Salsoul Nugget (If U Wanna) Explained

Salsoul Nugget (If U Wanna)
Type:	single
Artist:	M&S Presents The Girl Next Door
Released:	26 March 2001 (Bethlehem Music Company)
Recorded:	2000–2001
Genre:	House
Length:	3:28 (radio edit) 6:01 (extended version)
Label:	Bethlehem Music Company, Atlantic, Big Beat
Producer:	M&S

"Salsoul Nugget (If U Wanna)" is a song by British production duo M&S as part of their musical project The Girl Next Door. Released on London Records in March 2001, the song peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart and number 21 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.

Background

M&S, using the name M&S Presents The Girl Next Door, collaborated on "Salsoul Nugget (If U Wanna)" with Natasha Bryce, who provided vocals on the track. Bryce, a former model who was later cast in the 1997 film The Fifth Element, was recruited by M&S because, according to Daily Record writer John Dingwall, the duo "decided to get a female singer along to give the track a commercial edge."^[1] The song contains samples of Double Exposure's "Everyman"^[2] and Loleatta Holloway's "Hit and Run". Both artists and their respective singles are associated with Salsoul Records, hence the song's title.^[3]

Release and reception

"Salsoul Nugget (If U Wanna)" was a white label hit in early 2000; the single was re-released on London Records in 2001.^[4] It peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Dance Chart. It also reached number 47 in Italy and number 21 on the U.S. dance chart. Music Week called the track "infectious" and that it was "boosted" by Bryce's vocals. Emily Sheffield of the London Evening Standard compared the song to "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)", a 2000 hit by Spiller featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor. "It's the same set-up - two guys with a nice tune (Ricky Morrison and Fran Sidoli) hook up with model/singer (Natasha) - and it works."^[5] An April 2001, Billboard article also noted the similarity to "Groovejet" while adding that Bryce "effortlessly wraps her lips around Ricky Morrison and Fran Sidoli's bubbly yet rugged Double Exposure-sampling production."^[6]

Track listing

UK CD single^[7]

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart^[8]	6
UK Dance Chart^[9]	1
Italian Singles Chart^[10]	47
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play^[11]	21

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dingwall. John. I'll Make M & S a Hit Again; Vogue Cover Girl Nat's Band in Race for Top Five Slot. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309200918/https://business.highbeam.com/4094/article-1G1-72416258/ll-make-m-s-hit-again-vogue-cover-girl-nat-band-race. dead. 9 March 2016. . 29 March 2001. 8 April 2015.
2. Web site: How White Kids Stole House Music from Black Aunties. Ghanny. Hassan. 2016-09-13. Medium. en. 2019-10-13.
3. Web site: Morrison & Sidoli; Our Salsoul Nugget.. 2016-11-16. Moments in Paradise. en. 2019-10-13.
4. Web site: M&S Presents The Girl Next Door: Salsoul Nugget. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307164318/https://business.highbeam.com/411456/article-1G1-72092613/ms-presents-girl-next-door-salsoul-nugget. dead. 7 March 2016. . 17 March 2001. 8 April 2015.
5. Web site: Sheffield. Emily. From the catwalk to clubland . London Evening Standard. 11 April 2001. 8 April 2015.
6. April 14, 2001. The Dance Trax Hot Plate. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . 113. 15. 37. 0006-2510. 8 April 2015.
7. Web site: M&S Presents The Girl Next Door - Salsoul Nugget (If U Wanna). Discogs.
8. Web site: M&S Presents The Girl Next Door . . 8 April 2015.
9. Web site: Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40: 01 April 2001 - 07 April 2001 . Official Charts Company . 11 April 2015.
10. Web site: M&S pres. The Girl Next Door - Salsoul Nugget (If U Wanna). italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. 8 April 2015.
11. September 8, 2001. 'Billboard' Hot Dance Music. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . 113. 36. 43. 0006-2510. 8 April 2015.