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"Party People"
Song

"Party People" is a song by American rapper Nelly, featuring American pop/R&B singer Fergie. It is recorded for Nelly's fifth studio album, Brass Knuckles, and also appears on the deluxe edition of Fergie's debut album, The Dutchess. The track is produced by Polow da Don, and was released as the lead single from the album.

Song information

The song was originally intended for Fergie's debut album, The Dutchess (on the Deluxe Edition of which it now appears), and featured Miami-based rapper Trina. In yet another (see Love in This Club) example of Polow da Don releasing tracks or beats before they were intended, he played the track for Nelly who immediately decided that he wanted to use the beat.[1] Nelly and Fergie recently performed Party People at the annual BET awards.

Music video

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Fergie and Nelly singing in the music video.

The video was shot in Los Angeles, California and directed by Marc Webb.[2] Polow da Don and Keri Hilson make cameos in the video. The video premiered on MTV on April 14, 2008.[citation needed] The video begins with many lights switching on revealling a large underground room where the room is suddenly filled with many people. We see Fergie on a swing high above the ground while a larger and more muscular Nelly rises up out of the ground in a cloud of smoke. The rest of the video continues with Nelly and Fergie rapping into the camera while breaking up fights at the party and images of Fergie walking along a walkway as well as jumping on Nelly's back. In the middle of the video Nelly and Fergie rap aggressively at each other atop a raised platform before another short image shows Fergie sitting on the swing again. The video ends with a cameo from R&B singer Keri Hilson sporting a black T-shirt sporting the slogan "Hip Hop Aint Dead".

Track listing

UK CD Single
  1. Party People [Clean]
  2. Party People [Explicit]
  3. Cut It Out

Charts performance

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3] 14
Canadian Hot 100 52
Irish Singles Chart 12
German Singles Top 100 23
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 7
Austrian Singles Top 75 46
UK Singles Chart[4] 14
US Billboard Hot 100 40
US Billboard Pop 100 37
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 62
US Billboard Hot Rap Tracks 16

References

  1. ^ Jayson Rodriguez (April 9, 2008). Nelly And Fergie Both Wanted The 'Party People' Beat... So They Decided To Share It MTV News. Accessed April 20, 2008.
  2. ^ (March 24, 2008). Nelly's 'Brass Knuckles' Due June 24 Rap-Up. Accessed April 20, 2008.
  3. ^ ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved on June 15, 2008.
  4. ^ http://www.singersroom.com/news/entertainment-story-1741.asp
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