Maybe (N.E.R.D. song)

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"Maybe"
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Single by N*E*R*D
from the album Fly or Die
ReleasedJune 14, 2004 (2004-06-14)
Length4:22
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) N.E.R.D
Producer(s) The Neptunes
N*E*R*D singles chronology
"She Wants to Move"
(2004)
"Maybe"
(2004)
"Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)"
(2008)

"Maybe" is a single from American band N*E*R*D's second studio album, Fly or Die (2004). The song features Lenny Kravitz on guitar and Questlove on drums. It peaked at number 25 in the United Kingdom, number 31 in Ireland, and number 34 in the Netherlands. The song was featured in an iPod commercial that also promoted the song.

Contents

A "Maybe" remix was released a year later in 2005 on rap duo Clipse's "We Got It 4 Cheap, Volume 2" mixtape. The song is a stylistic departure from the original song. The remix features Pharrell rapping over Outkast's "Elevators (Me & You)" instrumental. [1]

Track listings

UK CD1 and European CD single [2] [3]

  1. "Maybe" (radio edit) – 3:30
  2. "She Wants to Move" (Native Tongue remix) – 4:44

UK CD2 [4]

  1. "Maybe" (radio edit) – 3:30
  2. "She Wants to Move" (Native Tongue remix) – 4:44
  3. "She Wants to Move" (Basement Jaxx remix) – 5:12
  4. "Maybe" (live) – 4:24
  5. "Maybe" (video) – 3:30

UK 12-inch single [5]

  1. "Maybe" (radio edit) – 3:30
  2. "Maybe" (SA-RA remix) – 3:31
  3. "She Wants to Move" (Basement Jaxx remix) – 5:12
  4. "She Wants to Move" (Native Tongue remix) – 4:44

Australian CD single [6]

  1. "Maybe" (radio edit) – 3:30
  2. "She Wants to Move" (Native Tongue remix) – 4:44
  3. "Maybe" (live) – 3:30

Japanese EP [7]

  1. "Maybe" (album version)
  2. "Maybe" (Sander Kleinenberg remix)
  3. "Rock Star" (Jason Nevins remix edit)
  4. "She Wants to Move" (Basement Jaxx mix)
  5. "She Wants to Move" (Native Tongue remix)
  6. "Lapdance" (Freedom 5 remix)

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [8] 48
Australian Urban (ARIA) [9] 20
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [10] 8
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [11] 10
Ireland (IRMA) [12] 31
Italy (FIMI) [13] 45
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [14] 34
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [15] 37
Scotland (OCC) [16] 18
UK Singles (OCC) [17] 25
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [18] 6
US Dance Club Play ( Billboard ) [19]
Sander Kleinenberg remixes
19

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United KingdomJune 14, 2004
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
Virgin [20]
AustraliaJune 28, 2004CD [21]
JapanJuly 28, 2004 [22]

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