Fly or Die

"She Wants to Move"
Fly or Die
Studio album by N.E.R.D.
Released	March 23, 2004
Recorded	2003
Genre	Alternative rock; rap rock;
Length	61:01
Label	Star Trak • Virgin
Producer	The Neptunes
N.E.R.D. chronology
Singles from Fly or Die
	"She Wants to Move"; Released: March 9, 2004; "Maybe"; Released: 2004;

Fly or Die is the second studio album by American rap rock band N.E.R.D. It was released on March 23, 2004.

Production

The band recorded its second album Fly or Die during 2003. The band actually learned the instruments needed to play the tunes, so they could perform live. As Chad Hugo told MTV News on December 8, 2003, "We're the ones playing the instruments live this time. I just started playing guitar last year so I'm learning as we go. Pharrell's playing drums. Last time, (on In Search of...) we didn't have time to learn certain instruments so we got Spymob to help us out."[1]

The band also recruited some assistance to record the album with Lenny Kravitz and Questlove playing on the track "Maybe." Several of tracks concern issues of particular concern to adolescents including "Thrasher" about bullies, "Drill Sergeant" about rebellion and conscription, and first love on "Backseat Love".

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(68/100)[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A− [4]
The Guardian	[5]
NME	(8/10) [6]
PopMatters	[2][7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Slant	[9]
The Times	[10]
Uncut	[2]

Fly or Die went on sale on March 23, 2004. The lead single "She Wants to Move" went into the Top 5 in U.K, top 10 in New Zealand, top 20 in Norway, Italy, Ireland and Denmark and top 40 in Australia and the Netherlands as of March 2004. Fly or Die sold 412,000 copies in the United States, but shipped at least 500,000 units making it qualify for RIAA's Gold Certification.[11][12]

Rolling Stone (4/15/04, p. 147) - 3 stars out of 5 - "It's fascinating to hear these rap geniuses go undercover as a bar band you might hear rocking Journey covers in a bowling alley."

Entertainment Weekly (4/2/04, p. 62) - "Fly or Die is craftier and more multilayered than its predecessor....[A] set of clever, complex, studio-crafted pop--complete with musicianly, smooth-jazz licks--that doesn't owe allegiance to any one genre." - Rating: A-

Uncut (p. 91) - 5 stars out of 5 - "N*E*R*D can replicate machine hypersyncopation at the drop of a hi-hat. Prog-pop album of year."

Uncut (p. 74) - Ranked #18 in Uncut's "Best Albums of 2004" - "[A]n object lesson in eclectic art-rock....[T]his prog-pop classic reveal further depths of detail with every repeated play."

Mojo (p. 106) - 4 stars out of 5 - "This is an enthusiastic hymn to the terminally uncool, an un-ironic celebration of nerd-culture....They make a party you want to be invited to."

It was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo; produced by The Neptunes.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Worry About It"	3:41
2.	"Fly or Die"	3:30
3.	"Jump" (featuring Joel Madden and Benji Madden)	3:55
4.	"Backseat Love"	2:48
5.	"She Wants to Move"	3:33
6.	"Breakout"	3:47
7.	"Wonderful Place" / "Waiting for You"	7:09
8.	"Drill Sergeant" / "Preservation"	6:54
9.	"Thrasher"	2:51
10.	"Maybe"	4:22
11.	"The Way She Dances"	4:05
12.	"Chariot of Fire" / "Find My Way"	8:15

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14]	11
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15]	33
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16]	9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17]	33
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[18]	9
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19]	5
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[20]	19
French Albums (SNEP)[21]	19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22]	20
Irish Albums (IRMA)[23]	12
Italian Albums (FIMI)[24]	10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25]	22
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[26]	4
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[27]	30
Scottish Albums (OCC)[28]	3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[29]	9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30]	27
UK Albums (OCC)[31]	4
US Billboard 200[32]	6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[33]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[34]	93
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[35]	65
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[36]	28
UK Albums (OCC)[37]	78
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[38]	92

