In Public
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| Single by Kelis featuring Nas from the album Tasty |
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| Released | April 4, 2005 | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Recorded | 2003 | ||||
| Genre | R&B | ||||
| Length | 4:25 | ||||
| Label | Star Trak, Arista | ||||
| Writer(s) | Kelis Rogers, Dana Stinson | ||||
| Producer | Rockwilder | ||||
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| "Just a Moment" (2005) |
"In Public" (2005) |
"Hip Hop Is Dead" (2006) |
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"In Public" is an R&B song written by American singer-songwriter Kelis and American songwriter/producer Dana "Rockwilder" Stinson for Kelis' third studio album, Tasty (2003). As the song's title suggests, its lyrics deal with public sex.
The song was released as the album's fourth and final single in spring 2005. Just like the previous hits "Trick Me" and "Millionaire", it was only released in Europe and basically everywhere except the United States. No video was made for this song which features Kelis' husband Nas. Nevertheless, it managed to get into the UK Singles Chart, concretely landing at #17, due to strong radio and club airplay.
The single was originally due to be a double A-side with the Raphael Saadiq-produced "Glow". This did not happen and a reason for the change has never been given.
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[edit] Track listing
- "In Public" (Radio Edit) (Without Rap)
- "Trick Me" (Clean Version)
[edit] Chart performance
"In Public" was released as the fourth single from "Tasty" in the UK, but was not released elsewhere. Also "In Public" was supposed to have been issed as a double a-side alongside "Glow" but for unknown reasons this did not happen, and a reason for the change has never been given. Also "In Public" was at a great disadvantage on the charts as a music video for the song would not have been shot. However "In Public" still managed to enter the UK singles chart and became one of the very few songs to have reached the top twenty without a music video, peaking at #17, becoming kelis' fourth consecutive top twenty hit in the UK. However due to this it ended her string of top 3 singles; in fact "In Public" despite not having a music video peaked higher than Kelis' 2006 single "Bossy" which peaked at #22.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2005)[1][2] | Peak position |
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| European Hot 100 Singles[3] | 54 |
| Euro 200 | 75 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 22 |
| UK Singles Chart | 17 |
[edit] References
- ^ Kelis and Nas - In Public - Music Charts. αCharts.us. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
- ^ Chart Data: Kelis. Mariah-Charts.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
- ^ European Hot 100 Singles. Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
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