Nobody's Fault but My Own

"Nobody's Fault but My Own"
Single by Beck
from the album Mutations
Released	April 21, 1999
Format	CD
Recorded	1998
Genre	Psychedelic folk, raga rock
Length	4:45 (edit) 5:02 (album version)
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Beck Hansen
Producer(s)	Nigel Godrich
Beck singles chronology
"Cold Brains" (1999) "Nobody's Fault but My Own" (1999) "Sexx Laws" (1999)
"Cold Brains" (1999) "Nobody's Fault but My Own" (1999) "Sexx Laws" (1999)

"Nobody's Fault but My Own" is a song by Beck. The song appears on the 1998 album Mutations. It was released as a single in Japan only on April 21, 1999. The CD single came backed with the exclusive tracks "One of These Days" and "Diamond in the Sleaze" as B-sides. The insert features the lyrics in both English and Japanese.

When asked about the story behind "Nobody's Fault but My Own", Beck said, "Well I went down to my basement. It was raining outside, and I wrote it."^[1]

Beck has not performed the song live in concert since late 2005.^[2]

The song was also recorded by Marianne Faithfull in her 2002 album Kissin Time, under Beck's production.

The song was used in the 14th episode of the 4th season of the American comedy-drama series Ugly Betty, "Smokin' Hot". It starts playing when Claire Meade (Judith Light) spots her son Tyler coming out on a runway.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Nobody's Fault but My Own" (Edit) – 4:45
2. "One of These Days" – 4:48
3. "Diamond in the Sleaze" – 4:07

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