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{{Short description|American rock and hip-hop band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist 
| name              = N.E.R.D.
| image             = N.E.R.D @ Pori Jazz 2010.jpg
| caption           = Pharrell Williams (left) and Shay Haley from N.E.R.D. performing at [[Pori Jazz]] in 2010
| image_size        =
| origin            = [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]], U.S.
| genre             = <!--Genres are sourced in the prose.-->{{hlist|[[Funk rock]]|[[alternative rock]]|[[alternative hip-hop]]|[[rap rock]]|[[avant-funk]]|[[progressive pop]]}}
| years_active      = {{hlist|1994–2005|2008–2018}}
| label             = {{hlist|[[I Am Other]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]|[[Star Trak Entertainment|Star Trak]]|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]}}
| associated_acts   = {{hlist|[[The Neptunes]]|[[Spymob]]}}
| website           = {{URL|nooneeverreallydies.com}}
| spinoff_of        = [[The Neptunes]]
| past_members      = * [[Pharrell Williams]]
* [[Chad Hugo]]
* [[Shay Haley]]
}}
'''N.E.R.D.'''{{efn|group=upper-alpha|Stylized as '''N⋆E⋆R⋆D''', '''N.E.R.D''', '''N*E*R*D''', and '''NER*D'''}} (a [[backronym]] of '''No-one Ever Really Dies''') was an American [[Rock music|rock]] and [[hip-hop]] band, formed in [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]], in 1994. [[Pharrell Williams]] and [[Chad Hugo]] were signed by [[Teddy Riley]] to [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]. After producing songs for several artists during the early 1990s, Williams and Hugo formed the band with [[Shay Haley]] as a [[side project]] band of [[the Neptunes]] in 1994. N.E.R.D.'s debut album, ''[[In Search of... (N.E.R.D. album)|In Search of...]]'', sold 603,000 copies in the United States and was certified [[Music recording certification|Gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). It was also awarded the second annual [[Shortlist Music Prize]]. The band's second album, ''[[Fly or Die]]'', sold 412,000 copies in the United States, but shipped at least 500,000 units, certifying it Gold.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinum.php?content_selector=criteria |title=Recording Industry Association of America |website=RIAA |access-date=March 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=N.E.R.D&format=ALBUM&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |title=Recording Industry Association of America |website=RIAA |access-date=March 29, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019020625/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=N.E.R.D&format=ALBUM&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |archive-date=October 19, 2015 }}</ref>

In 2005, N.E.R.D. ended their contract with Virgin and disbanded. Three years later, the band reunited under [[Star Trak Entertainment]], a subsidiary of [[Interscope Records]] established by Williams and Hugo. The band's third album, ''[[Seeing Sounds]]'', released in 2008, sold just under 80,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7147/title.hip-hop-album-sales-week-ending-6-15-08|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 6/15/08|website=HipHopDX|date=June 18, 2008|access-date=May 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524193341/http://hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7147/title.hip-hop-album-sales-week-ending-6-15-08|archive-date=May 24, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album was followed by ''[[Nothing (N.E.R.D. album)|Nothing]]'', which was released in 2010.

==History==
===Formation and early career===
[[Pharrell Williams]] and [[Chad Hugo]] met at the age of 12 at a band class in [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]].<ref name="The Age">{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/05/12/1084289744331.html|title=Like the song? These guys wrote it|date=May 15, 2004|work=[[The Age]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|access-date=February 6, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Westword">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2008/04/vintage_nerd_profile.php|title=Vintage N.E.R.D. Profile|last=Roberts|first=Michael|date=April 23, 2008|work=[[Westword]]|publisher=[[New Times Media]]|access-date=February 6, 2009|archive-date=May 7, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080507045543/http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2008/04/vintage_nerd_profile.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hugo was the drum major for the [[Kempsville High School]] Marching Chiefs, under the direction of current [[University of Virginia]] Band Director, William Pease, while Williams was a drumline member of the [[Fabulous Marching Cavaliers]] (FMC) of [[Princess Anne High School]], both of Virginia Beach.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}} They spent their free time making [[Beat (music)|beats]] and performing in groups with fellow childhood friends [[Missy Elliott]], [[Clipse]], and [[Timbaland & Magoo]]. Williams and Hugo met [[Shay Haley]] in high school and began performing together. The trio often met in Hugo's garage, where he [[Beatboxing|beatboxed]] through a [[Loudspeaker|speaker system]] while Haley danced.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25111550-5013575,00.html|title=Hip-hop's glittering touchstone|date=February 27, 2009|work=[[The Australian]]|publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]]|access-date=March 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304144009/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25111550-5013575,00.html|archive-date=March 4, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> After watching the duo perform at a high school [[talent show]], producer [[Teddy Riley]] signed Williams and Hugo in 1991.<ref name="Westword" /> After producing songs for several artists throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, the production duo formed N.E.R.D. in 1994 as a side project known for their appearance on "Ghetto Children" off [[Kelis]]' debut album ''[[Kaleidoscope (Kelis album)|Kaleidoscope]]''.<ref name="The Age"/><ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p415988|pure_url=yes}}|title=N.E.R.D. – Biography|last=Kellman|first=Andy|work=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=January 30, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Los Angeles Times">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-ca-nerd1-2008jun01,0,3641264.story|title=The cool part about being a N.E.R.D.|last=Lee|first=Chris|date=June 1, 2008|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|pages=1–2|access-date=February 6, 2009}}</ref>

