"Nasty Girl" is a song by American rapper
Nitty. It is the third track on his second studio album, ''
Player's Paradise'' (2005), and was released as the album's second single on August 30, 2004. Despite failing to enter the top 75 in the United States, it reached number one in Australia for two weeks and peaked within the top 40 in Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. It received a platinum sales
certification
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in Australia and a gold certification in the US.
Composition
There are four verses, including three similar verses and a different final verse. The chorus of the song is an interpolation of the 1969 hit song "
Sugar, Sugar
Sugar, Sugar is a song written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim (singer), Andy Kim. It was originally recorded by the Archies – a fictional band of studio musicians linked to the 1968–69 US Saturday morning TV cartoon ''The Archie Show'', inspire ...
" by
the Archies
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.
Music video
The music video features
Nitty driving a red Cadillac convertible to a gas station. Here, two girls fill his car while Nitty begins to sing.
Track listings
US CD single
# "Nasty Girl" (main) – 4:00
# "Nasty Girl" (instrumental) – 4:05
# "Nasty Girl" (acappella) – 4:07
# Call out hook – 0:20
European CD single
# "Nasty Girl" – 4:00
# "Wind It Up" – 4:01
Australian CD single
# "Nasty Girl" – 4:00
# "Nasty Girl" (Lift remix) – 5:22
# "Wind It Up" – 4:01
# "Nasty Girl" (video)
Credits and personnel
Credits are lifted from the US CD single liner notes.
Studios
* Recorded at Nezz Studios (
The Bronx
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, New York) and Integrated Studios (New York City)
* Mixed at Integrated Studios (New York City)
Personnel
* Frank Ross (Nitty) – writing, vocals, background vocals, drums, production, programming
*
Jeff Barry
Jeff Barry (born Joel Adelberg; April 3, 1938) is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. Among the most successful songs that he has co-written in his career are " Do Wah Diddy Diddy", " Da Doo Ron Ron", " Then He Kiss ...
– writer of "Sugar, Sugar"
*
Andy Kim – writer of "Sugar, Sugar"
*
Michael Moog
Michael Moog is a moniker for Record producer, producer/arrangement, arranger/remixer Phillip Damien from New York City.
Biography
He scored a No. 1 hit record, hit on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play record cha ...
– background vocals, co-production
*
Maria Taylor Maria Taylor may refer to:
* Maria Taylor (sportscaster) (born 1987), American sportscaster
* Maria Taylor (musician) (born 1976), American musician
* Maria Jane Taylor (1837–1870), British missionary to China
* Maria Madeline Taylor
Maria Made ...
– background vocals
* Adam Podrat – guitar
* Jesse Graham – bass
* Robert "Nezz" Martinez – drums, production, programming, recording
* Josh Brochhausen – recording, mixing
* Derek Pacuk – mixing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2004 singles
2004 songs
Nitty (musician) songs
Number-one singles in Australia
Songs written by Andy Kim
Songs written by Jeff Barry
Universal Music Group singles