Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody

"Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody"
"Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody"
Single by Kid 'n Play
from the album Face the Nation and House Party 2
Released	August 22, 1991
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:45
Label	Select; Elektra;
Songwriter(s)	Christopher Reid; Regi Hargis Hickman; Eric Johnson;
Producer(s)	Eric Johnson
Kid 'n Play singles chronology

"Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" is a song performed by American hip hop group Kid 'n Play. It was issued as the first single from their third studio album Face the Nation, as well as appearing on the soundtrack to the film House Party 2. The song samples the Brick song of the same name, as well as "Funky President (People It's Bad)" by James Brown.^[4]

Co-written by group member Christopher "Kid" Reid,^[2] "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" was the group's only single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 51 on the chart in 1991.^[5] It was also the group's second single to peak at number one on the Billboard rap chart.^[5]

Chart positions[]

Chart (1991-1992)^[5]	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	51
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)	18
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)	26
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)	1

References[]

^ "Kid'n Play - Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody [Vinyl] - Amazon.com Music". Amazon. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody - Kid 'N Play [sic] | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
^ "Kid 'N Play* [sic] - Face The Nation (1991, Vinyl) | Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
^ "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody by Kid 'N Play [sic] - Samples, Covers and Remixes | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Kid 'N Play [sic] | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2020.

External links[]

Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody at AllMusic
"Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody" at Discogs (list of releases)

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[amazon-1] "Kid'n Play - Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody [Vinyl] - Amazon.com Music". Amazon. Retrieved September 5, 2019.

[allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody - Kid 'N Play [sic] | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved March 23, 2020.

[discogs-3] "Kid 'N Play* [sic] - Face The Nation (1991, Vinyl) | Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved March 23, 2020.

[whosampled-4] "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody by Kid 'N Play [sic] - Samples, Covers and Remixes | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved March 23, 2020.

[allmusic2-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Kid 'N Play [sic] | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on January 13, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2020.

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hide v t Kid 'n Play
Christopher "Kid" Reid Christopher "Play" Martin
Albums	2 Hype Funhouse Face the Nation
Singles	"Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody"
Films	House Party House Party 2 Class Act House Party 3 House Party: Tonight's the Night
Other	Kid 'n Play (TV series)