===2001–2002: ''In Search of...''===
The band's debut album, ''[[In Search of... (N.E.R.D. album)|In Search of...]]'', was released in Europe in September 2001. Williams and Hugo used similar digital production techniques as they did for other artists. However, the band decided that they wanted to sound different from their previous work.<ref name="Jakarta Globe">{{cite web|url=http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/life-times/arts-entertainment/article/13377.html|title=N.E.R.D.'s Not Your Stereotypical Group|last=Siahaan|first=Armando|date=March 18, 2009|work=[[Jakarta Globe]]|publisher=Jakarta Globe Media|access-date=April 5, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> This led them to rerecording the album using live instruments with [[rock music|rock]] band [[Spymob]] for a worldwide release in 2002.<ref name="Jakarta Globe"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/nerd/articles/story/5938447/in_search_of____pharrell_williams|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106152208/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/nerd/articles/story/5938447/in_search_of____pharrell_williams|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 6, 2007|title=In Search of... Pharrell Williams|last=Edwards|first=Gavin|date=June 21, 2002|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]]|access-date=April 5, 2009}}</ref> The album debuted at number 61 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and peaked at number 56.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1435189 |title='O Brother' Still Finds Itself On Top |last=Martens |first=Todd |date=March 21, 2002 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media]] |access-date=April 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221071118/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1435189 |archive-date=February 21, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="ISO sales">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000475647|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110212601/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000475647|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 10, 2012|title=Usher Breaks Records With 'Confessions' Debut|last=Martens|first=Todd|date=March 31, 2004|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|access-date=January 30, 2009}}</ref> It failed to replicate the success of [[the Neptunes]]' previous productions. The album won the second annual [[Shortlist Music Prize]], an accolade awarded to albums released in the United States that have not achieved mainstream success and have sales of 500,000 copies or less at the time of nomination.<ref name="Jakarta Globe"/> The album sold 603,000 copies in the United States and was certified [[Music recording certification|Gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref name="ISO sales"/><ref name="RIAA">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=N.E.R.D&format=ALBUM&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum |work=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] |access-date=January 30, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019020625/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=N.E.R.D&format=ALBUM&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |archive-date=October 19, 2015 }}</ref> The album's lead single, "[[Lapdance (song)|Lapdance]]", peaked at number 36 of the [[Hot Rap Songs|Hot Rap Tracks]] chart and number 85 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1075298 |title=Neptunes' N*E*R*D Pushed To November |last=Carpenter |first=Troy |date=October 8, 2001 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media |access-date=April 5, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The second single, "[[Rock Star (N.E.R.D. song)|Rock Star]]", peaked at number 36 on the ''Billboard'' [[Alternative Airplay|Hot Modern Rock Tracks]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=383104&model.vnuAlbumId=1146053|title=Artist Chart History – N.E.R.D. – Singles|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|access-date=April 5, 2009}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> A 6.1 surround mix of this album was released by DTS Entertainment on a [[DVD-Audio]] disc in 2005.

