N.E.R.D, Everyone Nose | FIERCE Pop + Rock

In the 34^th edition of FIERCE Pop + Rock , we highlight “Everyone Nose (All The Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)” performed by N.E.R.D.

Bring on the bold, FIERCE tracks! FIERCE Pop + Rock provides background information and insight into pop, rock, and metal songs that raise eyebrows and stir the pot.  Featured records can be classic or brand new. In the 34^th edition of FIERCE Pop + Rock (2023), we explore “Everyone Nose (All The Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)” performed by N.E.R.D.

“ALL THE GIRLS STANDING IN THE LINE FOR THE BATHROOM.” Woo, Shay Haley! That’s some kind of hook right there! That said, anytime Pharrell Williams is attached to a music project, you can expect a distinct, ear-catching, and unique sound.  His group, N.E.R.D, which features Haley and Chad Hugo, never shy away from being bold.  The lengthy titled “Everyone Nose (All The Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)” is a prime example of N.E.R.D being TRUE TO SELF.  A highlight from their 2008 album, Seeing Sounds, the second track is truly all over the place.  The production ( The Neptunes) is a big deal, with the hyper groove, use of string bass, and the outlandish sound effects.

While Haley gets the honor of performing the outlandish, memorable hook, much of “Everyone Nose (All The Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)” is performed by Williams.  “Cut you open and you’re just wired,” he raps in the first verse, adding, “You ain’t tired; you wanna cause a riot.” Hmm, why isn’t she tired? Well, the answer is simple: SHE’S HIGH!  The song is about girls doing cocaine! “Close your eyes, see colorful things / You wanna, let go, feel wonderful things,” Pharrell raps in the second verse, continuing, “Just a bit more just to get in the lane / So we can enter the brain and you can flip with the pain.” My, my, my!  There is contrast on the bridge, which is sung, and seems to reference the morning after this coked out experience, numbing life, apparently (“Here’s a towel, wipe your face / Cool down, have a drink, it’s on me”).  All told, “Everyone Nose (All The Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)” is wild, and we wouldn’t have it any other way!

N.E.R.D • Seeing Sounds • Star Trak, LLC • 2008

N.E.R.D, Everyone Nose (All The Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom): FIERCE Pop + Rock No. 34 (2023) [: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Star Trak, LLC; Amr Osman, Deiby Tum Tum, Harry Shelton, Jerome Abel, Mavluda Tashbaeva, Pavel Danilyuk, RDNE Stock project, Vishnu R Nair from Pexels]