"Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" (also known as "Country Grammar (Hot...)") is the debut single of American rapper

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. The song was written by Nelly and

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, who also produced the track. Released on February 29, 2000, as the lead single from Nelly's 2000 debut album, ''

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'', the single peaked at number seven in both the United States and the United Kingdom and reached the top 20 in Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands.

Composition

The song's

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and chorus were taken from a song popularly sung by children with clapping games called "

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". On the

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, the word "shit" is backmasked, and most of the explicit words are replaced by radio-friendly words and

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-related sound effects. For instance, the lyrics "street sweeper baby cocked" in the chorus are replaced with "boom boom baby" due to its reference to a

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. "Country Grammar" references

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's 1998

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single " Who Am I (Sim Simma)" with the line, "Keys to my beemer, man, holla at Beenie Man".

Track listings

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

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(list of releases) * {{Authority control 2000 debut singles 2000 songs Songs about St. Louis Music videos directed by Marc Klasfeld Nelly songs Songs based on children's songs Songs written by Jay E Songs written by Nelly Universal Records singles