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'N' Dey Say
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Wikipedia article
"'N' Dey Say'" is a song by American rapper Nelly. It was released on January 24, 2005, as the third and final single from his album 'Suit' (2004). The song uses a musical sample of "True" by Spandau Ballet, so songwriter Gary Kemp was given a writing credit. The song reached number 64 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 and entered the top 20 in Australia, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
Music video
The video directed by Chris Robinson presents comparison of different lifestyles while putting an accent on their similarities (like war is equal with street gang rivalries in the civil life). It is brought into effect with a comic-like city background with strong strokes that seems like a merge of a photo and a drawing. This "in-between" feeling is realized by masking the background with a non-lifelike orange pattern. Using Bluescreen technology to separate the actors/artists from the background the performers remain realistic and stand out from the whole picture. The casting includes Gabriel Casseus (from 'Lockdown') as the patron of a homeless and Faune A. Chambers (from 'White Chicks') as the mourning widow and the St. Lunatics as cameos.
Track listings
'UK CD1 and Australian CD single'
# N' Dey Say" 3:34
# N' Dey Say" (Shake Ya Cookie remix) 3:31
# N' Dey Say" (Craig Groove remix) 3:54
# "Another One" 4:39
'UK CD2 and European CD single'
# N' Dey Say"
# N' Dey Say" (Shake Ya Cookie remix)
'UK 12-inch vinyl'
:A1. N' Dey Say"
:A2. "Another One"
:B1. N' Dey Say" (Shake Ya Cookie remix)
:B2. N' Dey Say" (Craig Groove remix)
Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the Australian CD single liner notes.
'Studios'
* Recorded at Derrty Studios (Los Angeles) and Basement Beats Studios (St. Louis)
* Mixed at Platinum Sound Recording (New York City)
'Personnel'
* Nelly lyrics, music, vocals
* Jayson "Koko" Bridges music, drums, production
* Gary Kemp music
* Carl Nappa recording
* Rich Travali mixing
* Chip Karpells mixing assistant
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Release history
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|January 24, 2005
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|February 7, 2005
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!scope="row"|Australia
|May 30, 2005
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|June 13, 2005
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References
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