N Dey Say

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“N Dey Say”
“N Dey Say” cover
Single by Nelly featuring Spandau Ballet
from the album Suit
Released May 23, 2005
Format CD single
Genre Rap
Length 3:37
Label Universal Records
Writer(s) C. Haynes
G. Kemp
J. Bridges
Producer HSI Productions
Nelly featuring Spandau Ballet singles chronology
"Over and Over"
(2004)
"N Dey Say"
(2005)
"Errtime"
(2005)

"N Dey Say" is a single by the rapper Nelly, released in 2005, from the album Suit. In the UK it came up to number 6 in the chart, but 64 in the U.S chart. The song uses a musical sample of "True" by Spandau Ballet.

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 life-like 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.


[edit] Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 64
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 64
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 21
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks 37
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 34
UK Singles Chart 6


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