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, who released the song under the name Verbalicious. The song was written by Sinclair, Mowgli, Hugo Lira, Thomas Gustafsson, and Tobias Lindell, with production helmed by the latter three. The song became a hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. It also found some success in Ireland, where it peaked at number 48.

Background

The single was released commercially only in Ireland, Italy, and the United Kingdom. It is

's only

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released under the name Verbalicious. Though the song charted well, due to poor sales, no album materialised. The song was released on the

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label All Around the World. The single was nominated for the 2005

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, but it lost to " Wake Me Up" by

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. The song is featured in the film Just My Luck as well as the video game

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Track listings

UK CD single # "Don't Play Nice" (original edit) – 2:50 # "Don't Play Nice" (Random radio mix) – 2:48 # "Don't Play Nice" (Mowgli club rub) – 4:43 # "Hey Boy" – 2:50 # "Don't Play Nice" (video) Italian CD single # "Don't Play Nice" (original edit) – 2:50 # "Don't Play Nice" (Random radio mix) – 2:48 # "Don't Play Nice" (Mowgli club rub) – 4:43 Italian 12-inch single :A. "Don't Play Nice" (Mowgli club rub) – 4:43 :B. "Don't Play Nice" (original edit) – 2:50

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Italian 12-inch single sleeve. Studios * Recorded at Random Studios (

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, Sweden) * Mixed at the Mixroom (Gothenburg, Sweden) * Remixed at Mowgli Music (London, England) Personnel *

– writing (as Verbalicious), remixing * Mowgli – writing, extended remixing * Hugo Lira – writing, production, recording * Thomas Gustafsson – writing, production, recording * Tobias Lindell – writing, production, mixing

Charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2005 debut singles 2005 songs All Around the World Productions singles Natalia Kills songs Songs written by Natalia Keery-Fisher