The Nameless One (song)

"The Nameless One"
Single by Wendy James
from the album Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears
B-side
  • "I Just Don't Want It Anymore"
  • "May I Have Your Autograph"
  • "Only a Fool"
  • "I Need You Now"
Released8 February 1993
RecordedUnited Kingdom
GenreAlternative rock
Length5:30 (album version)
4:13 (single version)
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Elvis Costello
Producer(s)Chris Kimsey
Wendy James singles chronology
"The Nameless One"
(1993)
"London's Brilliant"
(1993)

"The Nameless One" is the debut solo single from former Transvision Vamp lead singer Wendy James. It was released in the first quarter of 1993 as the lead single from James' debut solo album Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears. Written by Elvis Costello, the song marked a more alternative direction in sound, slightly different from the pop/rock stylings of Transvision Vamp. The single met with limited success, only peaking at number thirty-four on the UK Singles Chart and spending just three weeks in the top one-hundred.