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{{short description|Kid Sister song}}
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
{{Infobox song
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| Name = Pro Nails
| Cover = Pro Nails Kid Sister.jpg
| name = Pro Nails
| Artist = [[Kid Sister]] featuring [[Kanye West]]
| cover = Pro Nails Kid Sister.jpg
| alt =
| from Album = [[Ultraviolet (Kid Sister album)|Ultraviolet]]
| A-side =
| type = single
| B-side = "Switch Board"
| artist = [[Kid Sister]] featuring [[Kanye West]]
| album = [[Ultraviolet (Kid Sister album)|Ultraviolet]] ''and the mixtape'' [[Can't Tell Me Nothing (mixtape)|Can't Tell Me Nothing]]
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| Released = October 17, 2007<br>April 29, 2008 <small>(reissue)</small><br>July 14, 2008 <small>(UK)</small>
| B-side = Switch Board
|Format = [[12" vinyl]], [[Music download|Digital download]]
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| released = October 17, 2007<br>April 29, 2008 <small>(reissue)</small><br>July 14, 2008 <small>(UK)</small>
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| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[electronica]]
| Length = 3:29
| recorded =
| studio =
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| Label = Fool's Gold<br>[[Downtown Records]]
| venue =
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| Writer = [[Kid Sister|Melisa Young]], [[A-Trak|Alain Macklovitch]], [[Kanye West]], [[Project Pat|Patrick Houston]], [[Juicy J|Jordan Houston]], [[DJ Paul|Paul Beauregard]]
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| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[electronica]]
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| Producer = A-Trak
| Certification =
| length = 3:29
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| label = Fool's Gold<br>[[Downtown Records]]
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| Misc = {{Extra chronology
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| writer = {{hlist|[[Kid Sister|Melissa Young]]|[[A-Trak|Alain Macklovitch]]|Kanye West|[[Project Pat|Patrick Houston]]|[[Juicy J|Jordan Houston]]|[[DJ Paul|Paul Beauregard]]}}
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| Artist = [[Kid Sister]] singles
| Type = singles
| producer = A-Trak
| prev_title =
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| Last single = "[[Control (Kid Sister song)|Control]]"<br/>(2007)
| prev_year =
| This single = "'''Pro Nails'''"<br/>(2007)
| next_title =
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| Next single = "[[Beeper (song)|Beeper]]"<br/>(2008)
| next_year =
{{Extra chronology
| Artist = [[Kanye West]] singles
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| Type = singles
| artist = [[Kid Sister]]
⚫
| type = singles
⚫
| Last single = "[[Good Life (Kanye West song)|Good Life]]"<br/>(2007)
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| prev_title = [[Control (Kid Sister song)|Control]]
| This single = "'''Pro Nails'''"<br/>(2007)
| prev_year = 2007
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| Next single = "[[Flashing Lights (Kayne West song)|Flashing Lights]]"<br/>(2008)
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| title = Pro Nails
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| year = 2007
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| next_title = [[Beeper (song)|Beeper]]
| next_year = 2008
}}
}}
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{{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Kanye West]]
| type = singles
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| prev_title = [[Good Life (Kanye West song)|Good Life]]
| prev_year = 2007
| title = Pro Nails
| year = 2007
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| next_title = [[Flashing Lights (Kanye West song)|Flashing Lights]]
| next_year = 2007
}}
}}
}}
}}
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==Background and release==
==Background and release==
Originally a solo track, Kanye West added a guest verse to the song for his 2007 ''Can't Tell Me Nothing'' [[mixtape]].<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2007/06/kanye_lupe_phar.html | title=Kanye, Lupe, Pharrell collaborate on Thom Yorke track | work=[[Chicago Tribune]] | publisher=[[Tribune Company]] | date=2007-06-01 | accessdate=2008-05-28 }}</ref> West discovered the song through [[A-Trak]], who had begun dating Kid Sister.<ref>{{ cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kid sister|bio=true}} | title=Biography | work=[[Billboard.com]] | publisher=[[Nielsen Company]] | author=Stewart Mason | accessdate=2008-05-28 }}</ref>
Originally a solo track, Kanye West added a guest verse to the song for his 2007 ''Can't Tell Me Nothing'' [[mixtape]].<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2007/06/kanye_lupe_phar.html | title=Kanye, Lupe, Pharrell collaborate on Thom Yorke track | work=[[Chicago Tribune]] | publisher=[[Tribune Company]] | date=2007-06-01 | access-date=2008-05-28 }}</ref> West discovered the song through [[A-Trak]], who had begun dating Kid Sister.<ref>{{ cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kid sister|bio=true}} | title=Biography | work=[[Billboard.com]] | publisher=[[Nielsen Company]] | author=Stewart Mason | access-date=2008-05-28 }}</ref>


