Nu Nu

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"Nu Nu"
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]
Lidell Townsell singles chronology

"Get With U"
(1992)
"Nu Nu"
(1992)

"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]

FannyPack version

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.

References

  1. Nu Nu in BMI Repertoire BMI.com
  2. Nu Nu in ASCAP ACE ASCAP.com
  3. Billboard Singles for Lidell Townsell. Allmusic.com.
  4. Fannypack- Nu Nu (Yeah Yeah) - About.com 3.5 Star Rating, Review by Joey Rivaldo at About.com: Dance Music/Electronica 2005 CD Reviews About.com.
  5. Soundtrack listing for Stick It (2006) at IMDB.com IMDB.com
  6. Soundtrack listing for Fired Up! (2009) at IMDB.com IMDB.com
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