When did Nelly Country Grammar come out?

Q: How many albums did Nelly Country Grammar sell?

Nellys 2000 debut Country Grammar has now officially been certified diamond by the RIAA. This means the album has sold 10 million units.

"Country Grammar (Hot Shit)"

Single by Nelly

from the album Country Grammar

Released

February 29, 2000

Length

4:48 (album version)
4:19 (edit)

Label

Fo' Reel
Universal

Songwriter(s)

Cornell Haynes, Jr.
Jason Epperson

Producer(s)

Epperson

Nelly singles chronology

"Country Grammar (Hot Shit)"
(2000)

"E.I."
(2000)

Alternative cover

"Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" (also known as "Country Grammar (Hot...)") is the debut single of American rapper Nelly. The song was written by Nelly and Jason "Jay E" Epperson, who also produced the track. Released on February 29, 2000, as the lead single from Nelly's 2000 debut album, Country Grammar, the single peaked at number seven in both the United States and the United Kingdom and reached the top 20 in Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands.

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Composition[edit]
Track listings[edit]
Charts[edit]
Certifications[edit]
Release history[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
When did Nelly make Country Grammar?
Did Nelly write Country Grammar?
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Composition[edit]

The song's melody and chorus were taken from a song popularly sung by children with clapping games called "Down Down Baby". On the clean version, the word "shit" is backmasked, and most of the explicit words are replaced by radio-friendly words and 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 shotgun.

"Country Grammar" references Beenie Man's 1998 dancehall single "Who Am I (Sim Simma)" with the line, "Keys to my beemer, man, holla at Beenie Man".

Track listings[edit]

US CD single[1]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"(Hot S**t) Country Grammar" (clean edit)	4:15
2.	"(Hot S**t) Country Grammar" (dirty edit)	4:15
3.	"Greed Hate Envy"	0:30
4.	"E.I."	0:30
5.	"Ride wit Me"	0:30

US 12-inch single[2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"(Hot S**t) Country Grammar" (clean edit)	4:49
2.	"(Hot S**t) Country Grammar" (dirty edit)	4:49
3.	"(Hot S**t) Country Grammar" (instrumental)	4:49

UK CD single[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Country Grammar" (superclean radio edit)	3:52
2.	"Luven Me"	4:07
3.	"Country Grammar" (instrumental)	4:48
4.	"Country Grammar" (video)

UK 12-inch single[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Country Grammar" (album version)	4:47
2.	"Country Grammar" (acapella)	3:58
3.	"Country Grammar" (instrumental)	4:48

UK cassette single[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Country Grammar" (superclean radio edit)	3:52
2.	"Luven Me"	4:07
3.	"Country Grammar" (instrumental)	4:48

European CD single[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Country Grammar" (new radio edit)	3:04
2.	"Country Grammar" (superclean radio edit with FX)	3:50

Australian CD single[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Country Grammar" (new radio edit)	3:04
2.	"Country Grammar" (superclean radio edit with FX)	3:50
3.	"Country Grammar" (2 step mix)	5:56
4.	"Country Grammar" (album version)	4:47

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Release history[edit]

References[edit]

^ (Hot S**t) Country Grammar (US CD single liner notes). Nelly. Fo' Reel Entertainment, Universal Records. 2000. 012 156 800-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ (Hot S**t) Country Grammar (US 12-inch single sleeve). Nelly. Fo' Reel Entertainment, Universal Records. 2000. 012156800-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ (Hot S+++) Country Grammar (UK CD single liner notes). Nelly. Fo' Reel Entertainment, Universal Records. 2000. MCSTD 40242, 158481-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ (Hot S+++) Country Grammar (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Nelly. Fo' Reel Entertainment, Universal Records. 2000. MCST 40242, 158479-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ (Hot S+++) Country Grammar (UK cassette single sleeve). Nelly. Fo' Reel Entertainment, Universal Records. 2000. MCSC 40242.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ (Hot S+++) Country Grammar (European CD single liner notes). Nelly. Fo' Reel Entertainment, Universal Records. 2000. 158 479-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ (Hot S+++) Country Grammar (Australian CD single liner notes). Nelly. Fo' Reel Entertainment, Universal Music Australia. 2000. 158 480-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Nelly – (Hot S***) Country Grammar". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
^ "Issue 572" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
^ "Nelly – (Hot S***) Country Grammar" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
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^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 47. November 18, 2000. p. 9. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
^ "Nelly – (Hot S***) Country Grammar" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 1, 2001" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
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^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
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^ "Nelly – (Hot S***) Country Grammar". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
^ "Nelly Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
^ "Nelly Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
^ "Nelly Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
^ "Nelly Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ "Nelly Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
^ "Billboard Top 100 – 2000". billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
^ "Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2000" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 8, no. 51. December 22, 2000. p. 54. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ "ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2001". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
^ "American single certifications – Nelly – Country Grammar". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ "AddVance Notice" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1340. March 3, 2000. p. 103. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^ "CHR/Rhythmic: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1342. March 17, 2000. p. 122. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^ "CHR/Pop: Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1354. June 9, 2000. p. 49. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
^ "New Releases – For Week Starting October 30, 2000: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. October 28, 2000. p. 25. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

External links[edit]

"Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" at Discogs (list of releases)
Music video on YouTube

When did Nelly make Country Grammar?

Country Grammar is the debut studio album by American rapper and singer Nelly. It was released on June 27, 2000, by Universal Records. The production on the album was handled by Jason "Jay E" Epperson, with additional production by C-Love, Kevin Law, City Spud, Steve "Blast" Wills and Basement Beats.

Did Nelly write Country Grammar?

In the caption of the Instagram post, Ali explained how his pen helped propel Nelly to mainstream success, claiming he wrote the St. Louis rapper's debut album Country Grammar, which in the summer of 2000 topped the Billboard 200 for five consecutive weeks.