===2003–2004: ''Fly or Die''===
[[File:NERD April 2003 cropped.jpg|thumb|N.E.R.D. performing at a United Kingdom concert in April 2003]]

The band recorded its second album, ''[[Fly or Die]]'', in 2003. They learned to play the songs live, as Chad Hugo told [[MTV News]] on December 9, 2003: "We're the ones playing the instruments live this time. I just started playing guitar last year so I'm learning as we go. Pharrell's playing drums. [Last time] we didn't have time to learn certain instruments so we got Spymob to help us out."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1480969/20031209/story.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040419220649/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1480969/20031209/story.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 19, 2004|title=N.E.R.D. Step Up Their Game On Fly Or Die, Reminisce About Teen Years|last=Patel|first=Joseph|date=December 9, 2003|work=[[MTV News]]|access-date=April 5, 2009}}</ref>

''Fly or Die'' was released in March 2004. The album debuted at number six on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 119,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000475647 |title=Usher Breaks Records With 'Confessions' Debut |last=Martens |first=Todd |date=March 31, 2004 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media |access-date=April 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429013957/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000475647 |archive-date=April 29, 2009 }}</ref> The album sold 412,000 copies in the United States and was certified Gold by the RIAA.<ref name="RIAA" /><ref name="FoD sales">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57937/pharrell-finds-time-for-nerd-jay-z|title=Pharrell Finds Time For N.E.R.D., Jay-Z|last=Hope|first=Clover|date=July 3, 2006|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|access-date=January 30, 2009}}</ref> The first single, "[[She Wants to Move]]", has gone top 5 in the United Kingdom, top 20 in Norway, Ireland, and Denmark, and top 40 in Australia and the Netherlands. The music videos for "She Wants to Move" and its follow-up single, "[[Maybe (N.E.R.D. song)|Maybe]]", have received strong support from the digital cable network [[BET Soul|VH1 Soul]] in America.

===2005–2008: Hiatus and ''Seeing Sounds''===
In 2005, N.E.R.D. ended their contract with [[Virgin Records]] over a label dispute and the band disbanded.<ref name="Jakarta Globe" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2008/04/qa_with_pharrell_williams_of_n.php|title=Q&A With Pharrell Williams of N.E.R.D.|last=Roberts|first=Michael|date=April 28, 2008|work=Westword|publisher=New Times Media|access-date=February 6, 2009|archive-date=October 14, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014223612/http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2008/04/qa_with_pharrell_williams_of_n.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> While touring, the band became "hooked" on the energy from their fans, which led them to begin recording their third [[studio album]], spending their own money while still unsigned. Williams and Hugo later established [[Star Trak Entertainment]], a subsidiary of [[Interscope Records]].<ref name="Los Angeles Times"/> In March 2008, the band performed at [[South by Southwest]] in [[Austin, Texas]]. While there they filmed a [[Public service announcement|PSA]] for [[Rock the Vote]] saying why they thought voting was important and the issues they cared about that election year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKLizKy2PO4 | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/RKLizKy2PO4| archive-date=November 17, 2021 | url-status=live|title=NERD – Rock the Vote @ SXSW |publisher=YouTube |date=May 27, 2008 |access-date=August 27, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[File:NERD at Virgin Festival Ontario day 2 2009.JPG|left|thumb|N.E.R.D. performing at the [[Virgin Festival]] in [[Ontario]], Canada, 2009]]

From April to June 2008, the band toured with [[Kanye West]] as an opening act along with [[Rihanna]] and [[Lupe Fiasco]] as part of the [[Glow in the Dark Tour]]. On June 13, they gave an energetic performance at the [[Isle of Wight]] festival, however they almost missed their scheduled show because they didn't know where the island was.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/nerd%20just%20make%20it%20for%20isle%20of%20wight_1071467 |title=N.e.r.d. Just Make It For Isle Of Wight |website=Contactmusic.com |date=June 14, 2008 |access-date=August 27, 2011}}</ref> On June 25, they performed in front of 40,000 people at the Isle of MTV 2008 at the Floriana granaries, [[Malta]] with free admission.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isleofmtv.com |title=Malta Special 2008 |publisher=Isle of MTV |access-date=August 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoqk3DSxSto| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/xoqk3DSxSto| archive-date=November 17, 2021 | url-status=live|title=N.E.R.D @ Way out west|date=August 12, 2008|work=YouTube|access-date=October 29, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
On August 9, 2008, the band played at the [[Way Out West (festival)|Way Out West]] music festival held in the city park of [[Gothenburg]], Sweden. In September 2008, N.E.R.D. performed to a sold-out crowd at the [[House of Blues]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], and brought special guest [[Bad Brains]] onstage. N.E.R.D. released their third studio album, ''[[Seeing Sounds]]'' in June 2008. The first single off the album, titled "[[Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)]]", was first mentioned on their [[Billionaire Boys Club (clothing retailer)|Billionaire Boys Club]] blog in January 2008. The second single off the album, titled "[[Spaz (song)|Spaz]]", was used in a television commercial for the Microsoft [[Zune]]. The group toured with American [[rock music|rock]] band, [[Linkin Park]] on the European leg of their [[Projekt Revolution]] tour in 2008 with artists like [[HIM (Finnish band)|HIM]], [[the Used]] and [[Jay-Z]]. The group also played at the [[National Bowl]], [[Milton Keynes]] before the recording of [[Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes|Road to Revolution]] by Linkin Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/nerd/2008/milton-keynes-national-bowl-milton-keynes-england-bd22586.html|title=N*E*R*D Concert Setlist at Milton Keynes National Bowl, Milton Keynes on June 29, 2008 - setlist.fm|work=setlist.fm|access-date=October 29, 2015}}</ref>

