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and hip hop group

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released as the second single from their third studio album ''

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''. The song peaked at number six on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart upon release in 2008. The group performed the song at the 2008 BET Hip Hop Awards, and were joined on stage by fellow American rappers

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, T-Pain,

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and

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(who had performed "

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" with Pharrell before the song).

Music video

The music video for the single, shot in black-and-white, features live footage of a Brixton Academy concert on June 14, 2008 and at Madison Square Garden during

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. It was directed by

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Legacy

The song was featured on

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, Zune AD and the reveal trailer of ''

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'', which later became the official Radio in-game track. American alternative hip hop artist

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“Spaz” for his song “Cudi Spazzin’” from his 2008 mixtape ''

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''.

Track listing

Digital download

#"Spaz"

Charts

References

2008 singles N.E.R.D. songs Music videos directed by Robert Hales Song recordings produced by the Neptunes Songs written by Pharrell Williams 2008 songs Black-and-white music videos {{2000s-hiphop-single-stub