"Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" (also known as "Country Grammar (Hot...)") is the debut single of American rapper Nelly. The song was written by Nelly and Jason "Jay E" Epperson, who also produced the track. Released on February 29, 2000, as the lead single from Nelly's 2000 debut album, Country Grammar, the single peaked at number seven in both the United States and the United Kingdom and reached the top 20 in Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands.
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Single by Nelly | ||||
from the album Country Grammar | ||||
Released | February 29, 2000 (2000-02-29) | |||
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Producer(s) | Epperson | |||
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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 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.
"Country Grammar" references Beenie Man's 1998 dancehall single "Who Am I (Sim Simma)" with the line, "Keys to my beemer, man, holla at Beenie Man".
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "(Hot S**t) Country Grammar" (clean edit) | 4:15 |
2. | "(Hot S**t) Country Grammar" (dirty edit) | 4:15 |
3. | "Greed Hate Envy" | 0:30 |
4. | "E.I." | 0:30 |
5. | "Ride wit Me" | 0:30 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "(Hot S**t) Country Grammar" (clean edit) | 4:49 |
2. | "(Hot S**t) Country Grammar" (dirty edit) | 4:49 |
3. | "(Hot S**t) Country Grammar" (instrumental) | 4:49 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Country Grammar" (superclean radio edit) | 3:52 |
2. | "Luven Me" | 4:07 |
3. | "Country Grammar" (instrumental) | 4:48 |
4. | "Country Grammar" (video) |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Country Grammar" (album version) | 4:47 |
2. | "Country Grammar" (acapella) | 3:58 |
3. | "Country Grammar" (instrumental) | 4:48 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Country Grammar" (superclean radio edit) | 3:52 |
2. | "Luven Me" | 4:07 |
3. | "Country Grammar" (instrumental) | 4:48 |
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1. | "Country Grammar" (new radio edit) | 3:04 |
2. | "Country Grammar" (superclean radio edit with FX) | 3:50 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Country Grammar" (new radio edit) | 3:04 |
2. | "Country Grammar" (superclean radio edit with FX) | 3:50 |
3. | "Country Grammar" (2 step mix) | 5:56 |
4. | "Country Grammar" (album version) | 4:47 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[32] | Gold | 35,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[33] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | February 29, 2000 |
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March 7, 2000 | Urban radio | [34] | ||
March 21, 2000 | Rhythmic contemporary radio | [35] | ||
June 13, 2000 | Contemporary hit radio | [36] | ||
United Kingdom | October 30, 2000 |
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