"Pro Nails" was initially released on both 12" vinyl and via the [[iTunes Store]] on October 17, 2007.<ref name="discogs">{{ cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/release/1134029 | title=Pro Nails | work=[[Discogs]] | publisher=Zink Media, Inc. | date=2007-10 | accessdate=2008-05-29 }}</ref> The single featured both the original and remix edits of "Pro Nails" as well as a B-side entitled "Switch Board", produced by Gant-Man. All of Kid Sister's releases were eventually removed from iTunes when she signed a new record deal with [[Downtown Records]] in February 2008. In April 2008, a [[maxi single]] was released and the song was readded to iTunes as the Super High Shine EP.<ref name="itunes">{{ cite web | url=http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=278670207&s=143441 | title=Pro Nails: Super High Shine - EP | work=[[iTunes Store]] | publisher=[[Apple Inc.]] | date=2008-04-29 | accessdate=2008-05-28 }}</ref> The single was released in the [[United Kingdom]] on July 14, 2008.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2287392,00.html | title=First sight:Kid Sister | work=[[The Guardian]] | publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]] | author=Alex MacPherson | date=2008-06-27 | accessdate=2008-06-27 }}</ref> The Kanye remix was also featured on ''[[Fabric discography#Fabric Live series|Fabric Live 38]]''.
"Pro Nails" was initially released on both 12" vinyl and via the [[iTunes Store]] on October 17, 2007.<ref name="discogs">{{ cite web | url=http://www.discogs.com/release/1134029 | title=Pro Nails | work=[[Discogs]] | publisher=Zink Media, Inc. |date=October 2007| access-date=2008-05-29 }}</ref> The single featured both the original and remix edits of "Pro Nails" as well as a B-side entitled "Switch Board", produced by Gant-Man. All of Kid Sister's releases were eventually removed from iTunes when she signed a new record deal with [[Downtown Records]] in February 2008. In April 2008, a [[maxi single]] was released and the song was readded to iTunes as the Super High Shine EP.<ref name="itunes">{{ cite web | url=http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=278670207&s=143441 | title=Pro Nails: Super High Shine – EP | work=[[iTunes Store]] | publisher=[[Apple Inc.]] | date=2008-04-29 | access-date=2008-05-28 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607022102/http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=278670207&s=143441 | archive-date=2011-06-07 | url-status=dead }}</ref> The single was released in the [[United Kingdom]] on July 14, 2008.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2287392,00.html | title=First sight:Kid Sister | work=[[The Guardian]] | author=Alex MacPherson | date=2008-06-27 | access-date=2008-06-27 }}</ref> The Kanye remix was also featured on ''[[Fabric discography#Fabric Live series|Fabric Live 38]]''.


The song samples [[Project Pat]]'s "[[Crook by da Book: The Fed Story|Good Googly Moogly]]" (featuring [[Juicy J]] and [[DJ Paul]]).
The song samples [[Project Pat]]'s "[[Crook by da Book: The Fed Story|Good Googly Moogly]]" (featuring [[Juicy J]] and [[DJ Paul]]).


