"Nasty" is a song by American singer and songwriter Tinashe. It was released on April 12, 2024, via her independent record label, Tinashe Music Inc. and Nice Life Recording Company. The song's release coincided with her performance at the 2024 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.[1] The song serves as the lead single of her upcoming seventh studio album Quantum Baby. It was written by Tinashe, and Ricky Reed and produced by Zack Sekoff alongside Reed. The song is an uptempo R&B club track that contains elements of electro and trap. "Nasty" debuted at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 2024, becoming Tinashe's fifth entry and first solo song on the chart.
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| Single by Tinashe | ||||
| from the album Quantum Baby | ||||
| Released | April 12, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2024 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 2:56 | |||
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| "Nasty" on YouTube | ||||
Background and release edit
Tinashe initially teased the song on a livestream via her Instagram on Valentine's Day 2024. On April 3, Tinashe signed a worldwide publishing deal with Position Music, obtaining the publishing rights to her future releases from that point forward and her previous album BB/Ang3l.[2]
She officially teased her forthcoming seventh studio album, Quantum Baby, with a trailer shared on her various social media platforms on April 8, where Quantum Baby was officially confirmed by her to serve as the second installment of a trilogy of albums. The following day she officially announced the single set to drop that Friday. In an interview with Forbes, "Nasty" was dubbed as "perfect pre-summer song". She stated “I really wanted to have that energy going into the season, just feeling like I want to have fun, be outside, get sweaty, get nasty, party energy all year... I think it's kind of all been leading up to this, and I haven't had a release in the summer in a while. So I'm really excited to be rolling it out in this way.”[3]
The song initially went viral on X after a user posted a video from TikTok of a British dancer dancing to soca music with his instructor, with "Nasty" replacing the original audio.[4] The song gained further traction on TikTok,[5] where it soundtracked more than 300,000 videos by June 2023.[6]
Commercial performance edit
On the chart dated June 15, 2024, "Nasty" debuted at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Tinashe's overall fifth entry, second as a lead artist and first solo song on the chart.[7] The song also peaked at number 26 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs on the chart dated June 15, 2024.[8]
Music video edit
The accompanying music video was released the same day as the single, on April 12, 2024. It was directed Jonah Haber and choreographed by Jojo Gomez.[9] The video starts with Tinashe being ‘Nasty’ from working on her car. She then proceeds to dance with her dancers. Furthermore, it shows Tinashe in a desert being chased by several drones. At the end of the video, she retrieves a weapon from a car and shoots a drone down before driving away. The video ends with ‘2.B Continued’ on the screen.
Live performances edit
Tinashe performed the song live for the first time at the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Mojave stage on April 12 and 19.[10]
Credits and personnel edit
- Tinashe – vocals, songwriting
- Ricky Reed – production, songwriting
- Zack Sekoff – production
- Ike Schultz – vocal production, mixing engineering
- Ethan Shumaker – mixing engineering
- Chris Gehringer – master engineering
Charts edit
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[11] | 99 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[12] | 10 |
| UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[13] | 66 |
| UK Singles Sales (OCC)[14] | 69 |
| UK Indie (OCC)[15] | 42 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[16] | 90 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 26 |
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | April 12, 2024 |
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| United States | May 28, 2024 | Rhythmic contemporary radio | [18][better source needed] |
References edit
- ^ "Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival". www.coachella.com. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ Wild, Stephi. "Position Music Signs Tinashe To Worldwide Publishing Deal". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ Mendez, Chris Malone. "Tinashe Gets 'Nasty' On New Single". Forbes. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ Zhang, Cat (May 17, 2024). "Why Is Tinashe's 'Nasty' Going Viral?". The Cut. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ Oliver, David (June 6, 2024). "What in the world does 'match my freak' mean? More than you think". USA Today. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ @tinasheup (June 10, 2024). ".@Tinashe's "Nasty" has reached 300K videos on Tiktok!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ @billboardcharts (June 10, 2024). "@Tinashe's "Nasty" debuts at No. 90 on this week's #Hot100" (Tweet). Retrieved June 11, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Tinashe Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ Nasty (Music video). April 12, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Nast, Condé (April 21, 2024). "Tinashe Reveals How She Uses Music & Social Media to "Create a Legacy"". Teen Vogue. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ "Tinashe Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ "Tinashe Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ "Tinashe Shares New Song "Nasty": Listen". Stereogum. April 12, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ @USRadioUpdater (May 25, 2024). ". @Tinashe 's "Nasty" will officially impact US Radio on May 28th (via @tinasheup). Formats will likely be Rhythmic & Urban although not confirmed at the moment" (Tweet). Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via Twitter.