Maybe (N.E.R.D. song) explained

Maybe
Cover:	Maybe Nerd.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	N*E*R*D
Album:	Fly or Die
Length:	4:22
Label:	Virgin
Producer:	The Neptunes
Prev Title:	She Wants to Move
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)
Next Year:	2008

"Maybe" is a single from American band N*E*R*D's second studio album, Fly or Die (2004). The song features Lenny Kravitz on guitar and Questlove on drums. It peaked at number 25 in the United Kingdom, number 31 in Ireland, and number 34 in the Netherlands. The song was featured in an iPod commercial that also promoted the song.

A "Maybe" remix was released a year later in 2005 on rap duo Clipse's "We Got It 4 Cheap, Volume 2" mixtape. The song is a stylistic departure from the original song. The remix features Pharrell rapping over Outkast's "Elevators (Me & You)" instrumental.^[1]

Track listings

UK CD1 and European CD single^{[2] [3]}

1. "Maybe" (radio edit) – 3:30
2. "She Wants to Move" (Native Tongue remix) – 4:44

UK CD2^[4]

1. "Maybe" (radio edit) – 3:30
2. "She Wants to Move" (Native Tongue remix) – 4:44
3. "She Wants to Move" (Basement Jaxx remix) – 5:12
4. "Maybe" (live) – 4:24
5. "Maybe" (video) – 3:30

UK 12-inch single^[5]

1. "Maybe" (radio edit) – 3:30
2. "Maybe" (SA-RA remix) – 3:31
3. "She Wants to Move" (Basement Jaxx remix) – 5:12
4. "She Wants to Move" (Native Tongue remix) – 4:44

Australian CD single^[6]

1. "Maybe" (radio edit) – 3:30
2. "She Wants to Move" (Native Tongue remix) – 4:44
3. "Maybe" (live) – 3:30

Japanese EP^[7]

1. "Maybe" (album version)
2. "Maybe" (Sander Kleinenberg remix)
3. "Rock Star" (Jason Nevins remix edit)
4. "She Wants to Move" (Basement Jaxx mix)
5. "She Wants to Move" (Native Tongue remix)
6. "Lapdance" (Freedom 5 remix)

Personnel

• Pharrell Williams – lead vocals, production
• Chad Hugo – keyboards, production
• Shae Haley – bass, backing vocals, keyboards, production
• Lenny Kravitz, Michael Landau – guitars
• Questlove (The Roots) – drums

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	June 14, 2004		Virgin	^[9]
Australia	June 28, 2004	CD		^[10]
Japan	July 28, 2004			^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pharrell Williams – Maybe (Remix).
2. Maybe. N*E*R*D. 2004. UK CD1 liner notes. Virgin Records. VUSCD 291, 7243 5 49570 2 4.
3. Maybe. N*E*R*D. 2004. European CD single liner notes. Virgin Records. 7243 5 49571 2 3.
4. Maybe. N*E*R*D. 2004. UK CD2 liner notes. Virgin Records. VUSDX291, 7243 5 49572 0 8.
5. Maybe. N*E*R*D. 2004. UK 12-inch single vinyl disc. Virgin Records. VUST 291, 7243 5 49572 1 5.
6. Maybe. N*E*R*D. 2004. Australian CD single liner notes. Virgin Records. 7243 5 49573 2 1.
7. Maybe. N*E*R*D. 2004. Japanese EP liner notes. Virgin Records. VJCP-61087.
8. Dance Club Songs. Billboard. September 4, 2004. subscription. August 9, 2023.
9. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 27. June 12, 2004.
10. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 28th June 2004. ARIA. 26. June 28, 2004. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040706140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040707-0000/issue748.pdf. July 6, 2004. July 8, 2021.
11. Web site: メイビー・ジャパン・オンリー・スペシャルEP N★E★R★D. Maybe Japan Only Special EP N★E★R★D. Oricon. ja. October 9, 2023.