Party People (Nelly song)

Infobox Single
B-side = Wadsyaname
Name = Party People


Artist = Nelly featuring Fergie
from Album = Brass Knuckles "and"
B-side = "Cut It Out"
Caption = Explicit version cover
Released = Start date|2008|3|18
Format = CD single, music download
Recorded = 2007
Genre = Pop rap, crunk, chopped and screwed
Length = 4:04
Label = Derrty, Universal
Writer = Cornell Haynes Jr., Stacy Ferguson, Sean Garrett & Jamal Jones
Producer = Polow da Don
Chronology = Nelly singles
Last single = "5000 Ones" (2007)
This single = "Party People" (2008)
Next single = "Here I Am" (2008)
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = Fergie singles
Type = singles
Last single = "Finally" (2008)
This single = "Party People" (2008)
Next single = "Labels Or Love"
(2008)Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = single


Lower caption = Clean version cover

"Party People" is a song by American rapper Nelly, featuring American pop/R&B singer Fergie. It is the first single 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 is the lead single from Nelly's album.

Background

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. [Jayson Rodriguez (April 9, 2008). [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1585114/20080409/nelly.jhtml Nelly And Fergie Both Wanted The 'Party People' Beat... So They Decided To Share It] "MTV News". Accessed April 20, 2008.] Nelly and Fergie recently performed "Party People" at the 2008 BET Awards.

Music video

The video was shot in Los Angeles, California and directed by Marc Webb. [(March 24, 2008). [http://www.rap-up.com/2008/03/24/nellys-brass-knuckles-due-june-24 Nelly's 'Brass Knuckles' Due June 24] "Rap-Up". Accessed April 20, 2008.] Polow da Don, Keri Hilson and Ciara make cameos in the video.

The video premiered on MTV on April 14, 2008. [ [http://showhype.com/story/heidi_montag_raps_on_trl/ Heidi Montag Raps on TRL] Accessed July 16, 2008] 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 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
# Party People (Clean)
# Party People (Explicit)
# Cut It Out

Charts performance

References