Party People (Nelly song)

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“Party People”
“Party People” cover
Explicit version cover
Single by Nelly featuring Fergie
from the album Brass Knuckles and The Dutchess Deluxe Edition
Released March 18, 2008
Format Digital download, CD
Recorded 2007
Genre Pop rap, crunk
Length 4:04
Label Derrty, Universal
Writer(s) Cornell Haynes Jr., Stacy Ferguson, Sean Garrett & Jamal Jones
Producer Polow da Don, Sean Garrett
Nelly singles chronology
"5000 Ones"
(2007)		 "Party People"
(2008)		 "Body on Me"
(2008)
Fergie singles chronology
"Finally"
(2008)		 "Party People"
(2008)		 "Labels Or Love"
(2008)
Alternate cover
Clean version cover
Clean version cover

"Party People" is a song by American rapper Nelly, featuring American pop/R&B singer Fergie. It is recorded for Nelly's fifth studio album, Brass Knuckles, and also appears on the deluxe edition of Fergie's debut album, The Dutchess. The track is produced by Polow da Don, and was released as the lead single from the album.

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[edit] Song information

The song was originally intended for Fergie's debut album, The Dutchess (the Deluxe Edition on which it will now appear), and featured Miami-based rapper Trina. In yet another (see Love in This Club) example of Polow da Don releasing tracks or beats before they were intended, he played the track for Nelly who immediately decided that he wanted to use the beat.[1]

Since charting in the UK at number 38 in April 2008, the song has continuously climbed the chart and has so far peaked at number 14, which is disappointing according his previous hits that have reached the top five.

[edit] Music video

Fergie and Nelly singing in the music video.
Fergie and Nelly singing in the music video.

The video was shot in Los Angeles, California and directed by Marc Webb.[2] Polow da Don and Keri Hilson make cameos in the video. The video premiered on MTV on April 14, 2008.[citation needed] The video begins with many lights switching on revealling a large underground room where the room is suddenly filled with many people. We see Fergie on a swing high above the ground while Nelly rises up out of the ground in a cloud of smoke. The rest of the video continues with Nelly and Fergie rapping into the camera while breaking up fights at the party and images of Fergie walking along a walkway as well as jumping on Nelly's back. In the middle of the video Nelly and Fergie rap aggressively at each other atop a raised platform before another short image shows Fergie sitting on the swing again. The video ends with a cameo from R&B singer Keri Hilson sporting a black T-shirt sporting the slogan "Hip Hop Aint Dead".


As of June 15, 2008 the music video for "Party People" has been viewed 2,037,016 times on popular video-sharing website YouTube.

[edit] Track listing

UK CD Single
  1. Party People [Clean]
  2. Party People [Explicit]
  3. Cut It Out

[edit] Charts performance

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3] 14
Hot100Brasil[4] 41
Canadian Hot 100 52
Irish Singles Chart 12
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 7
Poland Singles Chart[5] 59
UK Singles Chart[6] 14
UK R&B Chart[7] 2
US Billboard Hot 100 40
US Billboard Pop 100 37
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 62
US Billboard Hot Rap Tracks 18

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jayson Rodriguez (April 9, 2008). Nelly And Fergie Both Wanted The 'Party People' Beat... So They Decided To Share It MTV News. Accessed April 20, 2008.
  2. ^ (March 24, 2008). Nelly's 'Brass Knuckles' Due June 24 Rap-Up. Accessed April 20, 2008.
  3. ^ ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved on June 15, 2008.
  4. ^ Hot 100 Singles
  5. ^ APCCHART.COM © since 1988 APC-stats EU/UE
  6. ^ http://www.singersroom.com/news/entertainment-story-1741.asp
  7. ^ BBC - Radio 1 - Chart Show - RnB Singles
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