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| released = {{start date|2005|115|22}}
| recorded = 2003–052003–2005
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'''''Sweatsuit''''' is a [[compilation album]] by American rapper [[Nelly]], released onin November 22,May 2005. The album consists of tracks from his 2004 simultaneous album releases, ''[[Sweat (Nelly album)|Sweat]]'' and ''[[Suit (album)|Suit]]''. The US edition of the compilation also includes four extra tracks, including the single "[[Grillz]]" featuring rappers [[Paul Wall]] and [[Ali & Gipp]], which reached number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart; along with [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] single "[[Nasty Girl (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Nasty Girl]]", "Tired" featuring [[Avery Storm]], and "Fly Away" from the [[The Longest Yard (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] of the 2005 film ''[[The Longest Yard (2005 film)|The Longest Yard]].''.
 
''Sweatsuit'' received positive reviews from critics, for containing the highlights from both ''Sweat'' and ''Suit'', praising its material quality. Commercially, the compilation peaked at 26 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], and reached the top 40 in Australia and New Zealand. It has been certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), for shipments of 500,000 copies.
 
==Background==
While recording material for his third studio album, [[Nelly]] originally had the intention of producing one album. Songs were being recorded at a steady pace, with Nelly composing more ideas, to which he established the idea of two albums released simultaneously to house all the tracks.<ref name="mtv">{{cite web|first=Shaheem|last=Reid|url=http://mwww.mtv.com/news/article.rbml?id=articles/1488146/06032004/nelly.jhtml|title=Nelly Explains BothThe OfFine HisLine NewBetween AlbumsSweat And Suit|publisher=[[MTV News]]. [[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]]|date=June 3, 2004|access-date=JuneDecember 2916, 20132023|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2013110409370620040704061710/http://mwww.mtv.com:80/news/article.rbml?id=articles/1488146/06032004/nelly.jhtml|archive-date=NovemberJuly 4, 20132004}}</ref> On April 27, 2004, Nelly's representative initially described the upcoming albums as thematically dissimilar, "one is more melodic and party-oriented in the vein of records like "[[E.I. (song)|E.I.]]" and "Tip Drill", while the other was described as having a "harder edge".<ref name="mtv1">{{cite web|first=Shaheem|last=Reid|url=http://mwww.mtv.com/news/article.rbml?id=articles/1486622/20040427/story.jhtml|title=Nelly To Pull A Guns N' Roses This Summer, With Mase In Tow|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=April 27, 2004|access-date=JuneDecember 2916, 20132023|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2013110409370920040622005342/http://mwww.mtv.com:80/news/article.rbml?id=articles/1486622/20040427/story.jhtml|archive-date=NovemberJune 422, 20132004}}</ref> Nelly would release singles accompanied by music videos from both albums.<ref name="mtv1"/> Talking to [[MTV News]], Nelly went on to describe the differences between both albums; their titles of ''[[Sweat (Nelly album)|Sweat]]'' and ''[[Suit (album)|Suit]]'' were announced on May 27, 2004.<ref name="mtv2">{{cite web|first=Shaheem|last=Reid|url=http://mwww.mtv.com/news/article.rbml?id=articles/1487996/20040527/story.jhtml|title=NellyTail PushesFeathers BackSore? BothTime OfTo His'Flap Your Wings,' Nelly AlbumsSays|publisher=MTV News. Viacom|date=May 27, 2004|access-date=JuneDecember 2916, 20132023|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2013110409375620040606082717/http://mwww.mtv.com/news/article.rbml?id=articles/1487996/20040527/story.jhtml|archive-date=NovemberJune 46, 20132004}}</ref> He noted ''Sweat'' as "more up-tempo" and "energetic", while characterizing ''Suit'' as more of "a grown-up and sexy vibe [...] it's more melodic".<ref name="mtv"/>
 
==Release==
On the same year, theThe compilation was released in the USUK on NovemberMay 226, 2005 and in the UKUS on MayNovember 1622.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Sweatsuit-Nelly/dp/B000BPK2AM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383494451&sr=8-1&keywords=nelly+sweatsuit|title=Sweatsuit: Nelly|website=Amazon |access-date=November 3, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sweat-Suit-Combo-Nelly/dp/B0009IQLOC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1383502898&sr=8-2&keywords=nelly+sweat|title=Sweatsuit: Nelly|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=November 3, 2013}}</ref>
 
