"Don't Mess with My Man" | ||||
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Single by Nivea featuring Jagged Edge | ||||
from the album Nivea | ||||
B-side | "Check Your Man" | |||
Released | June 3, 2002 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:32 | |||
Label | Jive | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bryan-Michael Cox, Brandon Casey | |||
Producer(s) | Bryan-Michael Cox | |||
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Jagged Edge singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Mess with My Man" is a song by American R&B singer Nivea featuring Brian and Brandon Casey from R&B group Jagged Edge. It was released in on June 3, 2002, as the third single from her self-titled debut album (2001). The song peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and was an international hit as well, reaching the top 10 in France and New Zealand and receiving a gold certification in the former country.
In the United Kingdom, the song was released twice: once as a solo single in 2002—reaching number 41 on the UK Singles Chart—and again as a double A-side with "Laundromat" in 2003, reaching number 33 on the same chart. The recording earned the artists a nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards in 2003. [1]
Nzingha Stewart directed a music video for an alternate version of the song, which premiered in June 2002. The video's background singers featured clothing from Hendricks Apparel Group's Raw Jean collection.
US CD single [2]
UK CD single [3]
UK 12-inch single [4]
| European CD single [5]
Australian CD single [6]
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UK CD single [7]
| UK 12-inch single [8]
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Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France (SNEP) [39] | Gold | 250,000* |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [40] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | June 3, 2002 | Jive | [41] | |
United Kingdom | September 9, 2002 |
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September 16, 2002 | Cassette | [43] | ||
United States | October 21, 2002 | Contemporary hit radio | [44] | |
Australia | February 24, 2003 | CD | [45] | |
Belgium | March 30, 2003 |
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United Kingdom (re-release) | April 28, 2003 |
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