Shy Guy

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"Shy Guy"
Shy guy.jpg
Artwork for European release
Single by Diana King
from the album Tougher Than Love and Bad Boys: Music from the Motion Picture
Released14 March 1995 (1995-03-14)
Genre
Length
  • 4:20 (album version)
  • 3:40 (single version)
Label Work
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Andy Marvel
Diana King singles chronology
"Stir It Up"
(1994)
"Shy Guy"
(1995)
"Ain't Nobody"
(1995)
Music videos
"Shy Guy" on YouTube

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [44] Platinum70,000^
Belgium (BRMA) [60] Gold25,000*
France (SNEP) [61] Gold250,000*
Germany (BVMI) [62] Gold250,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [63] Gold5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [64] Gold400,000
United States (RIAA) [65] Gold500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Europe14 March 1995CD Work [11]
Japan21 July 1995Mini-CD Sony [66]

Covers and samples

In 1998, a cover version of the song called Jeito Sexy became the first hit of Brazilian band Fat Family. [67]

Aswad and former Eternal singer Easther Bennett recorded a version of the song in 2002. [68]

In December 2008, Mýa recorded a cover version of "Shy Guy" with the words in English rather than in the patois that King's version was recorded in. This was included on Mýa's 2008 Japan-only album Sugar & Spice but was not released as a single.

In 2016, Belgian singer Unicq released her own bilingual French / English version under the title "Mercy (Shy Guy)". The single reached number 76 on the SNEP chart, the French official singles chart. [69]

The chorus of the 2016 song "Don't Hurt Me" by DJ Mustard and Nicki Minaj contains an interpolation of "Shy Guy".

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