Nelly - 5.0

by itemvn  |  November 25, 2010

5.0 is the sixth studio album by American hip hop artist Nelly, which was released on November 12, 2010 through Universal Motown and his own label Derrty Entertainment. The album was preceded by the singles "Just a Dream", "Move That Body" and "Long Gone" which were released in August, October and November 2010 respectively. The album debuted at number ten on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 64,000 copies.

"Tippin' In da Club" was released as a promo single on August 17, 2010. The album's lead single "Just a Dream" was released on August 17, 2010, through iTunes It was released to Mainstream and Rhythm/Crossover radio on August 10, 2010. "Just a Dream" made its first chart appearance debuting on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number twelve and peaking at number seven in its third week. The song also debuted at number eight on the Billboard Digital Songs chart, selling 135,000 downloads in its first week. "Just a Dream" is Nelly's highest-charting song since his 2005 single "Grillz" and debuted at number twenty-two on the Billboard Rap Songs. The song entered the Canadian Hot 100 in August 2010, at number thirty-two. It debuted in Australia (ARIA Charts) on the Singles Chart at number twenty-four, in New Zealand Singles Charts at number twenty-nine, and in Switzerland (Media Control AG) at number fifty-two. The Sanji-directed music video premiered on September 24, 2010.

The second single "Move That Body", featuring T-Pain and Akon, was released on October 12, 2010. The song made its first chart appearance debuting on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number fifty-four and has reached a current peak at number twenty-nine in Australia. The music video for the single was directed by Marc Klasfeld. A promotional single "Long Gone", featuring Plies and Chris Brown, was released on November 9, 2010.