The title of this song accurately describes what it's about. "It's a mystery," QOTSA leader Josh Homme told MTV when the song was released. "No one knows." He did let on that writing songs is a catharsis for the band, so it's possible he'll sing about it but not talk about it.
Queens Of The Stone Age made some noise with their first two albums but didn't have an actual hit until they released "No One Knows" on their third album, Songs For The Deaf. The band made very radio-unfriendly songs (see: "Feel Good Hit Of The Summer") so they weren't on the radar of many radio stations, but "No One Knows" made a steady climb, going to #1 on the Modern Rock Chart and even entering the Hot 100, peaking at #51 in March 2003, about six months after the album was released. It didn't go to their heads: The bands kept making unpredictable, unorthodox rock music to serve their fans, most of whom didn't care for the teen pop and R&B that ruled the airwaves.
Josh Homme wrote the song with Mark Lanegan, best known as the frontman for Screaming Trees. They teamed up to write two other tracks for the album as well: "Song For The Dead" (with a lead vocal by Lanegan) and "Song For The Deaf."
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