Don't Play Nice Explained

Don't Play Nice
Cover:	Don't Play Nice Verbalicious cover.png
Type:	single
Artist:	Verbalicious
B-Side:	Hey Boy
Studio:	Random (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Length:	2:48
Label:	Adventure All Around the World
Producer:	Thomas Gustafsson Hugo Lira Tobias Lindell
Chronology:	Teddy Sinclair
Next Title:	They Talk Shit About Me
Next Year:	2009

"Don't Play Nice" is the debut single of English singer-songwriter Teddy Sinclair, who released the song under the name Verbalicious. The song was written by Sinclair, Mowgli, Hugo Lira, Thomas Gustafsson, and Tobias Lindell, with production helmed by the latter three. The song became a hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. It also found some success in Ireland, where it peaked at number 48.

Background

The single was released commercially only in Ireland, Italy, and the United Kingdom. It is Teddy Sinclair's only single released under the name Verbalicious. Though the song charted well, due to poor sales, no album materialised. The song was released on the dance label All Around the World.^[1] The single was nominated for the 2005 Popjustice £20 Music Prize, but it lost to "Wake Me Up" by Girls Aloud.^[2]

Track listings

UK CD single^[3]

1. "Don't Play Nice" (original edit) – 2:50
2. "Don't Play Nice" (Random radio mix) – 2:48
3. "Don't Play Nice" (Mowgli club rub) – 4:43
4. "Hey Boy" – 2:50
5. "Don't Play Nice" (video)

Italian CD single^[4]

1. "Don't Play Nice" (original edit) – 2:50
2. "Don't Play Nice" (Random radio mix) – 2:48
3. "Don't Play Nice" (Mowgli club rub) – 4:43

Italian 12-inch single^[5]

A. "Don't Play Nice" (Mowgli club rub) – 4:43

B. "Don't Play Nice" (original edit) – 2:50

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Italian 12-inch single sleeve.^[5]

Studios

• Recorded at Random Studios (Gothenburg, Sweden)
• Mixed at the Mixroom (Gothenburg, Sweden)
• Remixed at Mowgli Music (London, England)

Personnel

• Teddy Sinclair – writing (as Verbalicious), remixing
• Mowgli – writing, extended remixing
• Hugo Lira – writing, production, recording
• Thomas Gustafsson – writing, production, recording
• Tobias Lindell – writing, production, mixing

Notes and References

1. Web site: Don't Play Nice - Single by Verbalicious. iTunes. January 2005.
2. Web site: Popjustice £20 Music Prize . 9 October 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091012024420/http://www.popjustice.com/musicprize/pastwinners.htm . 12 October 2009 . dead.
3. Don't Play Nice. Verbalicious. 2005. UK CD single liner notes. Adventure Records, All Around the World. VERCD1.
4. Don't Play Nice. Verbalicious. 2005. Italian CD single liner notes. Bull & Butcher Recordings. BB 22567-2153/2.
5. Don't Play Nice. Verbalicious. 2005. Italian 12-inch single sleeve. Bull & Butcher Recordings. BB 22567-2153/0.
6. News: Issue nr: 39/2005 (03 Octombrie – 09 Octombrie 2005). Romanian Top 100. https://web.archive.org/web/20090302162450/http://www.rt100.ro/top-100-edition.html?edition=500&go=Go. 2 March 2009. 9 June 2021.
7. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 27. 19 February 2005.