Nasty (Pixie Lott song)

"Nasty"
Single by Pixie Lott
from the album Pixie Lott
Released 7 March 2014 (2014-03-07)
Format
Recorded 2013; Venice House Studios
Genre
Length 2:46
Label Mercury
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Jack Splash
Pixie Lott singles chronology
"Wild Heart"
(2014)		 "Nasty"
(2014)		 "Lay Me Down"
(2014)

"Nasty" is a song by English recording artist Pixie Lott from her self-titled third studio album (2014). It was released on 7 March 2014 as the album's lead single by Mercury Records. The accompanying music video was filmed in November 2013 and directed by Bryan Barber. A second version featured British band The Vamps was released in the same day only in United Kingdom and Ireland.[1]

"Nasty" was previously recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera in collaboration with CeeLo Green for inclusion on the soundtrack to the 2010 film Burlesque, which stars Aguilera and Cher, but it was ultimately scrapped from the official track listing due to legal issues concerning sample clearance.

Background

"Nasty" was previously recorded by several artists,[2] including Christina Aguilera, who recorded the song as a duet with CeeLo Green for her debut film project Burlesque (2010).[3] However, their version did not make the final track listing due to legal issues concerning sample clearance.[4] After Lott's legal team managed to clear all of the song's samples, the singer recorded her own version of the song and released it as the first single from her self-titled third studio album.[4][3] In an interview with Metro, Lott explained, "A few other singers had recorded it and Christina was one of them so everyone wanted this song. When I heard other singers had done it I thought 'I need to get this!' It was a difficult song to get because there are so many old-school samples on it, like James Brown, that are hard to clear copyright on. But I got it and now it is my new single."[2]

Commercial performance

"Nasty" debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number nine, selling 30,812 copies in its first week.[5]

Music videos

The music video was filmed in London in November 2013 and was directed by Bryan Barber.[6][7] The video premiered on 15 January 2014.[8] Lott told the Daily Mail's You magazine, "I wrote the treatment. I start out prim and proper, innocent and well-dressed, and then I see this guy and the clothes are transformed into something a bit more nasty. It was a cool video to shoot."[9]

The featured video with The Vamps. was released on February 4, 2014. The video was recorded in the studio and directed by Dean Sherwood.[10]

Track listings

  1. "Nasty" – 2:46
  1. "Nasty" (feat. The Vamps) – 2:47
  1. "Nasty" – 2:46
  2. "When You Were My Man" (Live at The Pool/2013) – 3:53
  3. "Wake Me Up" (Live at The Pool/2013) – 2:47
  4. "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" – 3:26
  1. "Nasty" – 2:46
  2. "When You Were My Man" (Live at The Pool/2013) – 3:53
  3. "Royals" (Live at The Pool/2013) – 3:37
  4. "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" – 3:26
  1. "Nasty" – 2:46
  2. "The Point of No Return " – 3:13
  3. "Cry to Me" (Live at The Pool/2013) – 3:15
  4. "Nasty" (Mike Mago Remix) – 5:35

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD liner notes.[16]

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Croatia (ARC 100)[17] 42
scope="row"Ireland (IRMA)[18] 43
scope="row"Scotland (Official Charts Company)[19] 8
scope="row"UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20] 9

Release history

Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
United Kingdom 6 March 2014 Digital download
Mercury [12][1]
Australia 7 March 2014 Solo Universal [21]
Ireland
  • Solo
  • featuring The Vamps
 Mercury [11][22]
United Kingdom 10 March 2014 CD single Solo Virgin EMI [23]
Germany 14 March 2014 Digital download Universal [24]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Nasty (feat. The Vamps) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 Duff, Seamus (8 January 2014). "Pixie Lott prepares to smash back into the charts with Nasty Brits show". Metro. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 Corner, Lewis (3 December 2013). "Pixie Lott announces new single 'Nasty', self-titled album". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 Corner, Lewis; Parker-Williams, Amie (6 March 2014). "Pixie Lott interview: 'My legal team had to fight for single release'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  5. ↑ Jones, Alan (17 March 2014). "Official Charts Analysis: Elbow album sells 46k to hit No.1". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 17 March 2014. (subscription required)
  6. ↑ Copsey, Robert (13 November 2013). "Pixie Lott shoots music video for new single – watch". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  7. ↑ Brown, Jimmy (21 January 2014). "Pixie Lott 'Nasty' by Bryan Barber". Promo News. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  8. ↑ Corner, Lewis (15 January 2014). "Pixie Lott gets sweaty in new single 'Nasty' music video – watch". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  9. ↑ Jones, Liz (5 January 2014). "Pixie Lott on what makes a successful song, her love life and Twitter". Daily Mail. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "Pixie Lott - Nasty ft. The Vamps (Official video)". VEVO. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  11. 1 2 "Nasty – EP by Pixie Lott". iTunes Store Ireland. Apple. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  12. 1 2 "Nasty: Pixie Lott: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  13. ↑ "Nasty by Pixie Lott". 7digital. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  14. ↑ "Nasty by Pixie Lott". Amazon.
  15. ↑ "Nasty by Pixie Lott". Universal Music Group.
  16. ↑ "Nasty" (CD single liner notes). Pixie Lott. Virgin EMI Records. 2014. 3774801.
  17. ↑ Komerički, Goran (14 April 2014). "ARC 100 – datum izlaska: 14. travnja 2014." (in Croatian). HRT. Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  18. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 11, 2014". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  19. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-03-22". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  20. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-03-22" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  21. ↑ "Nasty – EP by Pixie Lott". iTunes Store Australia. Apple. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  22. ↑ "Nasty (feat. The Vamps) by Pixie Lott". iTunes Store Ireland. Apple. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  23. ↑ "Nasty". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  24. ↑ "Nasty: Pixie Lott: MP3-Downloads" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

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