"Nice and Lovely" is the second single taken from Jamaican

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artist

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's debut studio album, ''

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''.

Background

The single was released on June 25, 1993, following the success of his debut single, ''Oh Carolina''. The song was considered much of a step away from the simplicity of "Oh Carolina", and as such, the release was surrounded by controversy. A music video for the song premiered in May 1993, and in 2009, was made available via Shaggy's official VEVO account. The music video features Shaggy performing the song in an underground setting. The single peaked at No. 46 on the

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, forty-five places lower than ''

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''. The single was only released in the United Kingdom, however, promotional copies of the single were issued in the United States.

Track listing

; United Kingdom * CD single # "Nice and Lovely" (Radio Edit) – 3:28 # "Nice and Lovely" (Moore R&B Mix) – 4:21 # "Oh Carolina" (Konders Flatbush Mix) – 3:04 # "'Fraid to Ask" – 3:15 * Cassette # "Nice and Lovely" (Radio Edit) – 3:28 # "Nice and Lovely" (Moore R&B Mix) – 4:21 * 12" vinyl # "Nice and Lovely" (Original Mix) – 3:43 # "Nice and Lovely" (Moore R&B Mix) – 4:21 # "Nice and Lovely" (Livingstone Ragga Mix) – 3:55 # "Oh Carolina" (Konders Flatbush Mix) – 3:04 * 12" vinyl – Promotional # "Nice and Lovely" (Original Mix) – 3:43 # "Nice and Lovely" (Moore R&B Mix) – 4:21 # "Nice and Lovely" (Livingstone Ragga Mix) – 3:55 # "Oh Carolina" (Konders Flatbush Mix) – 3:04 # "Oh Carolina" (Break Beats) # "'Fraid to Ask" (Livingsting Remix) ; United States * CD single # "Nice and Lovely" (Radio Edit) – 3:28 # "Nice and Lovely" (Moore R&B Mix) – 4:21 # "Nice and Lovely" (Frankie's Hip Hop Mix) – 4:35 # "Nice and Lovely" (Horn Mix) – 3:54 # "Victoria's Secret" – 4:09 * 7" vinyl # "Nice and Lovely" (Radio Edit) – 3:28 # "Victoria's Secret" – 4:09 * 12" vinyl # "Nice and Lovely" (Radio Edit) – 3:28 # "Nice and Lovely" (Ram Mix) – 3:54 # "Nice and Lovely" (12" Dub) – 4:01 # "Nice and Lovely" (Moore R&B Mix) – 4:21 # "Nice and Lovely" (Frankie's Hip Hop Mix) – 4:35 # "Victoria's Secret" – 4:09

Chart positions

References

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