==Reception==
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==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = Standard''Sweatsuit'' editiontrack listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = ▼
| title1 = Play It Off
| note1 = featuring [[Pharrell Williams|Pharrell]]▼
| extra1 = [[The Neptunes]]
| writer1 = {{flatlist|
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| length1 = 3:47
▲| note1 = featuring [[Pharrell Williams|Pharrell]]
| title2 = [[My Place (Nelly song)|My Place]]
| note2 = featuring [[Jaheim]]▼
| extra2 = Doe
| writer2 = {{flatlist|
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}}
| length2 = 5:36
▲| note2 = featuring [[Jaheim]]
| title3 = [[Over and Over (Nelly song)|Over and Over]]
| note9note3 = featuring [[JazzeTim PhaMcGraw]]▼
| extra3 = Bridges
| writer3 = {{flatlist|
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}}
| length3 = 4:14
| note3 title4 = featuring [[TimFlap Your Wings (song)|Flap Your McGrawWings]]
| title4extra4 = [[Flap Your Wings (song)|Flap YourThe Wings]]Neptunes
| extra4writer4 = The Neptunes{{flatlist|
| writer4 = {{flatlist|▼
*Haynes Jr.
*Hugo
*Williams
}}
| length4 = 4:03
| note4 = ▼
| title5 = Pretty Toes
| note5 = featuring [[Jazze Pha]] and [[T.I.]]▼
| extra5 = [[Jazze Pha]]
| writer5 = {{flatlist|
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}}
| length5 = 4:28
▲| note5 = featuring [[Jazze Pha]] and [[T.I.]]
| title6 = She Don't Know My Name
| note15note6 = featuring [[PaulSnoop WallDogg]] and [[Ali &Ronald GippIsley]]▼
| extra6 = {{flatlist|
*Big Boi
*[[The Beat Bullies]]
}}
| writer6 = {{flatlist|
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}}
| length6 = 4:26
| note6 title7 = featuring [[Snoop Dogg]] and [[RonaldNobody Isley]]Knows
| note11note7 = featuring [[Murphy Lee]] and [[StephenAnthony MarleyHamilton (musician)|StephenAnthony MarleyHamilton]]▼
| title7 = Nobody Knows▼
| extra7 = Mauldin
| writer7 = {{flatlist|
*Haynes Jr.
*[[Jermaine Dupri|Jermaine Mauldin]]
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*James Phillips
}}
| length7 = 4:39
| note7title8 = featuringHeart [[Anthonyof Hamiltona (musician)|Anthony Hamilton]]Champion
| title8note8 = [[Heart of a= Championfeaturing (song)|HeartLincoln ofUniversity aVocal Champion]]Ensemble
| extra8 = Duckett
| writer8 = {{flatlist|
*Haynes Jr.
*Phillip Duckett
*John Tesh
}}
| length8 = 4:29
| note8title9 = featuring Lincoln University Vocal Ensemble[[Na-NaNa-Na]]
| title9note9 = featuring [[Na-NaNa-NaJazze Pha]]
| extra9 = Jazze Pha
| writer9 = {{flatlist|
*Haynes Jr.
*[[Jazze Pha|Phalon Alexander]]
*Jasper Cameron
}}
| length9 = 3:59
▲| note9 = featuring [[Jazze Pha]]
| title10 = Get'cha Get'cha
| extra10note10 = [[Midifeaturing St. Mafia]]Lunatics
| writer10extra10 = {{flatlist|[[Midi Mafia]]
▲| labelwriter10 = {{flatlist|
*Haynes Jr.
*Harper
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| length10 = 4:37
| note10 = featuring St. Lunatics
| title11 = River Don't Runnn
| note11 = featuring [[Murphy Lee]] and [[Stephen Marley (musician)|Stephen Marley]]
| extra11 = Doe
| writer11extra11 = {{flatlist|Doe
▲| writer4writer11 = {{flatlist|
*Haynes Jr.
*Harper
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| length11 = 4:59
▲| note11 = featuring [[Murphy Lee]] and [[Stephen Marley (musician)|Stephen Marley]]
| title12 = Playa
| extra12 = The Alchemist
| writer12 = {{flatlist|
*Haynes Jr.
*[[The Alchemist (producer)|Alan Maman]]
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| note12 = featuring [[Mobb Deep]] and [[Missy Elliott]]
| title13 = [['N' Dey Say|{{-'}}N' Dey Say]]
| extra13 = Bridges
| writer13 = {{flatlist|
*Haynes Jr.
*Jayson "Koko" Bridges
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| length13 = 3:37
| note13 =
| title14 = Fly Away
| extra14 = Bridges
| writer14 = {{flatlist|
*Haynes Jr.
*A. Martin
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}}
| length14 = 4:09
| note14 =
| title15 = [[Grillz]]
| extra15note15 = featuring [[JermainePaul Wall]] and [[Ali & DupriGipp]]
| writer15extra15 = {{flatlist|[[Jermaine Dupri]]
| writer15 = {{flatlist|
*Haynes Jr.
*Mauldin
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}}
| length15 = 4:30
▲| note15 = featuring [[Paul Wall]] and [[Ali & Gipp]]
| title16 = Tired
| extra16 = P. Productions▼
| writer16 = Haynes Jr.
| length16 = 3:16
| note16 = featuring [[Avery Storm]]
▲| extra16 = P. Productions
▲| title7 writer16 = NobodyHaynes KnowsJr.
▲| note4 length16 = 3:16
| title17 = [[Nasty Girl (The Notorious B.I.G. song)|Nasty Girl]]
| note17 = [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] featuring [[Sean Combs|Diddy]], Nelly, [[Jagged Edge (American group)|Jagged Edge]] and Avery Storm▼
| extra17 = Jazze Pha
| writer17extra17 = {{flatlist|Jazze Pha
| writer17 = {{flatlist|
*Haynes Jr.
*[[The Notorious B.I.G.|Christopher Wallace]]
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}}
| length17 = 4:52
▲| total_length = 73:41
▲| note17 = [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] featuring [[Sean Combs|Diddy]], Nelly, [[Jagged Edge (American group)|Jagged Edge]] and Avery Storm
}}
 
