| "Nu Nu" | ||||
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| Single by Lidell Townsell | ||||
| from the album Harmony | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | House | |||
| Label | Mercury/PolyGram Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lidell Townsell, K. Fingers (Craig Simpkins), Hula (Lamar Hula Mahone), Silk E (Keith Mayberry), b. Coleman | |||
| Lidell Townsell singles chronology | ||||
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"Nu Nu" is the second single of Chicago house-music artist Lidell Townsell, which featured duo M.T.F. The song was released from his 1992 Mercury/PolyGram Records album release Harmony. It was recorded at the Playroom Recording Studio in Chicago Heights, IL by Recording Engineer Jerome Mark Mikulich.
Chart performance
"Nu Nu" reached #1 on the US Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles chart and #2 on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. It was #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #44 on the US Hot Hip-Hop & R&B Singles.
FannyPack version
New York's hip hop/electronica group FannyPack covered the song, renaming it "Nu Nu (Yeah Yeah)," in 2005. The Double J & Haze Extended Mix of this version appeared on the soundtrack of the 2006 film "Stick It" and on the soundtrack of the 2009 film "Fired Up!"
This version was used in promos by American television network NBC on its weeknight talk show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon during 2010.
Austin Mahone/Pitbull Mmm Yeah sampled version
The 2014 song “Mmm Yeah,” sung by Austin Mahone and featuring Pitbull, heavily samples the lyrics and verses from “Nu Nu” and most notably samples the chorus.
References
- Nu Nu in BMI Repertoire BMI.com
- Nu Nu in ASCAP ACE ASCAP.com
- Billboard Singles for Lidell Townsell. Allmusic.com.
- Fannypack- Nu Nu (Yeah Yeah) - About.com 3.5 Star Rating, Review by Joey Rivaldo at About.com: Dance Music/Electronica 2005 CD Reviews About.com.
- Soundtrack listing for Stick It (2006) at IMDB.com IMDB.com
- Soundtrack listing for Fired Up! (2009) at IMDB.com IMDB.com