Nice 2 Me Explained

Nice 2 Me
Type:single
Cover:Piri & Tommy - Nice 2 Me.png
Artist:Piri & Tommy Villiers
Released:24 May 2023
Genre:Drum and bass
Length:
  • 2:51 (original version)
  • 3:26 (Tommy Villiers Remix)
  • 2:30 (acoustic)
Label:Polydor
Producer:
  • Tommy Villiers
  • Piri
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Prev Year:2023
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"Nice 2 Me", sometimes referred to as "Nice to Me", is a 2023 single by Piri and Tommy Villiers. Released 24 May 2023 on Polydor Records, the song is about wanting to be treated nicely in a relationship, and received positive critical reception. It featured on Spotify's "Planet Rave" playlist, and has been performed at Piri & Tommy and Piri concerts.

Background

On 11 January 2023, Clash reported that Piri and Tommy Villiers had split up, but remained friends, would release previously recorded music, and planned to work together in the future.[1] They then featured on MJ Cole's "Feel It", which was credited to "MJ Cole ft. Piri & Tommy Villiers", released their own single, "Updown", and then on 24 May 2023 they released "Nice 2 Me",[2] which speaks of wanting to be treated nicely in a relationship, and was an attempt at mimicking DJ Marky.[3] The song samples the Amen break.[4]

Reception

Upon release, BBC Radio 1 announced it as that day's "Hottest Record".[5] Reviewing a performance of the song as part of a Froge.tour concert, Brighton & Hove News complimented its "shuffling beat",[6] while Notion complimented the song's "acoustic-infused liquid DnB beat" and Villiers' "infectious 'cry in the club' amen breaks", and noted that Piri "effortlessly flow[ed] between rap verses and harmonic hooks".[4] Thefortyfive.com described the song as "sugary", "a weightless summer melody that radiates warmth and golden hour sunshine", and noted that Piri sang "I try not to think about the bad times / But am I just pretendin' that it's alright? 'Cause you treat me so different every night" "atop bossa nova beats and skittering drum 'n' bass".[7] DIY complimented the song's lyrics, saying that "there's no beating around the bush" with them, and that the "sugary chorus" was "atop skittering beats, in what's sure to be a massive singalong anthem this summer".[8] In addition, The Times described the song as a "colli[sion]" of "jungle and bossa nova" that was "at once as light as air and as insistent as a final demand".[9]

Music video and other uses

On 24 May 2023, the pair released a lyric video for the single,[10] and on 27 May 2023, Piri performed the song at Radio 1 Big Weekend, where it featured a burlesque routine.[11] In addition, "Nice 2 Me" featured on Spotify's "Planet Rave" playlist,[12] described in October 2021 by Pitchfork as "the platform’s fastest-growing playlist for the 18-24 demographic".[13] On 20 July 2023, the pair released a music video, which featured pole dancing. On 13 August 2023, the song was played on Sunday Brunch,[14] and on 20 September 2023, it was announced that it would appear on the soundtrack for EA Sports FC 24.[15]

Track listing

Digital single[2]

  1. "Nice 2 Me" (Piri & Tommy) – 2:51

Tommy Villiers Remix[2]

  1. "Nice 2 Me" (Tommy Villiers Remix) – 3:26

Acoustic[2]

  1. "Nice 2 Me" (Acoustic) – 2:30

Personnel

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateVersionFormatLabel
Various24 May 2023Original versionPolydor
23 June 2023Tommy Villiers Remix
7 July 2023Acoustic

Notes and References

  1. Web site: piri & Tommy Reveal "Amicable" Break-Up. Clash. 11 January 2023. 15 January 2023. 15 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230115182951/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/piri-tommy-reveal-amicable-break-up/. live.
  2. Web site: piri Singles and EPs discography. Spotify. 4 February 2023. 4 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230204123745/https://open.spotify.com/artist/4DpmPt7gfAAq7WEx0E1X8s/discography/single. live.
  3. piri & Tommy Villiers have dropped their new "summer banger", 'nice 2 me'. Dork. 25 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Notion Now: Bandokay, Beyoncé & J Hus. Notion.online. 26 May 2023. 29 May 2023. 29 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230529142458/https://notion.online/notion-now-bandokay-beyonce-j-hus/. live.
  5. Web site: BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Future Sounds, piri & Tommy Villiers Hottest Record + One Night With... Tom Grennan . 2023-07-19 . BBC . en-GB . 2023-05-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230524233233/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001lw44 . live .
  6. Web site: 'Mutations Festival' – Day Two Report (Friday). 10 November 2022. Brightonandhovenews.org. 5 February 2023. 5 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230205123927/https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2022/11/10/mutations-festival-day-two-report-friday/. live.
  7. Web site: 45s of the week: Arlo Parks, Cat Burns, Olivia Dean and more!. 26 May 2023. Thefortyfive.com. 16 June 2023. 30 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230530050433/https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/reviews/new-songs-arlo-parks-ashnikko/. live.
  8. Have you heard?. DIY. 16 June 2023.
  9. News: https://archive.today/20230529143815/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best-new-albums-of-2023-so-far-6rrrvdnfk. The best albums of 2023 so far. The Times. 29 May 2023. 29 May 2023.
  10. Web site: piri & tommy - nice 2 me (official lyric video). YouTube. 16 June 2023. 16 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230616135414/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rLjJ3tAbzo. live.
  11. Web site: BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend, Live in Dundee: 2023, piri. BBC Radio 1. 27 May 2023. 27 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230527191749/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001m2f7. live.
  12. Web site: Step into the Beat: Experience the Vibrant 'Spotify House' in Manila. 15 June 2023. WheninManila.com. 16 June 2023. 16 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230616135415/https://www.wheninmanila.com/step-into-the-beat-experience-the-vibrant-spotify-house-in-manila/. live.
  13. Web site: The Zoomer Embrace of Drum 'n' Bass. 29 October 2021 . Pitchfork. 10 March 2023. 10 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230310111143/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/drum-n-bass-pinkpantheress-tiktok-column/. live.
  14. Sunday Brunch . 13 August 2023 . Television production . Channel 4.
  15. Web site: EA FC 24 soundtrack: Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, KAROL G, more . 2023-09-20 . Dexerto . en.
  16. Web site: Nice 2 Me – Credits . 16 June 2023 . . 16 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230616135415/https://listen.tidal.com/album/295444442/credits . live .

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