- Country Grammar (Hot Shit)
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"Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" Single by Nelly from the album Country Grammar Released February 29, 2000 Format CD single Recorded 1999 Genre Midwest hip hop Length 4:48 (album version)
4:19 (radio edit)
3:50 (UK Edit)Label Universal Records Writer(s) Cornell Haynes, Jr., Jason Epperson Producer Jason "Jay E" Epperson Certification Gold (RIAA) Nelly singles chronology "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)"
(2000)"E.I."
(2000)Alternative cover "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" is the debut single by American rapper Nelly. The song was produced by Jason "Jay E" Epperson. It was released in 2000, taken from Nelly's debut album Country Grammar. It peaked at #7 in both the US and UK and hit #56 in Sweden.
Contents
Composition
The song's melody and chorus were taken from a song popularly sung by children with clapping games called "Roller Coaster". On the clean version, the word "shit" is backmasked, and most of the explicit words are replaced by radio-friendly words and/or bleep-related sound effects. For instance, the lyrics "street sweeper baby cocked" in the chorus are replaced with "boom boom baby" due to its reference to a weapon. Fellow St. Louis rapper Jibbs would later use the same tactic employed by Nelly in creating his first hit single. He would go on to imitate the popular children's song "Do Your Ears Hang Low?," with his song, "Chain Hang Low". The song also references Beenie Man's 1998 dancehall single "Who Am I (Sim Simma)" with the line, "Keys to my beemer, man, holla at Beenie Man".
Versions
Remixes
Another unofficial remix of the song with "Sweet Home Alabama" has been made and has received over 19,600,000 views on Youtube.
The official remix features E-40 and was produced by Jason "Jay E" Epperson.
Parodies
The song was also parodied in the TV show MADtv, having recalibrated the song into a rap-duet titled "Country Slammer" done by 2000 presidential and vice presidential candidates George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.
Track listings
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- U.S. Promo CD[1]
- (Hot S**t) Country Grammar [Clean Edit w/ Effects] 4:15
- (Hot S**t) Country Grammar [Clean Edit w/ Mutes & Boom Booms] 4:15
- (Hot S**t) Country Grammar [Instrumental] 4:49
- (Hot S**t) Country Grammar [Dirty Edit] 4:15
- (Hot S**t) Country Grammar [Call Out Hook] 0:11
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- U.S. Single
- (Hot S**t) Country Grammar [Clean Edit] 4:15
- (Hot S**t) Country Grammar [Dirty Edit] 4:15
- Greed Hate Envy [Snippet] 0:30
- E.I. [Snippet] 0:30
- Ride Wit Me [Snippet] 0:30
- U.S. Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
- A1 (Hot S***) Country Grammar [Clean Version] 4:49
- A2 (Hot S***) Country Grammar [Dirty Version] 4:49
- A3 (Hot S***) Country Grammar [Instrumental] 4:49
- B1 (Hot S***) Country Grammar [Clean Version] 4:49
- B2 (Hot S***) Country Grammar [Dirty Version] 4:49
- B3 (Hot S***) Country Grammar [Instrumental] 4:49
US Vinyl, 12", Promo
- A1 Country Grammar (Hot....) [Dirty Version] 4:49
- A2 Country Grammar (Hot....) [Clean Version] 4:49
- B1 Country Grammar (Hot....) [Instrumental] 4:49
- B2 Country Grammar (Hot....) [Acapella] 3:58
UK 12", Promo
- A1 E.I.
- A2 Ride Wit Me
- B1 Country Grammar (Hot S***)
- B2 Steal The Show
UK Vinyl, 12"
- A1 Country Grammar [Album Version] 4:47
- A2 Country Grammar [Acapella] 3:58
- B Country Grammar [Instrumental] 4:48
Europe Single
- 1 Country Grammar [New Radio Edit] 3:04
- 2 Country Grammar [Superclean Radio Edit W/FX] 3:50
Europe Maxi-CD Released November 13, 2000
- 1 Country Grammar [New Radio Edit] 3:04
- 2 Country Grammar [Superclean Radio Edit W/FX] 3:50
- 3 Country Grammar [2 Step Mix] 5:56
- 4 Country Grammar [Album Version] 4:47
Australia Maxi-CD
- 1 Country Grammar [New Radio Edit] 3:04
- 2 Country Grammar [Superclean Radio Edit W/FX] 3:50
- 3 Country Grammar [2 Step Mix] 5:56
- 4 Country Grammar [Album Version] 4:47
Charts
Chart (2000) Peak
positionU.S. Billboard Hot 100 7 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 5 U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Songs 1 Australian ARIA Singles Chart 20 Canadian RPM Singles Chart 10 UK Singles Chart 7 End of year charts
End of year chart (2000) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 29 References
External links
- "Country Grammer Sweet Home Alabama remix on YouTube
- "Country Grammar (Hot...)" Official music video (censored) on YouTube
Nelly Discography · Awards and nominationsStudio albums Compilations Sweatsuit · The Best of NellyExtended plays 6 Derrty Hits · 6 PackCollaborations Remix albums Singles "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" · "E.I." · "Ride wit Me" · "Batter Up" · "Hot in Herre" · "Dilemma" · "Air Force Ones" · "Work It" · "Pimp Juice" · "Iz U" · "Flap Your Wings" · "My Place" · "Tilt Ya Head Back" · "Over and Over" · "Na-NaNa-Na" · "'N' Dey Say" · "Grillz" · "Party People" · "Body on Me" · "Stepped on My J'z" · "One and Only" · "Just a Dream" · "Move That Body" · "Gone" · "Country Ass Nigga"Promotional singles "#1" · "Shake Ya Tailfeather" · "Fly Away" · "Errtime" · "Wadsyaname" · "Warrior" · "Let It Go (Lil Mama)" · "Tippin' In da Club" · "Long Gone"Featured singles "Where the Party At" · "Girlfriend (The Neptunes Remix)" · "All Night Long" · "Get It Poppin'" · "Nasty Girl" · "Call on Me" · "N' Da Paint" · "5000 Ones" · "Here I Am" · "Miss Me" · "Lose Control (Let Me Down)" · "Racks (Remix)"Filmography Snipes · The Longest YardRelated articles Categories:- 2000 singles
- Billboard Rhythmic Airplay number-one singles
- Debut singles
- Music videos directed by Marc Klasfeld
- Nelly songs
- Music of St. Louis, Missouri
- Singles certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America
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