N.E.R.D.
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Background information | |
Origin | Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. |
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Past members | Mike Etheridge
Thaddaeus Tribbett James Darrell Robinson Junius Bervine Brent Paschke |
Website | nooneeverreallydies |
N.E.R.D.
In 2005, N.E.R.D. ended their contract with Virgin and disbanded. Three years later, the band reunited under Star Trak Entertainment, a subsidiary of Interscope Records established by Williams and Hugo. The band's third album, Seeing Sounds, released in 2008, sold just under 80,000 copies in its first week.[4] The album was followed by Nothing, which was released in 2010.
N.E.R.D. then began promotion in October 2017 after a period of silence following their 2010 album, which made fans speculate that the group had a new album or project in the works.[5] Their new album was titled No One Ever Really Dies, explaining their initial advertisements and confirming the rumors of fans.[6] The group released the first single for the album, "Lemon", in early November. Released in December 2017, the album has collaborations with multiple artists, including Kendrick Lamar, André 3000, M.I.A., Future, Wale, Gucci Mane, Rihanna, and Ed Sheeran.[6]
History
Formation and early career
The Neptunes met at the age of 12 at a band class in Virginia Beach.
2001–2002: In Search Of...
The band's debut album,
2003–2004: Fly or Die
The band recorded its second album, Fly or Die, in 2003. They learned to play the songs live, as Chad Hugo told MTV News on December 9, 2003: "We're the ones playing the instruments live this time. I just started playing guitar last year so I'm learning as we go. Pharrell's playing drums. [Last time] we didn't have time to learn certain instruments so we got Spymob to help us out."[19]
Fly or Die was released in March 2004. The album debuted at number six on the
2005–2008: Hiatus and Seeing Sounds
In 2005, N.E.R.D ended their contract with
From April to June 2008, the band toured with Kanye West as an opening act along with Rihanna and Lupe Fiasco as part of the Glow in the Dark Tour. On June 13, they gave an energetic performance at the Isle of Wight festival, however they almost missed their scheduled show because they didn't know where the island was.[24] On June 25, they performed in front of 40,000 people at the Isle of MTV 2008 at the Floriana granaries, Malta with free admission.[25][26] On August 9, 2008, the band played at the Way Out West music festival held in the city park of Gothenburg, Sweden. In September 2008, N.E.R.D performed to a sold-out crowd at the
2009–present: Nothing and No One Ever Really Dies
In 2009, a song entitled "Soldier" featuring
N.E.R.D's fifth album,
Musical style
The band's sound generally contains elements of
N.E.R.D's lyrics have been criticized. Ian Cohen of
Band members
- Pharrell Williams – lead vocals, piano, keyboards, drums, percussion, programming
- backing vocals
- Shay Haley – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Touring members
- Thaddaeus Tribbett - bass guitar
- James Darrell Robinson - drums, percussion
- Junius Bervine - keyboards
- Brent Paschke - guitars (Paschke was also the lead guitarist for rock band In Search Of... (2001-2002). Paschke and Spymob drummer Eric Fawcett made contributions to N.E.R.D third album, Seeing Sounds(2008). They also toured with them before from 2001 to 2004.)
Male dancers
- Eddie Eskridge
- Jesse Sanchez
- Angelo Saunders
Female dancers
- Mette Towley (lead dancer in "Lemon (ft. Rihanna)")
- Kenitia Coleman
- Natsuki Miya
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [53] |
AUS [54] |
GER
[57] |
IRE [58] |
ITA [55] |
NZ [55] |
SWE [55][59] |
SWI [55][56] |
UK [60] | |||||
In Search Of... | 56 | 70 | — | — | 27 | — | — | 17 | — | 28 |
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Fly or Die |
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6 | 11 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 27 | 4 |
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Seeing Sounds |
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7 | 14 | 45 | 65 | 60 | 97 | — | — | 13 | 20 | ||
Nothing |
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21 | 55 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 83 | ||
No One Ever Really Dies[34] |
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31 | 58 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 80 | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [64] |
US R&B [65] |
US Dance [66] |
AUS [54] |
BEL (Fla) [67] |
ITA [68] |
NLD
[69] |
SWE [70] |
SWI [71] |
UK
[60] | ||||
"Lapdance" (featuring Lee Harvey and Vita) |
2001 | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | 56 | 47 | — | 20[B] |
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In Search Of... |
" Rock Star "
|
2002 | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | 74 | — | — | 15 | ||
"Provider" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | 43 | — | 20 | |||
"She Wants to Move" | 2004 | — | 69 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 58 | 36 | 5 |
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Fly or Die |
" Maybe "
|
— | — | 19 | 48 | 58 | 45 | 37 | — | — | 25 | |||
"Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)" | 2008 | — | — | — | 69 | 65 | — | — | — | — | 41 | Seeing Sounds | |
"Spaz" | —[C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Sooner or Later" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Hot-n-Fun" (featuring Nelly Furtado) |
2010 | — | — | 26 | 52 | 23 | 26 | 88 | — | — | 49 | Nothing | |
"Hypnotize U" | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
" Lemon" )
(with Rihanna |
2017 | 36 | 16 | 37 | 44 | 63 | — | 87 | —[D] | 59 | 31 | No One Ever Really Dies | |
"1000" (with Future) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Don't Don't Do It"[74] (with Kendrick Lamar) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
" Lemon (Remix)" )
(with Rihanna and Drake |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Non-album single |
Notes
- ^ Stylized as N⋆E⋆R⋆D, N.E.R.D, N*E*R*D, and NER*D
- ^ "Lapdance" was re-released in the UK as a double A-side with "Provider".
- ^ "Spaz" peaked outside of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, therefore it is listed on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
- ^ "Lemon" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseekers Chart.[72]
Other appearances
Song title | Year | Album |
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"Loser" (featuring Clipse) | 2003 | The Neptunes Present...Clones |
"Squeeze Me" | 2015 | Music from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water |
"Patrick Star" | ||
"Sandy Squirrel" | ||
"Locked Away" | — | |
"Dreadlock Holiday"[citation needed] | 2018 | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation |
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