Nu Nu
1992 single by Lidell Townsell
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"Nu Nu" is the second single of Chicago house musician Lidell Townsell, which featured duo M.T.F. The song was released from his 1992 Mercury/PolyGram Records album release Harmony. It was recorded at the Playroom Recording Studio in Chicago Heights, IL by Recording Engineer Jerome Mark Mikulich.
| "Nu Nu" | ||||
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| Single by Lidell Townsell | ||||
| from the album Harmony | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | House | |||
| Label | Mercury/PolyGram | |||
| Songwriters | Lidell Townsell, K. Fingers (Craig Simpkins), Hula (Lamar Hula Mahone), Silk E (Keith Mayberry), b. Coleman[1][2] | |||
| Lidell Townsell singles chronology | ||||
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Chart performance
"Nu Nu" reached #1 on the US Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles chart and #2 on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. It was #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #44 on the US Hot Hip-Hop & R&B Singles.[3]
FannyPack version
New York's hip hop/electronic group FannyPack covered the song in 2005, renaming it "Nu Nu (Yeah Yeah)".[4] The Double J & Haze Extended Mix of this version appeared on the soundtrack of the 2006 film "Stick It"[5] and on the soundtrack of the 2009 film "Fired Up!"[6]
This version was used in promos by American television network NBC on its weeknight talk show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon during 2010.
Austin Mahone/Pitbull sampled version
The 2014 song "Mmm Yeah" by Austin Mahone featuring Pitbull heavily samples the lyrics and verses from "Nu Nu" and most notably samples the chorus.