Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)

"Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)"
Single by R. Kelly featuring The Isley Brothers
from the album R. Kelly
Released	December 11, 1995
Recorded	1995
Genre	R&B
Length	4:49
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Robert Kelly
Producer(s)	R. Kelly
R. Kelly singles chronology
"You Remind Me of Something" (1995) "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" (1995) "I Can't Sleep Baby (If I)" (1996)
The Isley Brothers singles chronology
"I'm So Proud" (1994) "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" (1995) "Let's Lay Together" (1996)

"Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" is an R&B song about infidelity by American singer and songwriter R. Kelly featuring The Isley Brothers, released in 1995 from Kelly's second and self-titled album (1995). The song peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart for seven weeks, making it Kelly's fifth single to do so on the latter. It also gave the Isley Brothers their first Top 40 pop record since 1980's "Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love)", and was Kelly's third top 5 pop record. The lyrics are from the perspective of a man who has an affair with another man's woman and tells her to keep their relationship a closely guarded secret.