| "Nu Nu" | ||||
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| Single by Lidell Townsell | ||||
| from the album Harmony | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Format | Single (music)/Cassette single | |||
| Genre | House | |||
| Label | Mercury/PolyGram Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Lidell Townsell, K. Fingers (Craig Simpkins), Hula (Lamar Hula Mahone), Silk E (Keith Mayberry)[1], [2] | |||
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"Nu Nu" was the second single for Chicago house music artist Lidell Townsell from his 1992 Mercury/PolyGram Records album release, Harmony. The song, which featured duo M.T.F., reached #1 on the US Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles chart and #2 on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. It was #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #44 on the US Hot Hip-Hop & R&B Singles.[3]
New York's hip hop/electronica group FannyPack covered the song, renaming it "Nu Nu (Yeah Yeah)," in 2005.[4] The Double J & Haze Extended Mix of this version appeared on the soundtrack of the 2006 film "Stick It"[5] and on the soundtrack of the 2009 film "Fired Up!"[6]
This version was used in promos by American television network NBC for its weeknight talk show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, in 2010.