===2009–present: ''Nothing'' and ''No One Ever Really Dies''===
In 2009, a song entitled "Soldier" featuring [[Santigold]] and [[Lil Wayne]] was featured on the [[Soundtrack 90210|soundtrack]] of the teen drama series ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]''. In 2010, N.E.R.D. announced the release of their fourth studio album entitled ''[[Nothing (N.E.R.D. album)|Nothing]]'', which had a scheduled release date for September 7, 2010, but was pushed back to November 2, 2010. The first single from the album, "[[Hot-n-Fun]]" (featuring [[Nelly Furtado]]), was released on May 18, 2010, on [[iTunes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/04/24/new-music-nerd-f-nelly-furtado-hot-fun-full/|title=New Music: N.E.R.D. f/ Nelly Furtado – 'Hot-n-Fun' [Full]|date=April 24, 2010|work=[[Rap-Up]]|access-date=April 25, 2010}}</ref> It was released in the United Kingdom on August 30, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|author=Praxis Media |url=http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_uk_singles.htm |title=Radio1 Rodos Greece ::: UK Forthcoming Singles |publisher=Radio1.gr |access-date=August 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221101934/http://radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_uk_singles.htm |archive-date=December 21, 2012 }}</ref> On August 20, 2010, a track titled "Party People" leaked onto the internet. It was rumored to be the second single from the album. On September 28, 2010, they premiered another track from the album titled "[[Hypnotize U]]", produced by [[electronic music]] duo [[Daft Punk]], on ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/video-n-e-r-d-debuts-hypnotize-you-live-on-david-letterman/|title=Video: N.E.R.D. debuts "Hypnotize You" (Live on David Letterman)|date=September 29, 2010|work=[[Miss Info]]|access-date=September 29, 2010|archive-date=October 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005034209/http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/video-n-e-r-d-debuts-hypnotize-you-live-on-david-letterman/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On September 30, 2010, in an interview with [[Mark Hoppus]] on ''[[Hoppus on Music|A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus]]'', Williams explained the album cover as "a mix of so many things. The feathers represent the peace, and the helmet represents the war. It's like where we are right now. There's a lot of war, that people can't necessarily explain. The economy sucks, girls are still beautiful. We wanted to make music that reflected that. So people can look back twenty years from now, and say 'this is what was going on'". They then announced in the interview that the next two singles would be "I've Seen the Light" and "Hypnotize U". Williams described "Hypnotize U" as being "so different from the rest of the album", stating he was "very pleased because it serves a different purpose" in the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bbcicecream.com/blog/2010/10/01/nerd-interview-w-mark-hoppus/|title=N*E*R*D INTERVIEW W/ MARK HOPPUS|date=October 1, 2010|access-date=October 1, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003065856/http://bbcicecream.com/blog/2010/10/01/nerd-interview-w-mark-hoppus/|archive-date=October 3, 2010}}</ref> On October 17, 2010, the standard edition and the deluxe edition of the album became available for pre-order on iTunes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/nothing-deluxe-version/id398037651|title=Nothing (Deluxe Version)by N.E.R.D.|website=[[iTunes]]|date=October 17, 2010|access-date=October 17, 2010}}</ref> It was later announced that they would support [[Gorillaz]] on the North American leg of their 2010 [[Escape to Plastic Beach Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gorillaz.com/news/news/gorillaz-confirm-nerd-as-support-special-guests-for-north-american-dates |title=Gorillaz Confirm N.E.R.D. as Support, Special Guests for North American Dates |date=September 10, 2010 |access-date=September 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917145647/http://gorillaz.com/news/news/gorillaz-confirm-nerd-as-support-special-guests-for-north-american-dates |archive-date=September 17, 2010 }}</ref> In 2013, Williams confirmed an N.E.R.D. album was in progress, but also mentioned that the album would not be released that year due to the projects he was working on with other artists. He has also said the album will be "nature-based". The group reunited on December 26, 2014, to release the songs "Squeeze Me", "Patrick Star", and "Sandy Squirrel" for the film ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water]]''.

