Pro Nails

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“Pro Nails”
Single by Kid Sister
from the album Koko B. Ware
B-side Switch Board
Released October 17, 2007
April 29, 2008 (reissue)
Genre Hip-Hop, Rap, Electronica
Length 3:29
Label Fool's Gold
Downtown Records
Writer(s) Alain Macklovitch, Kanye West, Melissa Young
Producer A-Trak
Kid Sister chronology
"Control"
(2007)		 "Pro Nails"
(2007)		 "Beeper"
(2008)
Kanye West singles chronology
"Good Life"
(2007)		 "Pro Nails"
(2007)		 "Flashing Lights"
(2007)

"Pro Nails" is the second single by American hip hop artist Kid Sister, with a remix featuring Kanye West. The song was originally released in 2007 and reissued in 2008.

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[edit] Background and release

Originally a solo track, Kanye West added a "cameo vocal" to the song for his "Can't Tell Me Nothing" mixtape.[1] West heard the song through his DJ A-Trak, who also dates Kid Sister.[2]

"Pro Nails" was initially released on a 12" vinyl and via the iTunes Store on October 17, 2007.[3] The single featured both the original and remix edits of "Pro Nails" and a b-side entitled "Switch Board", produced by Gant-Man. All of Kid Sister's releases wereeventually removed from iTunes when she signed a new record deal with Downtown Records in February 2008. In April 2008, a maxi single was released and the song was readded to iTunes as the Super High Shine EP.[4] The Kanye remix was also featured on Fabric Live 38.

The music video, directed by Ruben Fleischer, features both Kid Sister and West.[5] The video was filmed in October 2007, and premiered on mtvU on December 3.[6]

[edit] Track listing

  • Pro Nails - EP[3]
  1. Pro Nails (Remix feat. Kanye West) – 3:29
  2. Pro Nails (Remix feat. Kanye West) (Clean) – 3:29
  3. Pro Nails – 3:29
  4. Pro Nails (Instrumental) – 3:29
  5. Switch Board – 2:53
  6. Switch Board (Instrumental) – 2:53
  • Pro Nails: Super High Shine - EP[4]
  1. Pro Nails (Remix feat. Kanye West) – 3:29
  2. Pro Nails (Bag Raiders Remix) – 4:42
  3. Pro Nails (Gant-Man's Jackin Remix) – 5:39
  4. Pro Nails (Instrumental) – 3:29
  5. Switch Board – 2:53

[edit] Charts

"Creator" spent two nonconsecutive weeks on Billboard's Hot Singles Sales chart in May 2008,[7] achieving a peak of number twenty-one.[8]

Chart (2008) Peak
U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Sales[8] 21

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kanye, Lupe, Pharrell collaborate on Thom Yorke track. Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company (2007-06-01). Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
  2. ^ Stewart Mason. Biography. Billboard.com. Nielsen Company. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
  3. ^ a b Pro Nails. Discogs. Zink Media, Inc. (2007-10). Retrieved on 2008-05-29.
  4. ^ a b Pro Nails: Super High Shine - EP. iTunes Store. Apple Inc. (2008-04-29). Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
  5. ^ Dave Maher (2008-10-17). Kid Sister shoots video with Kanye West. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
  6. ^ Video Premiere: Kid Sister. mtvU.com. Viacom (2008-12-03). Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
  7. ^ Hot Single Sales May 31 2008. Billboard.com (2008-05-22). Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
  8. ^ a b Hot Single Sales May 17 2008. Billboard.com (2008-05-08). Retrieved on 2008-05-28.

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