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Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States (2001 – present)

N*E*R*D is alternative rock/funk/rap group which formed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States in 2001. The group consists of lead singer Pharrell Williams (vocals, keys, guitar), Chad Hugo (guitar, bass) and Shay Haley (drums). The band is best known for the songs “Rock Star”, “Everyone Nose” and “She Wants to Move”.
Williams and Hugo are also known as the Grammy-winning production duo The Neptunes.

N*E*R*D’s sound is a blend of rock, hip-hop, and R&B. N*E*R*D stands for “No-one ever really dies”.

Williams and Hugo originally recorded the band’s debut album, In Search Of…, for European release in 2001 using similar digital production techniques used on Neptunes-produced records. However, they decided that if N*E*R*D was to be different from The Neptunes, it should sound different. This led to them re-recording the album (still titled In Search Of…) with the power pop band Spymob for worldwide release in 2002.

In Search Of… achieved moderate success in the United States.: the album reached number 59 on the Billboard 200; its first single,

Lapdance, reached the top 40 on the rap charts; and its second single,

Rock Star, reached the top 40 of the modern rock charts in the US and is still incredibly popular today. “Lapdance” also went top 40 in the Netherlands and its music video received heavy airplay on American MTV2. The album was well-received by critics even though it was not as successful as many of the Neptunes’ productions for other artists.

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1	She Wants to Move full track	3,941
2	Rock Star full track	1,864
3	Lapdance	1,659
4	Provider full track	1,607
5	Brain full track	969
6	Spaz full track	925
7	Run To The Sun full track	889
8	Things Are Getting Better full track	877
9	Anti Matter full track	781
10	You Know What full track	767
11	Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom) full track	751
12	Baby Doll full track	739
13	Sooner or Later full track	714
14	The Way She Dances full track	688
15	Tape You full track	660

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blazeablaze08 wrote:
yesterday morning

Just wait til you actually get some new songs to decide where the band is going. I can see where you guys are coming from because I felt the same way but give Rhea a chance, I believe Chad and Pharrell have good judgement

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aga_a wrote:
Monday afternoon

I need song 'hear me on the radio' (90210) please help! ;D

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Veasna wrote:
Sunday evening

Point52 - Wow. 'Hip-Hop fags?' What about emo fags? Jacoby Shaddix is taking that band for a ride down the coaster, from which there is no going up ever again.

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Juve_Rule wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

Let's put up a picture with the whole new group, I uploaded one --> http://www.last.fm/music/N*E*R*D/+images/38056919

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Point52 wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

sooner or later video is a rip off from Papa Roach - Getting away with murder...hip-hop fags

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curtdawg5 wrote:
last week

Rhea can SING and she's also has a decent flow. Definitely a welcome addition. Just saw them open for Jay-Z and was more than impressed. Chad was absent though...

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iBella wrote:
9 days ago

WHY DID SOME NEW GIRL JOINNN??? i'm not gonna judge until i hear it but i can't say that it's an exciting piece of news for me either... i already love n.e.r.d. as it is.

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hotterthanjuly wrote:
11 days ago

iheartnikes, last time I checked N*E*R*D is NOT hip-hop. I'm worried about the band reducing themselves to formulaic fodder just to increase airplay. On paper, this is the exact same move Black Eyed Peas made with the incursion of Fergie on Elephunk, which boosted their commercial appeal drastically. Now it seems as if N*E*R*D is looking to duplicate that level of success, and the feeling is unsettling. I just hope they aren't compromising themselves artistically. They need to find a source of inspiration that will allow them to produce an album of the same caliber as In Search Of...and Fly or Die. Seeing Sounds had the refreshing nostalgia of their debut, but for the most part, not the tunes to match.

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ib13 wrote:
12 days ago

we won't photo with the new member

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MichaelSunfield wrote:
14 days ago

finaly new photo!! : D

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luvMEsensless wrote:
15 days ago

Radio (W.T.F.) is so hawt.

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Davviid wrote:
18 days ago

Legends

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Njamimars wrote:
18 days ago

BBC!

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AirJordanXX3 wrote:
20 days ago

Their new song sounds siiick. Rhea sounds really good, too. I was surprised

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xflipside2 wrote:
20 days ago

everybody hate's Rhae, HER VOICE IS FUCKING AWESOME

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Charlie_bwoi wrote:
20 days ago

They performed a new track? "Radio (W.T.F)" on 90210, the tune actually didn't seem that bad ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O44uhFprO4

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iheartnikes wrote:
21 days ago

ugh you guys give up hop so easy lol. I GUESS BECAUSE A CHICK JOINED..... the new album will be different from the rest, but you should expect this from Pharrell.

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p-5-5-5-5-5 wrote:
21 days ago

Чтобы спастись - нужно потерять ум заранее. Спрятал? На пальме. Как печень. Или на жопе. ежф. Они итак всё знают!

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Ihateboston wrote:
23 days ago

Yeah I think they believe she will add some sort of versatility but I believe it may end up hindering the subject matter and making them sound a little generic.

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hotterthanjuly wrote:
23 days ago

Yeah, I'm getting that feeling too...

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