Must Be Nice (song)

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"Must Be Nice"
Single by Lyfe Jennings
from the album Lyfe 268-192
ReleasedAugust 2, 2004
Recorded2004
Genre R&B, neo soul
Length4:19
Label Sony Urban Music/Columbia
Songwriter(s) Lyfe Jennings
Producer(s) Lyfe Jennings
Lyfe Jennings singles chronology
"Stick Up Kid"
(2004)
"Must Be Nice"
(2004)
"Hypothetically"
(2005)

"Must Be Nice" is the first single released from R&B/soul musician Lyfe Jennings' debut album, Lyfe 268-192 . The song rose to #40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, while making it to #5 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. A remix with New York rapper Nas is featured on the "special edition" version of the album. The music video (directed by Bernard Gourley) for this song was shot in Jennings' hometown of Toledo, Ohio.

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The song was featured on the 2006 film ATL .

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