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"My Place" is a song by American rapper
Nelly Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He embarked on his music career with the hip hop group St. Lunatics in 1993 and signed to Universal ...
featuring R&B singer Jaheim. It is the lead single from Nelly's fourth studio album, ''
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'' (2004). The song is about Nelly inviting a girl over to his house, and the female backing vocals are provided by Kim Johnson. The track samples three songs: Labelle's " Isn't It a Shame", DeBarge's " I Like It", and
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's "Come Go with Me", so the respective songwriters are given credits. "My Place" was released on July 19, 2004, to American radio. In the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, the song was issued as a
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with " Flap Your Wings". Upon the single's release, it reached number four on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and topped the charts in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.


Music video

The
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starts at the last scene of the video for " Flap Your Wings",
Nelly Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He embarked on his music career with the hip hop group St. Lunatics in 1993 and signed to Universal ...
's girlfriend and her friends catch Nelly up the hill with a girl and his girlfriend asks who she is. Nelly tries to explain but his girlfriend is too reluctant to listen and throws her chain at him. Nelly picks it up and takes it with him. Nelly tries to get reach of his girlfriend by sending presents and text but she declines his text and ignores his gift. Nelly tries to make things up with his girlfriend but she refuses and pushes him and goes back into her fashion boutique shop and throws his gift in the camera. Nelly continues rapping until the next scene is when his ex-girlfriend is with her mates at a restaurant and making their imaginations. She imagines of her and her ex-boyfriend having sex. Nelly and his girlfriend are in a black screen thinking about each other and realising how they have feelings for each other and how much they love each other and Nelly throws a photo frame containing a picture of him and his girlfriend inside it and his girlfriend appears to be crying. At a summer club, Nelly tracks down his girlfriend and they talk and Nelly apologizes and puts the necklace she threw at him before back on her neck and they finally make up and embrace.


Track listings

US 12-inch single :A1. "Flap Your Wings" (dirty album version) – 4:04 :A2. "Flap Your Wings" (dirty with straight vox) – 4:04 :A3. "Flap Your Wings" (instrumental) – 4:04 :B1. "My Place" (dirty album version) – 4:32 :B2. "My Place" (instrumental) – 5:40 UK CD single # "My Place" (radio edit) – 4:32 # " Flap Your Wings" (radio edit) – 4:04 # "
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" (remix) – 3:45 # "My Place" (video) – 4:28 # "Flap Your Wings" (video) – 3:56 UK 12-inch single :A1. "My Place" (album version) – 5:40 :A2. "My Place" (instrumental) – 5:40 :B1. "Flap Your Wings" (album version) – 4:04 :B2. "Flap Your Wings" – 4:04 European CD single # "My Place" (radio edit) – 4:32 # "Flap Your Wings" – 4:04 European maxi-CD single # "My Place" (radio edit) – 4:33 # "My Place" (album) – 5:38 # "Flap Your Wings" – 4:05 # "My Place" (video) – 4:54 Australian CD single # "My Place" (radio edit) – 4:32 # "My Place" (album version) – 5:40 # "Flap Your Wings" – 4:04 # "Don't Stop" – 3:57


Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the US promo CD liner notes. Studios * Recorded at Derrty Studio (Los Angeles) and Platinum Sound Recording (New York City) * Mixed at Platinum Sound Recording (New York City) * Mastered at The Hit Factory Mastering (New York City) Personnel * Nelly – writing, vocals * Dorian Moore – writing * Randy Edelman – writing * El DeBarge – writing * William DeBarge – writing * Etterlene DeBarge – writing * Kenneth Gamble – writing *
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– writing * Jaheim – vocals * Kim Johnson – background vocals * Doe Mo' Beats – production * Carl Nappa – recording (Derrty) * Serge Tsai – recording (Platinum Sound) * Rich Travali – mixing * Chip Karpells – mixing assistant * Herb Powers Jr. – mastering * Kevin Law – A&R


Charts and certifications


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications


Release history


References

{{Authority control 2004 singles 2004 songs Contemporary R&B ballads Music videos directed by Benny Boom Nelly songs Number-one singles in Australia Number-one singles in New Zealand Songs written by El DeBarge Songs written by Kenny Gamble Songs written by Leon Huff Songs written by Nelly Songs written by Randy Edelman UK Singles Chart number-one singles Universal Records singles