Nobody’s Diary is a song recorded by British synthpop band Yazoo. It was released in May 1983 as the first and only single from their second and last album, You and Me Both. The song was written by Alison Moyet and produced by Yazoo, Eric Radcliffe and Daniel Miller. “Nobody’s Diary” peaked at number three in the UK Singles Chart.
Moyet wrote “Nobody’s Dairy” around the age of 16, at a time when she was playing in bands in the South East Essex area. It was one of the last songs to be recorded for You and Me Both. Clarke recalled in 2008: “It immediately stood out to be the track that should be released as a single.”
The single’s cover—designed by Steven Appleby with the sleeve produced by Acrobat Design—depicts a “rather hip young man in a bathtub [who] seems to have forgotten to turn off the water, so intent is he on his private thoughts.”
Mute Records released an additional second and limited edition 12-inch single of the song in the UK with “Situation” on the flip side. “Situation” appears on the U.S. version of the band’s previous album Upstairs at Eric’s (although it was added to the UK track list in later pressings).
Sire Records released “Nobody’s Diary” in the United States with You and Me Both album track “State Farm” as a double A-side. “State Farm” was not included on the UK version of You and Me Both. The double A-side hit number one on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart in July 1983.
Nobody’s Diary Lyrics (1983)
If I wait for just a second more,
I know I’ll forget what I came here for,
My head was so full of things to say,
But as I open my lips all my words slip away
and anyway,
I can’t believe you want to turn the page,
And move your life onto another stage,
You can change the chapter you can change the book,
But the story remains the same if you’d take a look.
[Chorus]
For the times we’ve had I don’t want to be – a page in your diary babe,
For the good, the bad I don’t want to see – a page in your diary babe,
For the happy, the sad – I don’t want to be another page in your diary.
Perhaps if I held you I could win again,
I could take your hands we’d talk and maybe then –
That look in your eyes I always recognise,
Would tell me everything is gonna be fine,
You’re gonna be mine
for a long time…
[Chorus]
For the times we’ve had I don’t want to be – a page in your diary babe,
For the good, the bad I don’t want to see – a page in your diary babe,
For the happy, the sad – I don’t want to be another page in your diary.
For the times we’ve had I don’t want to be – a page in your diary babe,
For the good, the bad I don’t want to see – a page in your diary babe,
For the happy, the sad – I don’t want to be, just another page in your history.
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