Don't Play Nice

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"Don't Play Nice"
Don't Play Nice Verbalicious cover.png
Single by Verbalicious
B-side "Hey Boy"
Released21 February 2005 (2005-02-21)
Studio Random (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Length2:48
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Thomas Gustafsson
  • Hugo Lira
  • Tobias Lindell
Teddy Sinclair singles chronology
"Don't Play Nice"
(2005)
"They Talk Shit About Me"
(2009)

"Don't Play Nice" is the debut single of English singer-songwriter Teddy Sinclair, who released the song under the name Verbalicious. The song was written by Sinclair, Mowgli, Hugo Lira, Thomas Gustafsson, and Tobias Lindell, with production helmed by the latter three. The song became a hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. It also found some success in Ireland, where it peaked at number 48.

Contents

Background

The single was released commercially only in Ireland, Italy, and the United Kingdom. It is Teddy Sinclair's only single released under the name Verbalicious. Though the song charted well, due to poor sales, no album materialised. The song was released on the dance label All Around the World. [1] The single was nominated for the 2005 Popjustice £20 Music Prize, but it lost to "Wake Me Up" by Girls Aloud. [2]

Track listings

UK CD single [3]

  1. "Don't Play Nice" (original edit) – 2:50
  2. "Don't Play Nice" (Random radio mix) – 2:48
  3. "Don't Play Nice" (Mowgli club rub) – 4:43
  4. "Hey Boy" – 2:50
  5. "Don't Play Nice" (video)

Italian CD single [4]

  1. "Don't Play Nice" (original edit) – 2:50
  2. "Don't Play Nice" (Random radio mix) – 2:48
  3. "Don't Play Nice" (Mowgli club rub) – 4:43

Italian 12-inch single [5]

A. "Don't Play Nice" (Mowgli club rub) – 4:43
B. "Don't Play Nice" (original edit) – 2:50

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Italian 12-inch single sleeve. [5]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [6] 48
Romania (Romanian Top 100) [7] 96
Scotland (OCC) [8] 11
UK Singles (OCC) [9] 11
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [10] 9

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom21 February 2005CD [11]

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