EP

Singles	"Entropy" / "Send Them" "Lost and Found (S.F.L.)" "What Does Your Soul Look Like" "A Whim" / "89.9 Megamix" "High Noon" "Midnight in a Perfect World" "Stem" "The Number Song" / "Painkiller" "Camel Bobsled Race" "Dark Days" "Mashin' on the Motorway" / "Walkie Talkie" "Monosylabik" "Six Days" "You Can't Go Home Again" "3 Freaks" "Funky Skunk" "We Might as Well Be Strangers" "Enuff" "You Made It" "This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)" "Def Surrounds Us" / "I've Been Trying" "I Gotta Rokk"

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El-P

Discography Production discography

Studio albums	Funcrusher (as Company Flow) (1996) Funcrusher Plus (as Company Flow) (1997) Fantastic Damage (2002) I'll Sleep When You're Dead (2007) Cancer 4 Cure (2012) Run the Jewels (as Run the Jewels) (2013) Run the Jewels 2 (as Run the Jewels) (2014) Run the Jewels 3 (as Run the Jewels) (2017)

Instrumental albums	Little Johnny from the Hospitul: Breaks & Instrumentals Vol.1 (as Company Flow) (1999) El-P Presents Cannibal Oxtrumentals (2002) FanDam Plus (2002) High Water (with Matthew Shipp and The Blue Series Continuum) (2004) Collecting the Kid (2004)

Compilations	Def Jux Presents (with various artists) (2001) Def Jux Presents 2 (with various artists) (2002) Def Jux Presents 3 (with various artists) (2004) Bucket of B-Sides Vol. 1 (with various artists) (2005) Definitive Swim (with various artists) (2007)

EPs	Shards of Pol-Pottery (2001) (with Alec Empire)

Scores	Bomb the System (2002)

Related articles	Company Flow Definitive Jux The Weathermen Run the Jewels

Killer Mike

Discography

Studio albums	Monster (2003) I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind (2006) I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind II (2008) PL3DGE (2011) R.A.P. Music (2012) Run the Jewels (as Run the Jewels) (2013) Run the Jewels 2 (as Run the Jewels) (2014) Run the Jewels 3 (as Run the Jewels) (2017)

Compilations	Underground Atlanta (2009)

Singles	"A.D.I.D.A.S."

Featured singles	"The Whole World" "Land of a Million Drums" "Never Scared"

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