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Hypnotize U

{{Infobox song

| name = Hypnotize U

| cover = N.E.R.D-Hypnotize-U.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = N.E.R.D.

| album = Nothing

| released = October 16, 2010

| recorded = 2009

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = * Funk rock

| length = 4:19

| label = Interscope

| writer = * Pharrell Williams

| producer = * The Neptunes

| chronology = N.E.R.D.

| prev_title = Hot-n-Fun

| prev_year = 2010

| next_title = Lemon

| next_year = 2017

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|YM-41D89rdc|"N.E.R.D. - Hypnotize U"}}}}

}}

"Hypnotize U" is a song by American band N.E.R.D.,{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/956022/nerd-reveals-new-track-on-letterman |title=N.E.R.D. Reveals New Track on 'Letterman' - Viral Videos |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-23}} released on October 16, 2010,{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/hypnotize-u-single/id397149620 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113204940/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/hypnotize-u-single/id397149620 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 13, 2012 |title=iTunes - Music - Hypnotize U - Single by N.E.R.D |publisher=iTunes |date=2010-10-16 |access-date=2012-02-23}} as the second single off their fourth studio album, Nothing.{{cite web|author=Davis Huynh |url=http://hypetrak.com/2010/10/nerd-hypnotize-u/ |title=N.E.R.D. – Hypnotize U (Produced by Daft Punk) |publisher=Hypetrak |date=2010-10-05 |accessdate=2012-02-23}} It was produced by the Neptunes and Daft Punk.

Music video

A music video for "Hypnotize U" was filmed. It was released on November 2, 2010.{{cite web|author=|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM-41D89rdc |title=N.E.R.D. - Hypnotize U |publisher=YouTube |date=2010-11-03 |accessdate=2012-02-23}} It shows the group's frontman Pharrell at a mansion with a group of beautiful women, who act as though hypnotized by him.

Track listing

Digital download

  1. "Hypnotize U" – (4:19)
  2. "Hypnotize U" (Nero remix) – (5:34)
  3. "Hypnotize U" (Nico de Andrea remix) – (5:11)

CD album

  1. "Hot-n-Fun" (featuring Nelly Furtado) – (3:22)
  2. "Party People" (featuring T.I.) – (3:42)
  3. "Hypnotize U" – (4:19)

iTunes download

  1. "Hypnotize U" – (4:19)

Remixes

  1. "Hypnotize U" (Dirty South Remix) – (5:40)
  2. "Hypnotize U" (Nero remix) – (5:34)
  3. "Hypnotize U" (Alex Metric remix) – (6:10)
  4. "Hypnotize U" (Steve Duda remix) – (4:46)
  5. "Hypnotize U" (Tong and Rodgers Wonderland Radio remix) – (4:20)

Live performances

N.E.R.D. performed the song live at Brooklyn on July 13, 2010. They also performed the single at MP3 on June 15, 2010, as well as alongside Chris Brown at New York City. They also performed it on the Late Show with David Letterman.

Charts

class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center;"|Chart (2010)

! style="text-align:center;"|Peak
position

{{singlechart|Flanders|54|artist=N.E.R.D|song=Hypnotize U}}

References

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{{N.E.R.D}}

{{Daft Punk}}

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Category:2010 singles

Category:2010 songs

Category:N.E.R.D. songs

Category:Songs written by Pharrell Williams

Category:Songs written by Thomas Bangalter

Category:Songs written by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo

Category:Song recordings produced by the Neptunes

Category:Song recordings produced by Daft Punk

Category:Interscope Records singles

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