==Music video==
==Music video==
The music video, directed by Ruben Fleischer, uses the remix version and features Kanye West as well as a cameo by [[A-Trak]].<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/46405-kid-sister-shoots-video-with-kanye-west | title=Kid Sister shoots video with Kanye West | work=[[Pitchfork Media]] | author=Dave Maher | date=2008-10-17 | accessdate=2008-05-28 }}</ref> Following the theme of the song, a majority of the video takes place within a [[nail salon]]. Near the end, the scene relocates to an alley and the song transitions to the b-side "Switchboard." The video was filmed in October 2007, and premiered on [[mtvU]] on December 3.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.mtvu.com/music/video_premiere/kid_sister/ | title=Video Premiere: Kid Sister | work=[[mtvU]].com | publisher=[[Viacom]] | date=2008-12-03 | accessdate=2008-05-28 }}</ref>
The music video, directed by [[Ruben Fleischer]], uses the remix version and features Kanye West as well as a cameo by [[A-Trak]].<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/46405-kid-sister-shoots-video-with-kanye-west | title=Kid Sister shoots video with Kanye West | work=[[Pitchfork Media]] | author=Dave Maher | date=2008-10-17 | access-date=2008-05-28 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519024829/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/46405-kid-sister-shoots-video-with-kanye-west | archive-date=2008-05-19 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Following the theme of the song, a majority of the video takes place within a [[nail salon]]. Near the end, the scene relocates to an alley and the song transitions to the b-side "Switchboard." The video was filmed in October 2007, and premiered on [[mtvU]] on December 3.<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.mtvu.com/music/video_premiere/kid_sister/ | title=Video Premiere: Kid Sister | work=[[mtvU]].com | publisher=[[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]] | date=2008-12-03 | access-date=2008-05-28 }}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
*'''"Pro Nails" - Single'''<ref name="discogs"/>
*'''"Pro Nails" – Single'''<ref name="discogs"/>
#"Pro Nails" (Remix feat. Kanye West) &ndash; 3:29
#"Pro Nails" (Remix feat. Kanye West) – 3:29
#"Pro Nails" (Remix feat. Kanye West) (Clean) &ndash; 3:29
#"Pro Nails" (Remix feat. Kanye West) (Clean) – 3:29
#"Pro Nails" &ndash; 3:29
#"Pro Nails" – 3:29
#"Pro Nails" (Instrumental) &ndash; 3:29
#"Pro Nails" (Instrumental) – 3:29
#"Switch Board" &ndash; 2:53
#"Switch Board" – 2:53
#"Switch Board" (Instrumental) &ndash; 2:53
#"Switch Board" (Instrumental) – 2:53


*'''"Pro Nails": Super High Shine - EP'''<ref name="itunes"/>
*'''"Pro Nails": Super High Shine – EP'''<ref name="itunes"/>
#"Pro Nails" (Remix feat. Kanye West) &ndash; 3:29
#"Pro Nails" (Remix feat. Kanye West) – 3:29
#"Pro Nails" (Bag Raiders Remix) &ndash; 4:42
#"Pro Nails" (Bag Raiders Remix) – 4:42
#"Pro Nails" (Gant-Man's Jackin Remix) &ndash; 5:39
#"Pro Nails" (Gant-Man's Jackin Remix) – 5:39
#"Pro Nails" (Instrumental) &ndash; 3:29
#"Pro Nails" (Instrumental) – 3:29
#"Switch Board" &ndash; 2:53
#"Switch Board" – 2:53


== Charts ==
== Charts ==
"Pro Nails" spent two nonconsecutive weeks on [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]'s [[Hot Singles Sales]] chart in May 2008,<ref name="billboard">{{ cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kid sister|chart=Hot Singles Sales}} | title=Hot Single Sales May 31, 2008 | publisher=[[Billboard.com]] | date=2008-05-22 | accessdate=2008-05-28 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> achieving a peak of number twenty-one.<ref name="peak">{{ cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kid sister|chart=Hot Singles Sales}} | title=Hot Single Sales May 17, 2008 | publisher=[[Billboard.com]] | date=2008-05-08 | accessdate=2008-05-28 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
"Pro Nails" spent two nonconsecutive weeks on [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]'s [[Hot Singles Sales]] chart in May 2008,<ref name="billboard">{{ cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kid sister|chart=Hot Singles Sales}} | title=Hot Single Sales May 31, 2008 | publisher=[[Billboard.com]] | date=2008-05-22 | access-date=2008-05-28 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> achieving a peak of number twenty-one.<ref name="peak">{{ cite web | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=kid sister|chart=Hot Singles Sales}} | title=Hot Single Sales May 17, 2008 | publisher=[[Billboard.com]] | date=2008-05-08 | access-date=2008-05-28 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{MySpace|kidsister|Kid Sister}}
*[https://myspace.com/kidsister Kid Sister] on [[Myspace]]
*{{Youtube|BeCp6nLPQ8Q|Pro Nails}}
*{{YouTube|BeCp6nLPQ8Q|Pro Nails}}
* {{MetroLyrics song|kid-sister|pro-nails}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


