"Nasty Girl"
Artwork for German and Dutch releases
Single by Vanity 6
from the album Vanity 6
B-side"Drive Me Wild"
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1982[1]
Genre
Length
  • 5:12 (LP version)
  • 2:55 (single version)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Prince[4]
Producer(s)Prince (as the Starr Company)
Vanity 6 singles chronology
"He's So Dull"
(1982) 		"Nasty Girl"
(1982) 		"Drive Me Wild"
(1982)
Music video
Vanity 6 – "Nasty Girl" (1982) on YouTube
Alternative release
Side A of US 7-inch single
Side A of US 7-inch single

"Nasty Girl" is a song written and composed by American musician Prince. The song was first recorded by his protégée girl group Vanity 6 in 1982, who charted at number one on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart with their version. Prince gave the songwriting credit to lead singer Vanity, although he was the writer and composer.[4] Inaya Day recorded a hit cover version of the song in 2004 that reached number nine in the UK Singles Chart. There have also been several other versions of this song.

Background

"Nasty Girl" was originally recorded by Vanity 6 on the Warner Bros. Records label for their self-titled debut studio album Vanity 6. The song was produced by Prince and issued as the album's second single on September 24, 1982. Due to its explicit lyrics, "Nasty Girl" met with resistance on mainstream American radio, peaking within the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

It became a sizable hit on US R&B radio and it hit number one on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart for four weeks in November 1982. The song was knocked off the number one position by Prince's own "1999."

The lyrics's explicit content ultimately ends in a let-down for the woman from whose perspective they are written, concluding with the disappointed recitation, "Oh, is that it? / Hmph--wake me when you're done. / I guess you'll be the only one having fun."

"Nasty Girl" reached number 7 on the Dutch singles chart in November 1982,[5] and number 11 on the Belgian (Flanders) chart in December 1982.[6] Lead singer Vanity, who later became a Christian preacher, subsequently denounced the song and told members of her congregation who listened to the song to "keep praying for the Holy Spirit".[7]

Billboard named the song number 37 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.[8]

Track listing

US 7-inch

  1. "Nasty Girl" (2:55)
  2. "Drive Me Wild" (2:31)

Personnel

Credits sourced from Prince Vault[9]

Charts

Inaya Day version

"Nasty Girl"
Single by Inaya Day
ReleasedJanuary 31, 2005 (2005-01-31)
Length4:57
LabelStar 69
Songwriter(s)Prince
Producer(s)Mousse T.
Inaya Day singles chronology
"Stand by Me"
(2004) 		"Nasty Girl"
(2005) 		"The Glamorous Life"
(2005)

Background and release

American singer Inaya Day recorded a cover version of "Nasty Girl" in 2004. It first experienced success in Australian dance clubs the same year, peaking at number one on the ARIA Club Chart that December. The following month, a commercial single was released in Australia and peaked at number 18 on the ARIA Singles Chart in February 2005, remaining on the chart for 11 weeks. "Nasty Girl" was released in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland later the same year, reaching number five on the US Billboard Dance Singles Sales chart, number nine on the UK Singles Chart, and number 42 on the Irish Singles Chart.

Track listings

  1. "Nasty Girl" (Ivan Gough radio edit)
  2. "Nasty Girl" (Mousse T & So Phat club mix)
  3. "Nasty Girl" (John Course & Mr Timothy ReRub)
  4. "Nasty Girl" (Luke Bowditch mix)
  5. "Nasty Girl" (Phuture Grooves: Ajax & Damon Boyd mix)
  6. "Nasty Girl" (Wei-Shen & Marcos mix)

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
Australia January 31, 2005 CD Vinyl Pusher [35]
United States February 22, 2005
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Star 69 [36][37]
United Kingdom July 11, 2005 CD
[38]

See also

References

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  35. ^ "Inaya Day". Shock Records. Archived from the original on May 11, 2005. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  36. ^ "Nasty Girl". Star 69 Records. Archived from the original on April 6, 2005. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  37. ^ "Nasty Girl". Star 69 Records. Archived from the original on April 6, 2005. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
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