Sweet Nothin's
1959 single by Brenda Lee
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Sweet Nothin's is a 1959 song by Brenda Lee written by Ronnie Self.[4] It peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 12 on the Hot R&B Sides chart, in 1960.[5] The song (as Sweet Nuthin's) also charted on the UK Singles Chart in 1960, peaking at No. 4,[6] marking Lee's first appearance on the UK chart.
| "Sweet Nothin's" | ||||
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| Single by Brenda Lee | ||||
| from the album Brenda Lee | ||||
| B-side | "Weep No More My Baby" | |||
| Released | 28 September 1959 | |||
| Recorded | 13 August 1959 | |||
| Studio | Bradley Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
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| Length | 2:23 | |||
| Label | Decca 30967 | |||
| Songwriter | Ronnie Self | |||
| Producer | Owen Bradley | |||
| Brenda Lee singles chronology | ||||
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The track begins with the sound of a whispering man who is speaking in a gibberish voice, where only Brenda Lee could understand, before the singing begins. Several radio stations banned the whispering dialogue as being too risque for airplay.
Musician and producer David Z adapted Lee's vocals from the song to produce the distinctive backing vocals in "Kiss", the smash hit for Prince.[7] Lee's voice from "Sweet Nothin's" was later sampled in Kanye West's song "Bound 2" on his 2013 album Yeezus.[8] This sample in turn was used by Sigma in their 2014 song "Nobody to Love."
In popular culture
The song was used in a 1985 TV commercial for Molson Canadian beer in Canada.[citation needed]