Number 1 (Nelly song)

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"#1"
Nelly - Number One CD cover.jpg
Single by Nelly
from the album Training Day: The Soundtrack
ReleasedAugust 29, 2001
Recorded2001
Genre
Length3:18
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Nelly
  • Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam
Producer(s) Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam
Nelly singles chronology
"Batter Up"
(2001)
"#1"
(2001)
"Girlfriend"
(2002)

"#1" is a song recorded by American rapper Nelly. It was released on August 29, 2001 as the lead single from the soundtrack to the 2001 film Training Day . It was also included on Nelly's second studio album Nellyville (2002). The song was most known for igniting the feud between Nelly and KRS-One, for which KRS-One perceived it as a diss for being too similar to "I'm Still #1" by his group, Boogie Down Productions.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Music video

The music video for the song features Joe Perry of Aerosmith on guitar.[ citation needed ] The plot of the video closely follows Training Day with Nelly playing a dual role as both Ethan Hawke and Denzel Washington's characters of a rookie cop and a corrupt veteran cop.

Remix

The official remix features the group Clipse and Postaboy, and the song is on Nelly's remix album, Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention .

Track listing

US Promo

US Vinyl, 12", Promo

Charts

Chart (2001–2002)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [1] 20
Australian Urban (ARIA) [2] 6
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [1] 35
Germany (Media Control Charts)16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [1] 52
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [1] 22
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 22
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 20

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References

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  2. "Issue 633" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 27, 2022.