"Nobody Knows Me" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. The song was written and produced by Madonna and Mirwais Ahmadzaï for her ninth studio album American Life (2003). It was released as a promotional single in the United States on October 15, 2003, with a remixed version appearing on the remix compilation Remixed & Revisited (2003). "Nobody Knows Me" carries on the main theme of American Life, with its usage of negative tones on the songs. It is a dance and electronic song, with vocoder effects, spacey synths and a bubbly bass, and lyrically, Madonna rejects tabloid culture's "social disease", denouncing both TV and magazines.
Madonna performing "Nobody Knows Me" during the Re-Invention World Tour in 2004
Dancers practicing slacklining during the video interlude of "Nobody Knows Me", which morphed Madonna's face with a number of famous figures, on the MDNA Tour in 2012
American Life is the ninth studio album by American singer Madonna. It was released on April 21, 2003, by Maverick and Warner Bros. Records. The album, produced by the singer and Mirwais Ahmadzaï, features references to many parts of American culture. The album is a concept album, with themes panning the American Dream and materialism. These themes reject the reputation Madonna held in the 1980s, earned by songs such as her 1984 Billboard Hot 100 number-two hit, "Material Girl". American Life is a folktronica and eurotechno album, influenced by acoustic music.
A Nord Lead synthesizer was initially used for recording "Hollywood" but Ahmadzaï faced problems with it.
The album's cover was inspired by Guerrillero Heroico (above), a famous image of Argentine guerilla leader Che Guevara.
Madonna and her dancers performing the album's lead single and title track, "American Life", on the Re-Invention World Tour
Madonna performing American Life's ninth track, "Mother and Father", during the Re-Invention World Tour