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"In Public"

Single by Kelis featuring Nas

from the album Tasty

Released

April 4, 2005

Recorded

2003

Studio

Mirror Image Recorders (New York City)

Length

4:25

Label

Virgin

Songwriter(s)

Dana Stinson
Kelis Rogers

Producer(s)

Rockwilder

Kelis singles chronology

"Millionaire"
(2004)

"In Public"
(2005)

"Bossy"
(2006)

Nas singles chronology

"Just a Moment"
(2005)

"In Public"
(2005)

"Road to Zion"
(2005)

"In Public" is a song by American singer Kelis, featuring American rapper Nas, taken from the former's third studio album, Tasty (2003). It was released as the album's fourth and final single on April 4, 2005. Kelis co-wrote the song with its producer, Rockwilder.

Like previous singles "Trick Me" and "Millionaire", "In Public" was not released in the United States. Although no music video was filmed for the song, it managed to reach number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. The track was originally due to be released as a double A-side single with the track "Glow",^[1] although this did not happen and a reason for the change has never been given.

Critical reception

"In Public" was met with mixed reviews from music critics. Adam Webb of Yahoo! Music cited the song as one of Tasty's highlights, stating that it "espouses the delights of al fresco sex over a clinical electro beat and features a filthy rap courtesy of new husband Nas. Suffice to say it leaves Beyoncé and Jay-Z sounding like Mary Whitehouse and Cliff Richard."^[2] Conversely, Andy Kellman of AllMusic viewed the track as one of the album's "miscues thwarting perfection" and advised listeners to skip past it.^[3]

The Guardian's Dorian Lynskey described the song as "an eyebrow-raisingly explicit duet."^[4] The Independent opined, "For his part, Nas appears rather more flustered than he ever did in his accounts of life as a dope-dealing streetwise hustler."^[5] Pitchfork reviewer Scott Plagenhoef felt that the song is "possibly the low-point of what is often a transparent Beyoncé-aping full-length (starting with the cover art, which bares a striking resemblance to that of the "Crazy in Love" single)."^[6] Ernest Hardy of Rolling Stone commented that on "In Public", Kelis sounds like "Donna Summer with an action plan".^[7]

Commercial performance

"In Public" debuted and peaked at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending April 16, 2005, ending Kelis' string of UK top-five singles.^[8] In Ireland, the single debuted and peaked at number 22 on the Irish Singles Chart on April 7, 2005.^[9] It also reached number 54 on the European Hot 100 Singles chart on April 23, 2005.^[10]

Track listing

CD single^[11]

"In Public" (radio edit) – 3:22
"Trick Me" – 3:26

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Tasty.^[12]

Recording

Recorded at Mirror Image Recorders (New York City)
Mixed at Enterprise Studios (Burbank, California)
Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City)

Personnel

Kelis – vocals
Nas – vocals
Rockwilder – production
Mike Koch – recording
Dave Pensado – mixing
Chris Athens – mastering

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[11]	6
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[13]	11
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)^[10]	54
Ireland (IRMA)^[9]	22
Scotland (OCC)^[14]	26
UK Singles (OCC)^[8]	17
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[15]	7

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United Kingdom	April 4, 2005	CD single	Virgin	^[16]
Germany	April 18, 2005	CD single	EMI	^[17]

References

^ "Kelis To Release Double A-side!". Kelis.co.uk. November 17, 2004. Archived from the original on November 24, 2004. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
^ Webb, Adam (December 12, 2003). "Kelis – 'Tasty'". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
^ Kellman, Andy. "Tasty – Kelis". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
^ Lynskey, Dorian (December 5, 2003). "CD: Kelis, Tasty". The Guardian. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
^ "Album: Kelis". The Independent. January 9, 2004. Retrieved April 14, 2010.^{[dead link‍]}
^ Plagenhoef, Scott (January 5, 2004). "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Kelis: Tasty". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
^ Hardy, Ernest (January 6, 2004). "Kelis: Tasty". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Irish-charts.com – Discography Kelis". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 17. April 23, 2005. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ ^a ^b "Kelis feat. Nas – In Public" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
^ Tasty (liner notes). Kelis. Arista Records. 2003. 82876-52210-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Kelis feat. Nas – In Public" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
^ "In Public: Kelis". Amazon. United Kingdom. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
^ "In Public: Kelis". Amazon (in German). Germany. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

v t e Kelis
Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Kaleidoscope Wanderland Tasty Kelis Was Here Flesh Tone Food
Compilation albums	The Hits
Singles	"Caught Out There" "Get Along with You" "Good Stuff" "Young, Fresh n' New" "Milkshake" "Trick Me" "Millionaire" "In Public" "Bossy" "Blindfold Me" "Lil Star" "Acapella" "4th of July (Fireworks)" "Scream" "Brave"
Featured singles	"Got Your Money" "Finest Dreams" "What It Is" "Candy" "Not in Love" "Oceania (Remix)" "I Love My Chick" "Not a Criminal" "Bounce"
Related articles	All Hearts Tour

v t e Nas singles
Illmatic	"Halftime" "It Ain't Hard to Tell" "Life's a Bitch" "The World Is Yours" "One Love" "N.Y. State of Mind" "One Time 4 Your Mind"
It Was Written	"If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" "I Gave You Power" "Street Dreams"
The Firm: The Album	"Firm Biz" "Phone Tap"
I Am...	"Nas Is Like" "Hate Me Now"
Nastradamus	"Nastradamus" "You Owe Me"
Stillmatic	"Rule" "Got Ur Self a Gun" "One Mic" "Ether"
God's Son	"Made You Look" "I Can" "Get Down"
Street's Disciple	"Thief's Theme" "Bridging the Gap" "Just a Moment"
Hip Hop Is Dead	"Hip Hop Is Dead" "Can't Forget About You"
Untitled	"Hero" "N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave and the Master)"
Life Is Good	"Nasty" "The Don" "Daughters" "Cherry Wine" "Bye Baby"
Nasir	"Cops Shot the Kid"
King's Disease	"Ultra Black"
King's Disease II	"Nobody"
Other singles	"Escobar '97" "Oochie Wally" "Surviving the Times" "Less Than an Hour" "Be a Nigger Too" "As We Enter"
Collaborations	"Fast Life" "Head over Heels" "Love Is All We Need" "Grand Finale" "Hot Boyz" "Did You Ever Think" "It's Mine" "I've Got to Have It" "What's Going On" "I'm Gonna Be Alright" "Thugz Mansion" "In Public" "Blindfold Me" "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)" "My President" "Too Many Rappers" "Fall in Love" "Ghetto Dreams" "Champion" "Free" "Something to Believe In" "Chains" "Figure It Out" "Sorry" "Rodeo" "Sorry Not Sorry" "Die for It"
Other songs	"Made Nas Proud"