Nice Guys (song)

"Nice Guys"
Single by We Are Scientists
from the album Barbara
B-side	–
Released	June 7, 2010
Format	Digital Download
Recorded	2009
Genre	Indie
Length	2:56
Label	Masterswan
Writer(s)	Keith Murray, Chris Cain, Andy Burrows
We Are Scientists singles chronology
"Rules Don't Stop" (2010) "Nice Guys" (2010) "I Don't Bite" (2010)

Nice Guys is the second single from We Are Scientists' album Barbara. The single was released on 7 June 2010 ^[1], the week before Barbara and managed to debut at number 17 on the UK Indie Chart.

Release

The track was premiered on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on April 29, and made his Hottest Record soon after.^[2][3] The single's artwork features dolls of the band - (L-R) Andy, Keith, and Chris. The dolls were created by Adrian Stone, a fan of the band.^[4]

Music video

Nice Guys was premiered on The Sun's website on April 30. The music video was produced and directed by Chris Cain and Keith Murray, with both Keith and Chris riding around on scooters - Chris using a hand held camera to film Keith performing 'extreme tricks', which are purposely bad. Parodying subtitles are used within the video. For instance, the lead lyric "if you're the nice guy act like the nice guy" becomes "if you're the night sky act like the night sky".^[5]

Chart performance

"Nice Guys" debuted on the UK Indie Chart at number 17 on 13 June 2010.

Chart (2010)	Peak Position
UK Indie (The Official Charts Company)[6]	17

External links

• Official website

References

1. ^ We Are Scientists Reveal New Single Nice Guys This Is Fake DIY, April 30, 2010
2. ^ [1] BBC, Zane Lowe, April 29, 2010
3. ^ [2] wearescientists.com, April 30, 2010
4. ^ [3] We Are Scientists debut “Nice Guys” single - Popwreckoning
5. ^ New Video from We Are Scientists The Sun Online, April 30, 2010
6. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Indie Chart. The Official Charts Company.