Nu Nu
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{{Infobox song
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| type = single
| artist = Lidell Townsell
| album = Harmony
| released = 1992
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| genre = House
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| writer = Lidell Townsell, K. Fingers (Craig Simpkins), Hula (Lamar Hula Mahone), Silk E (Keith Mayberry), b. Coleman [http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&keyid=1092776&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID Nu Nu in BMI Repertoire] BMI.com[http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=440196165&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=10&start=1 Nu Nu in ASCAP ACE] ASCAP.com
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| prev_title = Get with U
| prev_year = 1992
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"Nu Nu" is the second single of Chicago house musician Lidell Townsell, which featured duo M.T.F. The song was released from his 1992 Mercury/PolyGram Records album release Harmony. It was recorded at the Playroom Recording Studio in Chicago Heights, IL by Recording Engineer Jerome Mark Mikulich.
Chart performance
"Nu Nu" reached #1 on the US Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles chart and #2 on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. It was #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #44 on the US Hot Hip-Hop & R&B Singles.[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p27095|pure_url=yes}} Billboard Singles for Lidell Townsell]. Allmusic.com.
FannyPack version
New York's hip hop/electronic group FannyPack covered the song in 2005, renaming it "Nu Nu (Yeah Yeah)".[http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/FannypackNuNu.htm Fannypack- Nu Nu (Yeah Yeah) - About.com 3.5 Star Rating, Review by Joey Rivaldo at About.com: Dance Music/Electronica 2005 CD Reviews] About.com. The Double J & Haze Extended Mix of this version appeared on the soundtrack of the 2006 film "Stick It"[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0430634/soundtrack Soundtrack listing for Stick It (2006) at IMDB.com] IMDB.com and on the soundtrack of the 2009 film "Fired Up!"[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1083456/soundtrack Soundtrack listing for Fired Up! (2009) at IMDB.com] IMDB.com
This version was used in promos by American television network NBC on its weeknight talk show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon during 2010.
Austin Mahone/Pitbull sampled version
The 2014 song "Mmm Yeah" by Austin Mahone featuring Pitbull heavily samples the lyrics and verses from "Nu Nu" and most notably samples the chorus.