Down 4 Whateva

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"Down 4 Whateva"
Nuttin'NyceDown4WhatevaSingle.jpg
Single by Nuttin' Nyce
from the album Down 4 Whateva and A Low Down Dirty Shame (soundtrack)
B-side "Behind Closed Doors"
ReleasedOctober 12, 1994
Recorded1994
Length4:51
Label Jive
Songwriter(s)
  • L. Campbell
  • N. Hooper
  • S. Law
  • O. Ponder
  • B. Romeo
  • L. Wallace
  • C. Wheeler
Producer(s) Art & Rhythm
Nuttin' Nycesingles chronology
"Down 4 Whateva"
(1994)
"Nasty Girl"
(1994)
A Low Down Dirty Shame singles chronology
""Down 4 Whateva""
(1994)
""Get the Girl, Grab the Money and Run""
(1994)

"Down 4 Whateva" is a song by American girl group Nuttin' Nyce. The song, which was recorded for the group's debut album of the same name, was released as the first promotional single for the soundtrack to the 1994 film A Low Down Dirty Shame .

Contents

The chorus includes the refrain from Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) by Soul II Soul.

Track listing

12", 3313 RPM, Vinyl (Promo)
  1. "Down 4 Whateva" (LP Version) - 4:50
  2. "Down 4 Whateva" (Mr. Lee's Remix) - 6:05
  3. "Down 4 Whateva" (LP Instrumental) - 4:50
  4. "Down 4 Whateva" (Mr. Lee's Remix Instrumental) - 6:05
CD (Promo)
  1. "Down 4 Whateva" (Radio Edit) - 4:20
  2. "Down 4 Whateva" (LP Version) - 4:52
  3. "Down 4 Whateva" (Mr. Lee's Remix) - 6:02

Personnel

Information taken from Discogs. [1] [2]

Chart performance

Notes

  1. "Nuttin' Nyce - Down 4 Whateva (CD, Single, Promo) at Discogs". Discogs . Retrieved 2010-05-31.
  2. "Nuttin' Nyce - Down 4 Whateva (12", Promo) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
  3. "allmusic ((( A Low Down Dirty Shame > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic . Retrieved 2010-05-31.

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