Country Grammar (Hot Shit)

"Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" is the debut single by American rapper Nelly. The song was produced by Jason "Jay E" Epperson. It was released on February 29, 2000, taken from Nelly's debut album Country Grammar. It peaked at #7 in both the US and UK and hit #56 in Sweden.

"Country Grammar (Hot Shit)"
Single by Nelly
from the album Country Grammar
ReleasedFebruary 29, 2000 (2000-02-29)[1]
Recorded1999
Genre
Length4:48 (album version)
4:19 (edit)
LabelUniversal Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Epperson
Nelly singles chronology
"Country Grammar (Hot Shit)"
(2000)		 "E.I."
(2000)
Alternative cover

Composition

The song's melody and chorus were taken from a song popularly sung by children with clapping games called "Down Down Baby". On the clean version, the word "shit" is backmasked, and most of the explicit words are replaced by radio-friendly words and/or bleep-related sound effects. For instance, the lyrics "street sweeper baby cocked" in the chorus are replaced with "boom boom baby" due to its reference to a shotgun. Fellow St. Louis rapper Jibbs would later use the same tactic employed by Nelly in creating his first hit single. He would go on to imitate the popular children's song "Do Your Ears Hang Low?", with his song, "Chain Hang Low". The song also references Beenie Man's 1998 dancehall single "Who Am I (Sim Simma)" with the line, "Keys to my beemer, man, holla at Beenie Man".

Track listings
US CD Single[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(Hot S**t) Country Grammar"Nelly, Jason "Jay E" Epperson4:18
2."(Hot S**t) Country Grammar" (Explicit)Nelly, Epperson4:19
3."Greed Hate Envy"Nelly, City Spud0:33
4."E.I."Nelly, Epperson0:32
5."Ride wit Me"Nelly, Epperson0:31

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2000–01) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 20
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 61
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4] 10
Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 20
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 31
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 20
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 43
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 56
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 58
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 7
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 7
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13] 5
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[14] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (2000) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 29
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16] 19
Chart (2001) Position
Australia (ARIA)[17] 77

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] Gold 35,000^
United States (RIAA)[19] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. "Country Grammar: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  2. "Australian-charts.com – Nelly – (Hot S***) Country Grammar". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  3. "Austriancharts.at – Nelly – (Hot S***) Country Grammar" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  4. "Nelly Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Nelly – (Hot S***) Country Grammar". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 1, 2001" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Nelly – (Hot S***) Country Grammar" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  8. "Charts.nz – Nelly – (Hot S***) Country Grammar". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  9. "Swedishcharts.com – Nelly – (Hot S***) Country Grammar". Singles Top 100. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  10. "Swisscharts.com – Nelly – (Hot S***) Country Grammar". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  11. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  12. "Nelly Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  13. "Nelly Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  14. "Nelly Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  15. "Billboard Top 100 – 2000". billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  16. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  17. "ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2001". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  18. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020.
  19. "American single certifications – Nelly – Country Grammar". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 



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