In Public

In Public

Infobox Single
Name = In Public


Artist = Kelis featuring Nas
Album = Tasty
Released = April 4, 2005
Format = CD single, digital download
Recorded = 2003
Genre = R&B
Length = 4:25
Label = Star Trak, Arista
Writer = Dana Stinson, Kelis Rogers
Producer = Rockwilder
Certification =
Chronology = Kelis singles
Last single = "Millionaire"
(2004)
This single = "In Public"
(2005)
Next single = "Bossy"
(2006)
Misc = Extra track listing
Album = Tasty
Type = studio
prev_track = "Keep It Down"
prev_no = 4
this_track = "In Public"
track_no = 5
next_track = "Flashback"
next_no = 6
Extra chronology
Artist = Nas
Type = singles
Last single = "Just a Moment"
(2005)
This single = "In Public"
(2005)
Next single = "Road to Zion"
(2005)

"In Public" is an R&B song written by American singer-songwriter Kelis and American songwriter-producer Dana "Rockwilder" Stinson for Kelis' third studio album, "Tasty" (2003). As the song's title suggests, its lyrics deal with public sex.

The song was released as the album's fourth and final single in April 2005. Like previous hits "Trick Me" and "Millionaire", it was only released in Europe and basically everywhere except the United States. No video was made for this song, which features Kelis' husband Nas. Nevertheless, it managed to get into the UK Singles Chart, concretely landing at number seventeen, due to strong radio and club airplay. The single was originally due to be a double A-side with the Raphael Saadiq-produced "Glow". This did not happen and a reason for the change has never been given.

Track listing

#"In Public" (Radio Edit) (Without Rap) - 3:22
#"Trick Me" (Clean Version) - 3:26

Chart performance

"In Public" was released as the fourth single from "Tasty" in Europe, but was not released elsewhere. Also "In Public" was supposed to have been issed as a double a-side alongside "Glow" but for unknown reasons this did not happen, and a reason for the change has never been given. It was at a great disadvantage on the charts as a music video for the song would not have been shot. "In Public" nevertheless still managed to enter the UK Singles Chart and became one of the very few songs to have reached the top twenty without a music video, peaking at number seventeen, becoming Kelis' fourth consecutive top twenty hit in the UK. However due to this it ended her string of top five singles; in fact "In Public" despite not having a music video peaked higher than Kelis' 2006 single "Bossy" which peaked at number twenty-two.

Charts

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