Don't Play Nice

Don't Play Nice is the debut single by Verbalicious, released officially on February 21, 2005. The song was likely intended to be featured on her debut album, Verbal Issues, but the project was scrapped.
==Lyrics==
==Background==
On June 24, 2013, songs from the Verbal Issues sessions leaked, with Don't Play Nice being leaked as the fourth track on the album."The unreleased debut album from Natalia Kills, Verbal Issues, has been leaked online!" June 24, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2022 via Leaving on Pop Hates Flops. However, the track listing is most likely unofficial; for more information, see the album's page.
==Writing and Development==
Don't Play Nice was written during the development of the unreleased studio album, Verbal Issues, sometime after winning a BBC Radio 1 MC Battle in 2003 and before the single was available for digital download in June of 2004."she was signed soon after she won a Radio 1 MC competition when she was just 16." February 24, 2005. Retrieved February 25, 2022 via BBC.
Lines from Sweet as Pie were seemingly reworked for Don't Play Nice. However, it is possible the lyrics were originally written for Don't Play Nice before eventually being reworked for Sweet as Pie. Additionally, the phrase "playin' nice" also likely stemmed from Sweet as Pie.
:"Heads I’ll be shakin’... Busy makin’ beats so shook that the dead will be wakin’" (Sweet as Pie) → "The club got me shakin', dead will be wakin’" (Don't Play Nice)
==Announcement and Release==
Don't Play Nice was initially slated to only be released digitally. On or around June 10, 2004, the song was available to download online through Adventure Records' website." Adventure Records were planning to release this as a download only but it has already been played to great applause on Radio 1" June 10, 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2023 via Record of the Day."Verbalicious's latest track, 'Don't Play Nice', can be downloaded at www.adventure-records.com" July 11, 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2023 via The Independent. However, after the song began receiving airplay, Adventure Records began making strides toward pushing Don't Play Nice as a full-blown single.
Don't Play Nice was officially released as a single on February 21, 2005 in the UK, Ireland, and Italy.
==Official Versions==
==Videography==
*§ Main article: Don't Play Nice (Videography)
The official music video for Don't Play Nice was released on February 21, 2005, being included on some physical copies of the single. The music video was uploaded online officially by All Around the World on July 25, 2014.
==Photoshoot==
*§ Main article: Don't Play Nice (Photography)
==Physical Releases==
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==Chart History==
==Award Nominations==
Don't Play Nice was nominated for the Popjustice £20 Music Prize.Popjustice Past winners Retrieved January 22, 2024.
==Song Credits==
====Writing and Production====
*Written by: Teddy Sinclair, Carlos Keery-Fisher, Hugo Lira, Thomas Gustafsson, Tobias Lindell
*Produced by: Thomas Gustafsson, Hugo Lira, Tobias Lindell (for Random Music)
====Additional====
*Recorded by: Thomas Gustafsson, Hugo Lira
*Mixed by: Tobias Lindell
====Studio Information====
*Recorded at: Random Studios (Gothenburg, Sweden)
*Mixed at: The Mixroom (Gothenburg, Sweden)
====Publishing====
*Published by: Stage Three Music, Sony ATV Publishing, Even More Songs (administered by Warner Chappell Music Corp.)
==References==
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