Don't Mess with My Man (Nivea song)

"Don't Mess with My Man" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Nivea, featuring Brian and Brandon Casey from the group Jagged Edge. It was released in August 2002 as the third single from her self-titled debut album (2001). The song peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and was an international hit as well, reaching the top 10 in France and New Zealand and receiving a Gold certification in the former country. In the United Kingdom, the song was released twice: once as a solo single in 2002—reaching number 41 on the UK Singles Chart—and again as a double A-side with "Laundromat" in 2003, reaching number 33 on the same chart. The recording earned the artists a nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 45th Grammy Awards in 2003.[1]

Not to be confused with the song of the same name by Lucy Pearl.

"Don't Mess with My Man"
Single by Nivea featuring Jagged Edge
from the album Nivea
B-side	"Check Your Man" "Run Away"
Released	August 25, 2002
Recorded	2001
Genre	R&B, dance-pop
Length	3:32
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Bryan-Michael Cox, B. Casey
Producer(s)	Bryan-Michael Cox
Nivea singles chronology
"Run Away (I Wanna Be with You)" (2001) "Don't Mess with My Man" (2002) "Laundromat" (2003)
Jagged Edge singles chronology
"I Got It 2" (2001) "Don't Mess with My Man" (2002) "Trade It All Pt. 2" (2002)
Alternative cover
UK cover

Music video

The music video was directed by Nzingha Stewart and premiered in June 2002. The video's background singers featured clothing from Hendricks Apparel Group's Raw Jean collection.

Track listings

US Single

1. "Don't Mess With My Man" (Main Version)
2. "Don't Mess With My Man" (Version 2)

UK CD 1

1. "Don't Mess With My Man" (Main Version)
2. "Don't Mess With My Man" (Album Version)
3. "Check Your Man" (featuring Mystikal)
4. "Don't Mess With My Man" (Enhanced Video)

UK CD 2

1. "Don't Mess With My Man" (Scorpio Remix)
2. "Don't Mess With My Man" (Version 2)
3. "Don't Mess With My Man" (Video)
4. "Don't Mess With The Radio" (Video)

UK 12" single[2]

Side A

1. "Don't Mess With My Man" (Main Version)
2. "Don't Mess With My Man" (Album Version)
3. "Check Your Man" (featuring Mystikal)

Side B

1. "Don't Mess With My Man" (Remix)
2. "Check Your Man" (featuring Mystikal)

Europe CD 1

1. "Don't Mess With My Man" (Main Version)
2. "Don't Mess With My Man" (Album Version)

Europe CD 2

1. "Don't Mess With My Man" (Main Clean Version)
2. "Don't Mess With My Man" (LP Version)
3. "Check Your Man" (featuring Mystikal)
4. "Don't Mess With My Man" (Remix)
5. "Run Away" (featuring Pusha-T)

Australian single

1. "Don't Mess With My Man" (Bryan-Michael Cox Remix)
2. "Don't Mess With My Man" (Burn Unit Remix)
3. "Don't Mess With My Man" (Version 1 Main - Clean)
4. "Don't Mess With The Radio" (All-Star Remix)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2002–2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[3] 28 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[4] 11 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[5] 15 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[6] 32 France (SNEP)[7] 8 Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 90 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 10 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[10] 100 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[11] with "Laundromat" 89 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 90 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] 41 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] with "Laundromat" 33 UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[15] 6 UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[16] with "Laundromat" 2 UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[17] 4 UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[18] with "Laundromat" 8 US Billboard Hot 100[19] 8 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[20] 25 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[21] 4 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[22] 5

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position France (SNEP)[23] 72 US Billboard Hot 100[24] 38 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales France (SNEP)[25] Gold 250,000^* ^*sales figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Date
United States	August 25, 2002
United Kingdom	September 9, 2002[2]
Australia	March 9, 2003[26]
Europe	March 10, 2003[27]

References

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19. "Nivea Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
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21. "Nivea Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
22. "Nivea Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
23. "Classement Singles - année 2003" (in French). Archived from the original on May 10, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
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