music.wikisort.org - CompositionSweat is the third studio album by American rapper Nelly. It was intended to be released on August 17, 2004, before being delayed and released on September 13, 2004, by Universal Records. Production was handled by several producers, including Jason "Jay E" Epperson, Midi Mafia, The Neptunes, Trife, Jazze Pha, Doe and the Alchemist. Released in conjunction with Suit, Nelly intended to release a single album before conceptualizing and releasing two albums simultaneously, both which would contrast each other's themes. Nelly characterized Sweat as "more up-tempo" and "energetic" while describing Suit as more of "a grown-up and sexy vibe [...] it's more melodic".
2004 studio album by Nelly
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Released | September 13, 2004 (2004-09-13) |
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Recorded | 2003–2004 |
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Length | 57:53 |
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- Derrty
- Fo' Reel
- Island Records
- Universal
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Background
While recording material for his third studio album, Nelly had his intention of producing one album. Songs were being recorded at a steady pace, with Nelly composing more ideas, to which he established the idea of two albums released simultaneously to house all the tracks.[2] On April 27, 2004, Nelly's representative initially described the upcoming albums as thematically dissimilar, "one is more melodic and party-oriented in the vein of records like "E.I." and "Tip Drill", while the other was described as having a "harder edge".[3] Nelly released singles accompanied by music videos from both albums.[3] Talking to MTV News, Nelly described the differences between both albums; their titles of Sweat and Suit were announced on May 27, 2004.[4] He noted Sweat as "more up-tempo" and "energetic", while characterizing Suit as more of "a grown-up and sexy vibe [...] it's more melodic".[2]
Release
Sweat and Suit were intended to be released on August 17, 2004, but were pushed back and released on September 14 in the United States, Canada and Japan.[4][5][6][7] Sweat was released on September 13, 2004 in the United Kingdom and Germany.[8][9]
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Allmusic |     [10] |
Entertainment Weekly | B−[11] |
RapReviews.com |          [12] |
Rolling Stone |     [13] |
Vibe |     [14] |
In its opening week, Sweat debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 342,000 copies.[15] On the same day of Sweat's release, Nelly's Suit, released in conjunction with the former album, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 396,000 copies, becoming his third consecutive US number-one album following Country Grammar (2000) and Nellyville (2002).[15] The combination of both album's opening figures of 737,000 surpasses that of Nellyville's, which debuted with 714,000 copies sold.[15] With the debuts, Nelly became the first act to achieve the feat of obtaining album's number one and number 2 on the US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart simultaneously. He is the second artist, following American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, to achieve the same feat, but on the Billboard 200 chart.[15] Guns N' Roses attained the accomplishment in 1991 with Use Your Illusion II and Use Your Illusion I, with the former debuting at number one and the latter at number 2, selling 770,000 and 685,000 copies, respectively.[15]
The following week of Sweat's release, it fell to number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 127,500 copies.[16] In its third week, Sweat sold 80,000 copies, dropping to number 8.[17] In the album's fourth week of release, its sales further decreased to 64,000 copies, falling to number 12.[18] In its fifth week, Sweat's again decreased, to 62,000 units, sustaining its position at number 12.[19] The album's sales continued to decrease in its sixth week of release, selling 50,000 copies, moving to number 16 on the chart.[20] On November 1, 2004, Sweat went on to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of 1,000,000 copies.
Track listing
Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
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1. | "Heart of a Champion" (featuring Lincoln University Vocal Ensemble) | | Duckett | 4:29 |
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2. | "Na-NaNa-Na" (featuring Jazze Pha) | | Jazze Pha | 3:59 |
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3. | "Flap Your Wings" | | The Neptunes | 4:03 |
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4. | "American Dream" (featuring St. Lunatics) |
- Haynes, Jr.
- Robert Cleveland
- Torhi Harper
- Ali Jones
- Alexander
- Bernard Edwards
- Nile Rogers
- Winston Rogers
| T-Mix | 4:56 |
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5. | "River Don't Runnn" (featuring Murphy Lee & Stephen Marley) | | Doe | 4:59 |
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6. | "Tilt Ya Head Back" (featuring Christina Aguilera) | | Doe | 4:13 |
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7. | "Grand Hang Out" (featuring Fat Joe, Jung Tru & Remy Ma) |
- Haynes, Jr.
