Sweet Nothin's

"Sweet Nothin's"
"Sweet Nothin's"
Single by Brenda Lee
from the album Brenda Lee
B-side	"Weep No More My Baby"
Released	28 September 1959
Recorded	13 August 1959
Studio	Bradley Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Rockabilly; teen pop; country;
Length	2:23
Label	Decca 30967
Songwriter(s)	Ronnie Self
Producer(s)	Owen Bradley
Brenda Lee singles chronology

Sweet Nothin's is a 1959 song by Brenda Lee written by Ronnie Self.^[4] It peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 12 on the Hot R&B Sides chart, in 1960.^[5] The song (as Sweet Nuthin's) also charted on the UK Singles Chart in 1960, peaking at No. 4,^[6] marking Lee's first appearance on the UK chart.

Musician and producer David Z adapted Brenda's vocals in this song to produce the distinctive backing vocals in "Kiss", the smash hit for Prince.^[7] Lee's voice from "Sweet Nothin's" was sampled in Kanye West's song "Bound 2" on his 2013 album Yeezus,^[8] 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.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Hickey, Andrew (April 22, 2020). "Episode 79: "Sweet Nothin's" by Brenda Lee". 500 Songs. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Brenda Lee Biography". Allmusic. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
^ Steve Leggett (2002-07-23). "Sweet Nothings - Brenda Lee | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ "Brenda Lee UK chart runs". Polyhex. Archived from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
^ "Prince 'Kiss'". Soundonsound.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
^ Yeezus (PDF) (Media notes). Kanye West. Def Jam Recordings. 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[1] Hickey, Andrew (April 22, 2020). "Episode 79: "Sweet Nothin's" by Brenda Lee". 500 Songs. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[AM-2] "Brenda Lee Biography". Allmusic. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[3] Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.

[4] Steve Leggett (2002-07-23). "Sweet Nothings - Brenda Lee | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-08-29.

[whitburn-5] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[uk-6] "Brenda Lee UK chart runs". Polyhex. Archived from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2014-04-07.

[7] "Prince 'Kiss'". Soundonsound.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

[albumnotes-8] Yeezus (PDF) (Media notes). Kanye West. Def Jam Recordings. 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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