Sweet Nothin's

This article is about the Brenda Lee song. For other songs, see Sweet Nothings.
"Sweet Nothin's"
Single by Brenda Lee
from the album Brenda Lee
B-side"Weep No More My Baby"
Released28 September 1959
Recorded13 August 1959
StudioBradley Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length2:23
LabelDecca 30967
Songwriter(s)Ronnie Self
Producer(s)Owen Bradley
Brenda Lee singles chronology
"Let's Jump the Broomstick"
(1959) 		"Sweet Nothin's"
(1959) 		"That's All You Gotta Do"
(1960)

Sweet Nothin's is a 1959 song by Brenda Lee written by Ronnie Self.[4] It peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 12 on the Hot R&B Sides chart, in 1960.[5] The song (as Sweet Nuthin's) also charted on the UK Singles Chart in 1960, peaking at No. 4,[6] marking Lee's first appearance on the UK chart.

Musician and producer David Z adapted Lee's vocals from the song to produce the distinctive backing vocals in "Kiss", the smash hit for Prince.[7] Lee's voice from "Sweet Nothin's" was later sampled in Kanye West's song "Bound 2" on his 2013 album Yeezus.[8] This sample in turn was used by Sigma in their 2014 song "Nobody to Love."

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  3. ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
  4. ^ Steve Leggett (2002-07-23). "Sweet Nothings - Brenda Lee | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  6. ^ "Brenda Lee UK chart runs". Polyhex. Archived from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
  7. ^ "Prince 'Kiss'". Soundonsound.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  8. ^ Yeezus (PDF) (Media notes). Kanye West. Def Jam Recordings. 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)