In Search of... (N.E.R.D. album)

In Search of...
Studio album by
N.E.R.D.
ReleasedAugust 6, 2001 (2001-08-06)
Recorded1999–2001
GenreFunk rock[1]
Length61:34
Label
ProducerThe Neptunes
N.E.R.D. chronology
In Search of...
(2001) 		In Search of...
(2002)
Singles from In Search Of...
  1. "Lapdance"
    Released: May 21, 2001
  2. "Rock Star"
    Released: July 29, 2002
  3. "Provider"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
First version
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic92/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
NME8/10[4]
Q[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Uncut[7]

In Search of... is the debut studio album by American funk rock band N.E.R.D. The group originally released the album on August 6, 2001 in Europe, where Kelis' Wanderland—produced by The Neptunes, consisting of N.E.R.D members Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo—was better received. Similarly to Kelis' early work, the original version of In Search of... juxtaposes hip hop and rock influences and styles. The album is named after the TV series In Search of..., hosted by Leonard Nimoy.[8]

On March 12, 2002, In Search of... was re-released worldwide, with the largely electronic production backing of the album replaced by live backing provided by 1960s-style power pop band Spymob, giving the new version of the album a more rock-oriented sound. The skits and the intro from the original album were also dropped, significantly shortening the play length.

  1. ^ Hyden, Steve. "N.E.R.D." Trouser Press. Retrieved October 15, 2024. Not since the 1980s heyday of Prince and the Revolution had anyone made a funk-rock record as catchy, strange, filthy and exhilarating as In Search Of ...
  2. ^ "Reviews for In Search Of... [First Version] by N.E.R.D". Metacritic. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "In Search Of... – N.E.R.D." AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  4. ^ Dalton, Stephen (August 18, 2001). "N*E*R*D : In Search Of..." NME. London. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "N.E.R.D.: In Search Of...". Q (179). London: 136. August 2001.
  6. ^ Ex, Kris (August 2, 2001). "N.E.R.D.: In Search Of...". Rolling Stone (874). New York: 63.
  7. ^ "N.E.R.D.: In Search Of...". Uncut (52). London: 96. September 2001.
  8. ^ "Leonard Nimoy Encounter". Billionaire Boys Club. September 18, 2013. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.