"Nice 2 Me", sometimes referred to as "Nice to Me", is a 2023 single by Piri and

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. Released 24 May 2023 on

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, the song is about wanting to be treated nicely in a relationship and received positive critical reception. It featured on

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's "Planet Rave" playlist and on the soundtrack for

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Background

In 2020, just before the second United Kingdom COVID-19 lockdown, Piri matched on

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with Tommy Villiers. A couple of weeks later, one of the band's photographers retweeted one of their photo shoots, prompting her to find his

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account and ask him out. They released the mixtape '' Froge.mp3'' in October 2022, which they promoted the following month with Froge.tour. A week after that, they split up and did not talk to each other for several months; after releasing " Updown" in February 2023, the pair reunited as friends in April 2023.

Release and reception

On 24 May 2023, they released "Nice 2 Me", their second single of the year. The song speaks of wanting to be treated nicely in a relationship and had previously been performed during Froge.tour. The song samples the

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and was an attempt at mimicking

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announced it as that day's "Hottest Record" and

later added it to its "Planet Rave" playlist. ''

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'' complimented the song's "acoustic-infused liquid DnB beat", while Dan Cairns of ''

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'' wrote that the track was "at once as light as air and as insistent as a final demand". Hollie Geraghty of ''The Forty Five'' described the song as "a weightless summer melody that radiates warmth and golden hour sunshine", while '' DIY'' described the song as "sure to be a massive singalong anthem this summer". A more critical review, however, came from Stephanie van Tol of ''Dancing Bears'', who opined that little happened on the record and that it felt "much longer" than its sub-three minute playing time. In September 2023, the song appeared on the soundtrack for

Track listing

Digital single #"Nice 2 Me" (Piri & Tommy) – 2:51 Tommy Villiers Remix #"Nice 2 Me" (Tommy Villiers Remix) – 3:26 Acoustic #"Nice 2 Me" (Acoustic) – 2:30

Personnel

*Piri – vocals *Tommy Villiers – production, mixing *Kevin Grainger – mastering

Release history

References

{{Piri 2023 songs 2023 singles Piri & Tommy songs Polydor Records singles