The song was originally a bootleg remix of "Bound 2" by Kanye West featuring Charlie Wilson, released on 24 January 2014 as a free download.

"Nobody to Love" was originally a bootleg remix of American rapper Kanye West's 2013 single "Bound 2", featuring Charlie Wilson.

The remix was released on 24 January 2014 as a free download and, after the duo sent it to some DJs at BBC Radio 1, they "got really behind it" and record labels later started approaching Sigma.

[6][7] A music video to accompany the release of "Nobody to Love" was directed by Craig Moore[8] and was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa.

[9] The video features South African models Liv de Klerk and Nicole Naude[10] on a road trip, described as "Thelma and Louise reinvented".