I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing explained

I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself) (Part 1)
Type:	single
Artist:	James Brown
B-Side:	I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself) (Part 2)
Recorded:	February 23, 1969, Lafevere Studios, Atlanta, GA
Genre:	Funk
Length:	(Part 1) (Part 2)
Label:	King 6224
Producer:	James Brown
Chronology:	James Brown charting
Prev Title:	Soul Pride (Part 1)
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	The Popcorn
Next Year:	1969

"I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself)" is a funk song written and recorded by James Brown.^[1] It was released as a two-part single, which charted #3 R&B and #20 Pop.^[2] The single version of the song did not receive an album release until Foundations of Funk: A Brand New Bag, but a live recording was included on Brown's 1970 album Sex Machine.

The track was sampled by Ice-T in his song "Power" and also sampled by Ed O.G. and Da Bulldogs in their song "I Got To Have It".

External links

AllMusic review

Notes and References

Leeds, Alan, and Harry Weinger (1991). "Star Time: Song by Song". In Star Time (pp. 46–53) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.
White, Cliff (1991). "Discography". In Star Time (pp. 54–59) [CD booklet]. New York: PolyGram Records.