 "Ain't Nobody" quickly gathered popularity, and reached number one on the US "Billboard" R&B chart and number 22 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100.It has become one of Khan's signature songs.Rufus keyboardist David "Hawk" Wolinski wrote the song around a repeating synthesizer loop backed by a Linn LM-1 drum computer; however, John J. R. Robinson, the band's drummer, played real drums for the recording session.