'N' Dey Say

"N Dey Say"
Single by Nelly
from the album Suit
Released	February 23, 2005
Format	CD single
Recorded	2004
Genre	Hip hop, R&B
Length	3:37
Label	Universal Records
Writer(s)	Cornell Haynes, Jr., Jayson Bridges, G. Kemp
Producer(s)	Jayson "Koko" Bridges
Nelly singles chronology
"Na-NaNa-Na" (2005) "N Dey Say" (2005) "Errtime" (2005)

"N Dey Say" is a song by American rapper Nelly. It was released in February 2005 as the third and final single from his album Suit (2004). The song uses a musical sample of "True" by Spandau Ballet.

Music video

The video directed by Chris Robinson presents comparison of different lifestyles while putting an accent on their similarities (like war is equal with street gang rivalries in the civil life). It is brought into effect with a comic-like city background with strong strokes that seems like a merge of a photo and a drawing. This "in-between" feeling is realized by masking the background with a non-lifelike orange pattern. Using Bluescreen technology to separate the actors/artists from the background the performers remain realistic and stand out from the whole picture. The casting includes Gabriel Casseus (from Lockdown) as the patron of a homeless and Faune A. Chambers (from White Chicks) as the mourning widow and the St. Lunatics as cameos.

Charts

Chart (2005–06)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	20
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2]	41
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[3]	3
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[4]	8
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[5]	34
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6]	12
Germany (Official German Charts)[7]	30
Ireland (IRMA)	11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8]	80
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9]	17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	23
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	64
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	21
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks	37
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	34

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – Nelly – N Dey Say". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Nelly – N Dey Say" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
3. "Ultratop.be – Nelly – N Dey Say" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
4. "Ultratop.be – Nelly – N Dey Say" (in French). Ultratip.
5. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 20064 into search.
6. "Nelly: N Dey Say" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
7. "Musicline.de – Nelly Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Nelly – N Dey Say" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
9. "Charts.org.nz – Nelly – N Dey Say". Top 40 Singles.
10. "Swisscharts.com – Nelly – N Dey Say". Swiss Singles Chart.

External links

• "N Dey Say" Official music video on YouTube