Sweet Nothin's
Sweet Nothin's is a 1959 song by Brenda Lee written by Ronnie Self.[1] It peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 12 on the Hot R&B Sides chart, in 1960.[2] The song (as Sweet Nuthin's) also charted on the UK Singles Chart in 1960, peaking at No. 4,[3] marking Lee's first appearance on the UK chart.
"Sweet Nothin's" | ||||
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Single by Brenda Lee | ||||
from the album Brenda Lee | ||||
B-side | "Weep No More My Baby" | |||
Released | 28 September 1959 | |||
Recorded | 13 August 1959 | |||
Length | 2:23 | |||
Label | Decca 30967 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ronnie Self | |||
Producer(s) | Owen Bradley | |||
Brenda Lee singles chronology | ||||
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Lee's voice from "Sweet Nothin's" was sampled in Kanye West's song "Bound 2" on his 2013 album Yeezus,[4] which in turn was sampled by Sigma in their 2014 song, "Nobody to Love", which also uses the same vocal sample from "Sweet Nothin's" as "Bound 2" does.
In popular culture
The song was used in a 1985 TV commercial for Molson Canadian beer in Canada.
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References
- Steve Leggett (2002-07-23). "Sweet Nothings - Brenda Lee | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
- Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- "Brenda Lee UK chart runs". Polyhex.
- Yeezus (PDF) (Media notes). Kanye West. Def Jam Recordings. 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013.CS1 maint: others (link)
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