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[[Category:Songs written by DJ Paul]]
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[[Category:2007 songs]]
[[Category:2007 songs]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Ruben Fleischer]]

Latest revision as of 20:02, 5 February 2023

"Pro Nails"
Single by Kid Sister featuring Kanye West
from the album Ultraviolet and the mixtape Can't Tell Me Nothing
B-side"Switch Board"
ReleasedOctober 17, 2007
April 29, 2008 (reissue)
July 14, 2008 (UK)
GenreHip hop, electronica
Length3:29
LabelFool's Gold
Downtown Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)A-Trak
Kid Sister singles chronology
"Control"
(2007) 		"Pro Nails"
(2007) 		"Beeper"
(2008)
Kanye West singles chronology
"Good Life"
(2007) 		"Pro Nails"
(2007) 		"Flashing Lights"
(2007)

"Pro Nails" is the second single by American hip hop artist Kid Sister from her debut album Ultraviolet (formerly known as Dream Date). The song is better known for its remix, which features a verse by Kanye West. The single was originally released in 2007 and reissued in 2008.

Background and release

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Originally a solo track, Kanye West added a guest verse to the song for his 2007 Can't Tell Me Nothing mixtape.[1] West discovered the song through A-Trak, who had begun dating Kid Sister.[2]

"Pro Nails" was initially released on both 12" vinyl and via the iTunes Store on October 17, 2007.[3] The single featured both the original and remix edits of "Pro Nails" as well as a B-side entitled "Switch Board", produced by Gant-Man. All of Kid Sister's releases were eventually removed from iTunes when she signed a new record deal with Downtown Records in February 2008. In April 2008, a maxi single was released and the song was readded to iTunes as the Super High Shine EP.[4] The single was released in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2008.[5] The Kanye remix was also featured on Fabric Live 38.

The song samples Project Pat's "Good Googly Moogly" (featuring Juicy J and DJ Paul).

Music video

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The music video, directed by Ruben Fleischer, uses the remix version and features Kanye West as well as a cameo by A-Trak.[6] Following the theme of the song, a majority of the video takes place within a nail salon. Near the end, the scene relocates to an alley and the song transitions to the b-side "Switchboard." The video was filmed in October 2007, and premiered on mtvU on December 3.[7]

Track listing

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  • "Pro Nails" – Single[3]
  1. "Pro Nails" (Remix feat. Kanye West) – 3:29
  2. "Pro Nails" (Remix feat. Kanye West) (Clean) – 3:29
  3. "Pro Nails" – 3:29
  4. "Pro Nails" (Instrumental) – 3:29
  5. "Switch Board" – 2:53
  6. "Switch Board" (Instrumental) – 2:53
  • "Pro Nails": Super High Shine – EP[4]
  1. "Pro Nails" (Remix feat. Kanye West) – 3:29
  2. "Pro Nails" (Bag Raiders Remix) – 4:42
  3. "Pro Nails" (Gant-Man's Jackin Remix) – 5:39
  4. "Pro Nails" (Instrumental) – 3:29
  5. "Switch Board" – 2:53

Charts

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"Pro Nails" spent two nonconsecutive weeks on Billboard's Hot Singles Sales chart in May 2008,[8] achieving a peak of number twenty-one.[9]

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Sales[9] 21

References

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  1. ^ "Kanye, Lupe, Pharrell collaborate on Thom Yorke track". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Company. 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
  2. ^ Stewart Mason. "Biography". Billboard.com. Nielsen Company. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
  3. ^ a b "Pro Nails". Discogs. Zink Media, Inc. October 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  4. ^ a b "Pro Nails: Super High Shine – EP". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. 2008-04-29. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
  5. ^ Alex MacPherson (2008-06-27). "First sight:Kid Sister". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
  6. ^ Dave Maher (2008-10-17). "Kid Sister shoots video with Kanye West". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 2008-05-19. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
  7. ^ "Video Premiere: Kid Sister". mtvU.com. Viacom. 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
  8. ^ "Hot Single Sales May 31, 2008". Billboard.com. 2008-05-22. Retrieved 2008-05-28. [dead link]
  9. ^ a b "Hot Single Sales May 17, 2008". Billboard.com. 2008-05-08. Retrieved 2008-05-28. [dead link]
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