;'''Notes'''<ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes|title=Suit|others=[[Nelly]]|publisher=[[Universal Records]]|type=CD liner|id=986 393-6|year=2004}}</ref><ref name="liner1">{{cite AV media notes|title=Sweat|others=Nelly|publisher=Universal Records|type=CD liner|id=986 393-5|year=2004}}</ref>
*"My Place" contains a portion of composition from "Isn't It a Shame" by [[girl group]] [[Labelle]] and [[Randy DeBarge]]'s 1982 "[[I Like It (DeBarge song)|I Like It]]". It samples elements of singer [[TheTeddy Del-VikingsPendergrass]]' 19571979 single "[[Teddy (album)|Come Go with Me]]".
*"Heart of a Champion" samples [[John Tesh]]' 1990 "[[Roundball Rock]]".
*"Na-NaNa-Na" samples [[Tupac Shakur]]'s 1996 "[[2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted]]".
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==Personnel==
Credits adapted from [[AllmusicAllMusic]].<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r806649/credits|pure_url=yes}} "Nelly – Sweatsuit: Credits"]. Allmusic. Rovi CorporationAllMusic. Retrieved on November 2, 2013.</ref>
 
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*Anthony Hamilton – featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, vocals
*James D. "Sted Fast" II Hargrove – guitar, producer
*Jennifer Havey – A&R
*John Horesco IV – engineer, mixing
*Jun Ishizeki – engineer
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*Chip Karpells – engineer, mixing
*Debra Killings – bass
*Kevin Law – A&R, engineer
*Marc Stephen Lee – engineer
*Murphy Lee – featured artist, main personnel, primary artist, vocals
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Weekly chart performance for ''Sweatsuit''
|-▼
! Chart (2005)
! Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Australia|22|artist=Nelly|album=Sweat Suit|accessdate=November 3, 2013|refname=australia chart}}
▲|-
! scope="row"| Australian Urban Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue815.pdf |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222439/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20051020-0000/issue815.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 February 2008 |title=ARIA Urban Chart – Week Commencing 10th October 2005 |journal=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |issue=815 |page=16 |date=October 10, 2005 |access-date=April 16, 2023 |via=[[Pandora Archive]]}} {{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|align="center"|6
|-▼
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon Albums Chart|Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/121240/products/560510/1/|title=スウェット&スーツ～リミテッド2CDエディション～|language=ja|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=April 15, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415091637/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/121240/products/560510/1/|archive-date=April 15, 2023 }}</ref>
|align="center"|8
|-
! scope="row" {{album chart|New Zealand|36|artist=Nelly|album=Sweat Suit|accessdate=November 3, 2013|refname=new zealand chart}}
|-
! scope="row" {{album chart|UK|41|artist=Nelly|album=Sweat & Suit|accessdate=November 3, 2013|refname=uk chart}}
|-
! scope="row" {{album chart|UKR&B|11|date=20050612|accessdate=July 7, 2023}}
|-
! scope="row" {{album chart|Billboard200|26|artist=Nelly|album=Sweatsuit|accessdate=November 2, 2013|refname=Billboard200}}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Year-end chart performance for ''Sweatsuit''
▲|-
! Chart (2006)
! Position
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006|workmagazine=Billboard|access-date=September 29, 2020}}</ref>
| 96
|-
! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite webmagazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2006|workmagazine=Billboard|access-date=September 29, 2020}}</ref>
| 47
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==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Sweatsuit''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=SweatsuitSweat Suit|artist=Nelly|type=album|award=SilverGold|certyear=2024|relyear=2005|certmonth=05|id=10315-574-2|accessdate=May 31, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Sweatsuit|artist=Nelly|type=album|award=Gold}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true|streaming=true}}
 
==References==
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[[Category:2005 compilation albums]]
[[Category:Nelly compilation albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by the Neptunes]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Jermaine Dupri]]
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