Country Grammar (Hot Shit)
"Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" | ||||||||
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File:Nelly - Hot Shit Country Grammar CD cover.jpg | ||||||||
Single by Nelly | ||||||||
from the album Country Grammar | ||||||||
Released | February 29, 2000[1] | |||||||
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Recorded | 1999 | |||||||
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Length | 4:48 (album version) 4:19 (edit) |
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Label | Universal Records | |||||||
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Producer(s) | Epperson | |||||||
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"Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" is the debut single by American rapper Nelly. The song was produced by Jason "Jay E" Epperson. It was released in 2000, taken from Nelly's debut album Country Grammar. It peaked at #7 in both the US and UK and hit #56 in Sweden. The drum pattern is based on the song "Soul Love" by David Bowie from his 1973 album, Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars.
Composition
The song's melody and chorus were taken from a song popularly sung by children with clapping games called "Down Down Baby". On the clean version, the word "shit" is backmasked, and most of the explicit words are replaced by radio-friendly words and/or bleep-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 shotgun. Fellow St. Louis rapper Jibbs would later use the same tactic employed by Nelly in creating his first hit single. He would go on to imitate the popular children's song "Do Your Ears Hang Low?", with his song, "Chain Hang Low". The song also references Beenie Man's 1998 dancehall single "Who Am I (Sim Simma)" with the line, "Keys to my beemer, man, holla at Beenie Man".
Track listings
US CD Single[1] | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "(Hot S**t) Country Grammar" | Nelly, Jason "Jay E" Epperson | 4:18 |
2. | "(Hot S**t) Country Grammar" (Explicit) | Nelly, Epperson | 4:19 |
3. | "Greed Hate Envy" | Nelly, City Spud | 0:33 |
4. | "E.I." | Nelly, Epperson | 0:32 |
5. | "Ride wit Me" | Nelly, Epperson | 0:31 |
Charts
Chart (2000–01) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[2] | 20 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] | 4 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] | 10 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] | 20 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 43 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 56 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 58 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] | 7
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US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 7 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] | 5 |
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[12] | 1 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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Australia (ARIA)[13] | Gold | 35,000 |
United States (RIAA)[14] | Gold | 500,000 |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Nelly – (Hot S***) Country Grammar". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Nelly – (Hot S***) Country Grammar" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Nelly – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Nelly. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Nelly search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Nelly – (Hot S***) Country Grammar". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Nelly – (Hot S***) Country Grammar". Singles Top 60. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Nelly – (Hot S***) Country Grammar". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Archive Chart: 2000-11-11" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Nelly – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Nelly. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Nelly – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Nelly. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Nelly – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for Nelly. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
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External links
- "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" at Discogs (list of releases)
- Music video on YouTube
- Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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