Fly or Die

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Fly or Die is the second studio album by American rap rock band N.E.R.D. It was released on March 23, 2004.

ProductionEdit

The band recorded its second album Fly or Die during 2003. The band actually learned the instruments needed to play the tunes, so they could perform live. As Chad Hugo told MTV News on December 8, 2003, "We're the ones playing the instruments live this time. I just started playing guitar last year so I'm learning as we go. Pharrell's playing drums. Last time, (on In Search of...) we didn't have time to learn certain instruments so we got Spymob to help us out."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The band also recruited some assistance to record the album with Lenny Kravitz and Questlove playing on the track "Maybe." Several of tracks concern issues of particular concern to adolescents including "Thrasher" about bullies, "Drill Sergeant" about rebellion and conscription, and first love on "Backseat Love".Template:Citation needed Considered an eclectic album of art rock, Fly or Die features songs that have been compared to XTC and 10cc.<ref name="Uncut" />

ReceptionEdit

Template:Album reviews Fly or Die went on sale on March 23, 2004. The lead single "She Wants to Move" went into the Top 5 in U.K, top 10 in New Zealand, top 20 in Norway, Italy, Ireland and Denmark and top 40 in Australia and the Netherlands as of March 2004. Fly or Die sold 412,000 copies in the United States, but shipped at least 500,000 units making it qualify for RIAA's Gold Certification.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Rolling Stone (4/15/04, p. 147) - 3 stars out of 5 - "It's fascinating to hear these rap geniuses go undercover as a bar band you might hear rocking Journey covers in a bowling alley."Template:Citation needed

Entertainment Weekly (4/2/04, p. 62) - "Fly or Die is craftier and more multilayered than its predecessor....[A] set of clever, complex, studio-crafted pop--complete with musicianly, smooth-jazz licks--that doesn't owe allegiance to any one genre." - Rating: A-Template:Citation needed

Uncut (p. 91) - 5 stars out of 5 - "N*E*R*D can replicate machine hypersyncopation at the drop of a hi-hat. Prog-pop album of year."Template:Citation needed

Uncut (p. 74) - Ranked #18 in Uncut's "Best Albums of 2004" - "[A]n object lesson in eclectic art-rock....[T]his prog-pop classic reveal further depths of detail with every repeated play."Template:Citation needed They also described it as "the black White Music".<ref name="Uncut" />

Mojo (p. 106) - 4 stars out of 5 - "This is an enthusiastic hymn to the terminally uncool, an un-ironic celebration of nerd-culture....They make a party you want to be invited to."Template:Citation needed

It was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Track listingEdit

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ChartsEdit

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Weekly chartsEdit

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Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)<ref>Template:Cite journal Template:Cbignore Template:Cbignore</ref>	1
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	12
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	3

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Year-end chartsEdit

Chart (2004)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	93
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	65
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	28
UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	78
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	92

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CertificationsEdit

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ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

N*E*R*D web site
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