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"#1"
Single by Nelly
from the album Training Day: The Soundtrack and Nellyville
Released	August 29, 2001
Recorded	2001
Genre	Hip hop rap rock
Length	3:18
Label	Priority Universal
Songwriter(s)	Nelly Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam
Producer(s)	Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam
Nelly singles chronology
"Batter Up" (2001) "#1" (2001) "Girlfriend" (2002)

"#1" is a song recorded by American rapper Nelly. It was released on August 29, 2001 as the lead single from the soundtrack to the 2001 film Training Day. It was also included on Nelly's second studio album Nellyville (2002). The song was most known for igniting the feud between Nelly and KRS-One, for which KRS-One perceived it as a diss for being too similar to "I'm Still #1" by his group, Boogie Down Productions.

Music video

The music video for the song features Joe Perry of Aerosmith on guitar. The plot of the video closely follows Training Day with Nelly playing a dual role as both Ethan Hawke and Denzel Washington's characters of a rookie cop and a corrupt veteran cop.

Remix

The official remix features the group Clipse and Postaboy, and the song is on Nelly's remix album, Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention.

Track listing

US Promo

• 1 #1 3:19
• 2 #1 4:08
• 3 #1 4:07

US Vinyl, 12", Promo

• A1 #1 4:23
• A2 #1 4:08
• B1 #1 4:07
• B2 #1 3:19

Charts

References

1. "Nelly - #1". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
2. "Issue 633" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
3. "Nelly - #1". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
4. "Nelly – #1" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
5. "Tipparade-lijst van week 27, 2002" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
6. "Nelly - #1". Single Top 100. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
7. "Nelly - #1". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
8. "Nelly Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
9. "Nelly Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
10. "Nelly Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
11. "Nelly Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2023.

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