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. The song was a part of the film '' Men in Black II'''s soundtrack and the first single on Smith's album ''

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Background

The song was written for the 2002

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action-comedy film ''Men in Black II'', in which Smith portrays Agent J. The song was released as a single from the ''Men in Black II'' soundtrack on May 13, 2002. The single reached number 77 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, but was more successful in the UK, peaking at number three on the

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. The song features vocals from Trā-Knox, who performs part of the hook in the chorus. In 2017,

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guitarist

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revealed that he had been approached by Smith to help compose the theme for ''Men In Black II'', but he turned down the offer.

Music video

The music video for "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" features footage of Smith performing onstage in a ''Men in Black II'' environment, featuring characters and footage from the movie. It is notable that a scene that was deleted from the final cut of the film appears in a montage sequence in the video. Smith's oldest son, Trey, and actress

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make cameos. The video was directed by

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, produced by Joseph Sassone and first aired on the June 3, 2002, episode of

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show '' Making the Video''.

Track listings

* US 12-inch single :A1. "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" (radio edit) – 3:50 :A2. "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" (album version) – 4:20 :A3. "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" (instrumental) – 4:21 :B1. "Nod Ya Head" – 3:45 :B2. "MIB2 Remix" – 3:45 :B3. "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" (a cappella) – 4:06 * UK CD1 # "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" (radio edit) – 3:50 # "Nod Ya Head" – 3:45 # "MIB2 Remix" (album version) – 3:45 * UK CD2 # "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" (album version) – 4:20 # "

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" (album version) – 3:47 # "

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" (album version) – 3:18 * UK cassette single # "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" (radio edit) – 3:50 # "Men in Black" (album version) – 3:47 * European CD1 # "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" (album version) – 4:20 # "MIB2 Remix" (album version) – 3:45 * European CD2 # "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" (album version) – 4:20 # "MIB2 Remix" (album version) – 3:45 # "Nod Ya Head" – 3:45 # "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" (instrumental) – 4:21 * European 12-inch single :A1. "MIB2 Remix" (album version) – 3:45 :A2. "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" (album version) – 4:20 :B1. "Nod Ya Head" – 3:45 :B2. "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" (instrumental) – 4:21 * Australian CD single # "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" (radio edit) – 3:50 # "Nod Ya Head" – 3:45 # "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" (album version) – 4:20 # "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)" (instrumental) – 4:21

Personnel

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

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, mixing * Mark Sparks – production *

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– production, mixing,

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* Neff-U – additional production * Lance Bennett - Writing

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References

{{Authority control 2001 songs 2002 singles Columbia Records singles Music videos directed by Francis Lawrence Songs from Men in Black (franchise) Songs written by Theron Feemster Songs written by Will Smith Songs written for films Will Smith songs