"N Dey Say"
Single byNelly
from the albumSuit
Released	January 24, 2005 (2005-1-24)
Studio	Derrty (Los Angeles) Basement Beats (St. Louis)
Length	3:37
Label	Universal
Composer(s)	Nelly Jayson Bridges Gary Kemp
Lyricist(s)	Nelly
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 rapperNelly. It was released on January 24, 2005, as the third and final single from his albumSuit (2004). The song uses a musicalsample of "True" bySpandau Ballet, so songwriterGary Kemp was given a writing credit. The song reached number 64 on the USBillboard Hot 100 and entered the top 20 in Australia, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

The video directed byChris 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. UsingBluescreen technology to separate the actors/artists from the background the performers remain realistic and stand out from the whole picture. The casting includesGabriel Casseus (fromLockdown) as the patron of a homeless andFaune A. Chambers (fromWhite Chicks) as the mourning widow and theSt. Lunatics as cameos.

UK CD1 and Australian CD single^[1]

1. "N Dey Say" – 3:34
2. "N Dey Say" (Shake Ya Cookie remix) – 3:31
3. "N Dey Say" (Craig Groove remix) – 3:54
4. "Another One" – 4:39

UK CD2 and European CD single^[2][3]

1. "N Dey Say"
2. "N Dey Say" (Shake Ya Cookie remix)

UK 12-inch single^[4]

A1. "N Dey Say"

A2. "Another One"

B1. "N Dey Say" (Shake Ya Cookie remix)

B2. "N Dey Say" (Craig Groove remix)

Credits are taken from the Australian CD single liner notes.^[1]

Studios

• Recorded at Derrty Studios (Los Angeles) and Basement Beats Studios (St. Louis)
• Mixed at Platinum Sound Recording (New York City)

Personnel

• Nelly – lyrics, music, vocals
• Jayson "Koko" Bridges – music,^[5] drums, production
• Gary Kemp – music
• Carl Nappa – recording
• Rich Travali – mixing
• Chip Karpells – mixing assistant

• "N Dey Say" Official music video onYouTube

• 2004 songs
• 2005 singles
• Music videos directed by Chris Robinson (director)
• Nelly songs
• Songs written by Gary Kemp
• Songs written by Nelly
• Universal Records singles

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