N.E.R.D. - Lapdance

UK single for electronica act includes one track with Kelis that's n.a. on the U.S. single. Tracks, 'Lapdance' featuring Lee Harvey & Vida, 'Li'l Suzy' featuring Kelis & 'What's Wrong With Me'. Slimline jewel case. 2001 release. Album Description

Note for Australia/New Zealand copy

i bought the same single, the case (Says mand in australia on the back)and cd state this song list, but the cd contains 3 tracks.
1: Lapdance (edit)
2: Lapdance
3: Lapdance (inst)
this cd contains a different version of the song than the american album release. June 18, 2003

Newly Found Nerd

Alright I was sitting in my room and flicked on MTV 2 all of a sudden this group came on called. N.E.R.D the music video(Rock star) turned out a little weird but I loved the beat and lyrics. This CD is great, the music is original and it keeps giving you somethin differnt. Unlike some artists who keep using the same tempo and beat. I can't wait to see more from nerd March 31, 2002

IF YOU THINK YOU HEARD SOMETHING YET...

N.E.R.D. is comprised of Pharell Williams and Chad Hugo
(there's also a silent member,Sha) who are also known as the
ubiqtious,hit-making duo whose keyboard/drum machine-heavy,trippy,funky,
rock-edged beats are a staple on radio and on folks' albums.
Everyone from Norega(remember 1998's soaring "Superthug"?) to N'Sync,
Mystikal("Shake It Fast") to Babyface,Limp Bizkit to Usher(his current single
"U Don't Have To Call").Please...this review would be too long if I were to give you the Neptunes' extensive resume.
(But I can't fail to mention that the 'Tunes are the guys behind Jay-Z's "I Just Wanna Love You(Give It To Me)" and Ludacris' "Southern Hospilaty",not to mention the edgy R&B siren Kelis,among many many more).

Well the Neptunes also moonlight as the experiemental,very rock influence N.E.R.D.
They aren't afraid to be different(as the outspoken Pharell has proved in many interviews) and this free-sprited nature has caused their trippy debut "In Search Of..." to be delayed several times.

Bad thing,you say,right?
No,I think it's a great thing.Here's why...

"Lapdance"-"In Search Of..."'s intial first single in the U.S.-was hot.With eerie keys,blasting sirens,a seductive hook by Murder Inc. vixen Vita,and a political message disguised as a strip club anthem,it was clear that N.E.R.D. were something different.Yet many feared that the very confined world of urban radio(and the Neptunes' more thugged out fans) wouldn't accept it.

BUT that was the 2001 version of "Lapdance".Which was basically just a more far out version of familar Neptunes fare.NOW the new version of "Lapdance" is something
ELSE! If you thought last year's "Lapdance" was something,just wait until you hear this one.With live drums replacing the thumping drum machine and a sticky guitar,
"Lapdance" is now a rock anthem YET still makes you want to move.
This is the type of music that I think we more of in mainstream hip hop/R&B.
Music that is edgy,worldy,diverse YET sill funky and true to itself. March 9, 2002

industry outsider

How does music fan from Spokane know the whole album more than two months before its release date (June 9 - Aug 14 in U.S.)? I have seen early copies of albums and bootlegs from early studio stuff but I didn't know final mixes of complete albums were normally sent out to insiders more than two months in advance of the actual release date. The record company I used to for must have been slow. I hope there are other songs on the album as good as this first single because they seem to be adept at making unusual songs with mass appeal. August 1, 2001

Very clever, very smart

Can't wait to hear more--I too saw this on MTV 2 first. The beat and hook grabbed me, but just a brief understanding of the lyrics made me want to hear more. Top to bottom, this thing is solid. Musically, lyrically, and attitude. While the rest of hip hop is still stuck in the 90s, N.E.R.D. gives a shout out to the 21st Century. June 27, 2001

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