Number 1 (Nelly song)

"#1"
Single by Nelly
from the album Training Day: The Soundtrack and Nellyville
ReleasedAugust 21, 2001 (2001-08-21)
Length3:18
LabelPriority
Songwriters
  • Nelly
  • Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam
ProducerWaiel "Wally" Yaghnam
Nelly singles chronology
"Batter Up"
(2001)		 "#1"
(2001)		 "Girlfriend" (remix)
(2002)
Music video
"#1" on YouTube

"#1" is a song by American rapper Nelly. It was released on August 21, 2001, as the lead single from the soundtrack to the 2001 film Training Day. It was also included on Nelly's second studio album Nellyville (2002). The song is most known for igniting the feud between Nelly and KRS-One, for which KRS-One perceived it as a diss track for being too similar to "I'm Still #1" by his group, Boogie Down Productions.

Music video

The music video for the song features Joe Perry of Aerosmith on guitar. The plot of the video closely follows Training Day with Nelly playing a dual role as both Ethan Hawke and Denzel Washington's characters of a rookie cop and a corrupt veteran cop.

Remix

The official remix features the group Clipse and Postaboy, and the song is on Nelly's remix album, Da Derrty Versions: The Reinvention.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001–2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1]20
Australian Urban (ARIA)[2]6
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3]35
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 57
Germany (GfK)[5]16
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[6] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7]52
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8]22
US Billboard Hot 100[9]22
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10]20
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[11]13
US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[12]4

Year-end charts

Chart (2001) Position
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[13] 69
Chart (2002) Position
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[14] 54
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[15] 41

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States August 21, 2001 Urban radio Priority [16]
Australia January 14, 2002 CD [17]

References

  1. ↑ "Nelly – %231". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
  2. ↑ "The ARIA Report, Issue 633". ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Nelly – %231" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 9. February 23, 2002. p. 11.
  5. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Tipparade-lijst van week 27, 2002" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Nelly – %231" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Nelly – %231". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Nelly Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Nelly Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Nelly Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Nelly Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Most-Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 2001". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 9, no. 51. December 21, 2001. p. 48.
  14. ↑ "Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2002". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 10, no. 51. December 20, 2002. p. 12.
  15. ↑ "Most-Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 2002". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 10, no. 51. December 20, 2002. p. 22.
  16. ↑ "Urban: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1415. August 17, 2001. p. 56.
  17. ↑ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 14/01/2002" (PDF). ARIA. January 14, 2002. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
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