"Don't Play Nice" is the debut single of English singer-songwriter

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, who released the song under the name Verbalicious. The song was written by Sinclair, Mowgli, Hugo Lira,

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, and Tobias Lindell, with production helmed by the latter three. The song became a hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number 11 on the

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. It also found some success in Ireland, where it peaked at number 48.

Background

The single was released commercially only in Ireland, Italy, and the United Kingdom. It is

's only

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released under the name Verbalicious. Though the song charted well, due to poor sales, no album materialised. The song was released on the

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label All Around the World. The single was nominated for the 2005 Popjustice £20 Music Prize, but it lost to " Wake Me Up" by Girls Aloud.

Track listings

UK CD single # "Don't Play Nice" (original edit) – 2:50 # "Don't Play Nice" (Random radio mix) – 2:48 # "Don't Play Nice" (Mowgli club rub) – 4:43 # "Hey Boy" – 2:50 # "Don't Play Nice" (video) Italian CD single # "Don't Play Nice" (original edit) – 2:50 # "Don't Play Nice" (Random radio mix) – 2:48 # "Don't Play Nice" (Mowgli club rub) – 4:43 Italian 12-inch single :A. "Don't Play Nice" (Mowgli club rub) – 4:43 :B. "Don't Play Nice" (original edit) – 2:50

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Italian 12-inch single sleeve. Studios * Recorded at Random Studios (

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, Sweden) * Mixed at the Mixroom (Gothenburg, Sweden) * Remixed at Mowgli Music (London, England) Personnel *

– writing (as Verbalicious), remixing * Mowgli – writing, extended remixing * Hugo Lira – writing, production, recording *

– writing, production, recording * Tobias Lindell – writing, production, mixing

Charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2005 debut singles 2005 songs All Around the World Productions singles Natalia Kills songs Songs written by Natalia Keery-Fisher