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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Vanity_6_Nasty_Girl.jpg) Artwork for German and Dutch releases | ||||
| Single by Vanity 6 | ||||
| from the album Vanity 6 | ||||
| B-side | "Drive Me Wild" | |||
| Released | September 24, 1982[1] | |||
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| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Prince[4] | |||
| Producer(s) | Prince (as the Starr Company) | |||
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| Vanity 6 – "Nasty Girl" (1982) on YouTube | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Nasty_Girl_by_Vanity_6_US_single_side-A.png) Side A of US 7-inch single | ||||
"Nasty Girl" is a song written and composed by American musician Prince. The song was first recorded by his protégée girl group Vanity 6 in 1982, who charted at number one on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart with their version. Prince gave the songwriting credit to lead singer Vanity, although he was the writer and composer.[4] Inaya Day recorded a hit cover version of the song in 2004 that reached number nine in the UK Singles Chart. There have also been several other versions of this song.
- ^ "Single: Nasty Girl - Prince Vault". Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ Abramovitch, Seth (February 15, 2016). "Prince Discovery Vanity Dies at 57". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (September 27, 2022). "100 Best Songs of 1982". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
A hyper-sexual disco ode to the aphrodisiac powers of limousine floors and drum machines.
- ^ a b "ASCAP ACE - Search". Archived from the original on September 10, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2010.