References

"N.E.R.D. Step Up Their Game On Fly Or Die, Reminisce About Teen Years".
"Fly Or Die by N.E.R.D. [The Neptunes]".
Allmusic review
"Fly or Die". April 2, 2004.
Petridis, Alexis (March 19, 2004). "N*E*R*D, Fly or Die" – via The Guardian.
NME review Archived February 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
"N.E.R.D.: Fly or Die".
"Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2009.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
"N.E.R.D. Fly Or Die - Album Review - Slant Magazine".
The Times review Archived June 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
"Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
"Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (March 23, 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
"Australiancharts.com – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"Austriancharts.at – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"Ultratop.be – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"Ultratop.be – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"Danishcharts.dk – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"Dutchcharts.nl – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"N.E.R.D.: Fly Or Die" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"Lescharts.com – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"Offiziellecharts.de – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"Irish-charts.com – Discography N.E.R.D.". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"Italiancharts.com – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"Charts.nz – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"Norwegiancharts.com – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"Portuguesecharts.com – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"Swedishcharts.com – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"Swisscharts.com – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"N*E*R*D Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"N*E*R*D Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2004". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"Jaaroverzichten 2004". Ultratop. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"Jaaroverzichten – Album 2004". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2004". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

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[1] "N.E.R.D. Step Up Their Game On Fly Or Die, Reminisce About Teen Years".

[meta-2] "Fly Or Die by N.E.R.D. [The Neptunes]".

[3] Allmusic review

[4] "Fly or Die". April 2, 2004.

[5] Petridis, Alexis (March 19, 2004). "N*E*R*D, Fly or Die" – via The Guardian.

[6] NME review Archived February 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[7] "N.E.R.D.: Fly or Die".

[8] "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2009.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[9] "N.E.R.D. Fly Or Die - Album Review - Slant Magazine".

[10] The Times review Archived June 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[11] "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved March 2, 2012.

[12] "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on October 19, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2012.

[13] Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (March 23, 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.

[ac_Australia_N.E.R.D.-14] "Australiancharts.com – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[ac_Austria_N.E.R.D.-15] "Austriancharts.at – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[ac_Flanders_N.E.R.D.-16] "Ultratop.be – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[ac_Wallonia_N.E.R.D.-17] "Ultratop.be – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[ac_Denmark_N.E.R.D.-18] "Danishcharts.dk – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_N.E.R.D.-19] "Dutchcharts.nl – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[ac_Finland_N.E.R.D.-20] "N.E.R.D.: Fly Or Die" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[ac_France_N.E.R.D.-21] "Lescharts.com – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[ac_Germany4_N.E.R.D.-22] "Offiziellecharts.de – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[ac_Ireland2_N.E.R.D.-23] "Irish-charts.com – Discography N.E.R.D.". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[ac_Italy_N.E.R.D.-24] "Italiancharts.com – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[ac_New_Zealand_N.E.R.D.-25] "Charts.nz – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[ac_Norway_N.E.R.D.-26] "Norwegiancharts.com – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[ac_Portugal_N.E.R.D.-27] "Portuguesecharts.com – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[ac_Scotland_-28] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[ac_Sweden_N.E.R.D.-29] "Swedishcharts.com – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_N.E.R.D.-30] "Swisscharts.com – N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[ac_UK2_-31] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_N*E*R*D-32] "N*E*R*D Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_N*E*R*D-33] "N*E*R*D Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[34] "ARIA End of Year Albums Chart 2004". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[35] "Jaaroverzichten 2004". Ultratop. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[36] "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2004". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[37] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2004". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[38] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

N.E.R.D.
Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo Shay Haley
Studio albums	In Search of... Fly or Die Seeing Sounds Nothing No One Ever Really Dies
Singles	"Lapdance" "Rock Star" "Provider" "She Wants to Move" "Maybe" "Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)" "Spaz" "Sooner or Later" "Hot-n-Fun" "Hypnotize U" "Party People" "Lemon"
Related articles	The Neptunes