- Jason "Jay E" Epperson
- Joseph Cartagena
- Reminisce Smith
- Terrance "Jung Tru" Bradley
| Epperson | 4:49 |
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8. | "Get'cha Get'cha" (featuring St. Lunatics) |
- Haynes, Jr.
- Torhi Harper
- Jones
- Cleveland
- Wayne Nugent
- Kevin Risto
| Midi Mafia | 4:37 |
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9. | "Another One" |
- Haynes, Jr.
- Jayson "Koko" Bridges
| Bridges | 4:39 |
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10. | "Spida Man" | | Bridges | 4:51 |
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11. | "Playa" (featuring Mobb Deep & Missy Elliott) | | The Alchemist | 3:57 |
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12. | "Down in da Water" (featuring Ali & Gube Thug) | | Trife | 4:20 |
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13. | "Boy" (featuring Lil' Flip & Big Gipp) | | Epperson | 3:59 |
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Total length: | 57:53 |
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United Kingdom bonus tracksTitle | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
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14. | "Don't Stop" | | Doe | 3:57 |
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Total length: | 61:48 |
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Sample credits
- "Heart of a Champion" – Contains a sample of "Roundball Rock" performed by John Tesh
- "Na Nana Na" – Contains a sample of "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" performed by 2Pac
- "American Dream" – Contains a sample of "Tired of Ballin'" performed by Tela
- "Tilt Ya Head Back" – Contains a sample of "Superfly" performed by Curtis Mayfield
- "Playa" – Contains a sample of "Magnetic Dance 2" performed by Lee Ryda
Personnel
Credits adapted from Allmusic.[21]
- Nelly – executive producer
- Jayson "Koko" Bridges – producer
- Andrew Coleman – engineer
- The Alchemist – producer
- Sandy Brummels – art direction
- Al Byno – engineer
- Jasper Cameron – producer
- Dirty Swift – producer
- Doe – producer
- Phillip Duckett – producer
- Michael Eleopoulos – assistant
- Jason "Jay E" Epperson – producer
- Loretta J. Galbreath – direction
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
- Harold Guy – assistant
- Jennifer Havey – A&R
- Tal Herzberg – engineer
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- Jazze Pha – producer
- Jun Ishizeki – engineer
- Chip Karpells – assistant
- Kevin Law – A&R
- Marc Stephen Lee – engineer
- Jonathan Mannion – photography
- NDoffene MBodji – assistant
- Carl Nappa – engineer
- The Neptunes – producer
- Jared Nugent – assistant
- Dave Pensado – mixing
- Joe Spix – art direction, design
- T-Mix – producer
- Richard Travali – mixing
- Trife – keyboards, producer
- Bruce Waynne – producer
- James White – photography
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Chart positions
Certifications
References
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- Reid, Shaheem (June 3, 2004). "Nelly Explains Both Of His New Albums". MTV News. Viacom. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- Reid, Shaheem (April 27, 2004). "Nelly To Pull A Guns N' Roses This Summer". MTV News. Viacom. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- Reid, Shaheem (May 27, 2004). "Nelly Pushes Back Both Of His Albums". MTV News. Viacom. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- "Sweat: Nelly". Amazon. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- "Sweat: Nelly". Amazon.ca. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- "Sweat: Nelly". Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
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- Birchmeier, Jason. "Nelly – Sweat. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved on June 28, 2013.
- Browne, David (September 17, 2004). "Sweat". Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- Juon, Steve (September 14, 2004). "Nelly's "Sweat" + "Suit"". RapReviews.com. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
- Sheffield, Rob (September 22, 2004). "Nelly: Sweat: Music Reviews: Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. Archived from the original on August 17, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Review: Sweat". Vibe. Vibe Media: 184. October 2004.
- "Nelly Runs 'Sweat,' 'Suit' Straight To The Top". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
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- "British album certifications – Nelly – Sweat". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 February 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Sweat in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- "American album certifications – Nelly – Sweat". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
External links
- Sweat at Discogs (list of releases)
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Related articles |
- St. Lunatics
- Derrty Entertainment
- The Main Event
- Nellyville (TV series)
- Super Bowl XXXV halftime show
- Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show
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Sweat es uno de los dos álbumes, junto con Suit, que Nelly lanzó a finales de 2004. Sweat fue el álbum menos popular de los dos, debutando en la posición #2 en Billboard 200, mientras que esa misma semana Suit se colocaba #1. Los sencillos fueron "Flap Your Wings," "Na-Nana-Na" y "Tilt Ya Head Back".
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