N.E.R.D.

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N.E.R.D.
Pharrell Williams (left) and Shay Haley from N.E.R.D. performing at Pori Jazz 2010
Pharrell Williams (left) and Shay Haley from N.E.R.D. performing at Pori Jazz 2010
Background information
OriginVirginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 1994–2005
  • 2008–2018
Labels
Spinoff ofThe Neptunes
Past members
Websitenooneeverreallydies.com

N.E.R.D.[A] (a backronym of No-one Ever Really Dies) were an American rock and hip hop band, formed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1994. The Neptunes were signed by Teddy Riley to Virgin. After producing songs for several artists throughout the late 1990s, the duo formed the band with Shay Haley as a side project band of The Neptunes in 1994. N.E.R.D.'s debut album, In Search Of..., sold 603,000 copies in the United States and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was also awarded the second annual Shortlist Music Prize. The band's second album, Fly or Die, sold 412,000 copies in the United States, but shipped at least 500,000 units, certifying it Gold.[2][3]

In 2005, N.E.R.D. ended their contract with Virgin and disbanded. Three years later, the band reunited under Star Trak Entertainment, a subsidiary of Interscope Records established by Williams and Hugo. The band's third album, Seeing Sounds, released in 2008, sold just under 80,000 copies in its first week.[4] The album was followed by Nothing, which was released in 2010.

  1. ^ Abramowitz, Ari (2004). The Pockit Rockit Music Finder. Music Guru, Incorporated. p. 23. ISBN 9780975978702.
  2. ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
  3. ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
  4. ^ "Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 6/15/08". HipHopDX. June 18, 2008. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2015.


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