N.E.R.D.'s fifth album, ''[[No One Ever Really Dies]]'', was released on December 15, 2017, through [[I Am Other]] and [[Columbia Records]].<ref name=AM>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/no-one-ever-really-dies/1311935265|title=NO ONE EVER REALLY DIES by N.E.R.D|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=November 24, 2017}}</ref> It features [[guest appearance]]s from [[André 3000]], [[M.I.A. (rapper)|M.I.A.]], [[Gucci Mane]], [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]], and [[Ed Sheeran]] among others. It was preceded by three singles; "[[Lemon (N.E.R.D. and Rihanna song)|Lemon]]" with [[Rihanna]] (on November 1), "1000" with [[Future (rapper)|Future]] (on November 29), and "Don't Don't Do It!" with [[Kendrick Lamar]] (on December 13).

The group did shows throughout 2018 such as the [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]] and the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]]. They also released a popular remix to "Lemon" with [[Drake (musician)|Drake]].

In 2024, Hugo filed a legal action against Williams.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/business/legal/pharrell-williams-chad-hugo-legal-dispute-neptunes-name-rights-1235645985/ | title=Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo Locked in Legal Dispute over 'Neptunes' Name Rights | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref>

==Musical style==
The band's sound generally contains elements of [[Rock music|rock]], [[funk]] and [[hip-hop]], while also encompassing [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] and [[Pop music|pop]].<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,216215~4~0~insearchof,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704011939/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,216215~4~0~insearchof,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 4, 2009|title=Music Review – In Search Of... (2002) - N.E.R.D.|last=Browne|first=David|date=March 11, 2002|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.|Time]]|access-date=April 9, 2009}}</ref><ref name="The Guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/mar/19/popandrock.nerd|title=CD: N*E*R*D, Fly or Die|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|date=March 19, 2004|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=April 9, 2009}}</ref> Their sound has also been described as featuring [[funk rock]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/12/pharrell-n-e-r-d-no-one-ever-really-dies-track-by-track-breakdown/ |title=Pharrell Gives a Track-By-Track Breakdown of N.E.R.D's 'No_One Ever Really Dies' Album |date=December 17, 2017 |website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |access-date=December 20, 2017}}</ref> [[alternative hip-hop]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berry |first=Peter A. |date=December 15, 2017 |title=N.E.R.D Return With 'No One Ever Really Dies' Album |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/12/n-e-r-d-no-one-ever-really-dies-album-stream/ |access-date=December 20, 2017 |website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]}}</ref> [[rap rock]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.factmag.com/2017/12/19/n-e-r-d-no-one-every-really-dies-review/ |title=N.E.R.D are weighed down by their famous friends on No_One Ever Really Dies |last=Shipley |first=Al |date=December 19, 2017 |website=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] |access-date=December 20, 2017}}</ref> [[Alternative hip-hop|experimental hip-hop]],<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-nerds-no-one-ever-really-dies-w514292 |title=Review: N.E.R.D, Pharrell's Avant-Rap Crew, Gets a Radical Reawakening |last=Dolan |first=Jon |date=December 18, 2017 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=December 20, 2017}}</ref> [[avant-funk]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/n-e-r-d-channel-sixties-psych-rock-on-june-lp-nothing-20100430|title=N.E.R.D. Channel Sixties Psych-Rock on June LP 'Nothing'|author=Christopher R. Weingarten|date=April 30, 2010|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=November 6, 2017}}</ref> and [[progressive pop]].<ref name="pigeons">{{cite web |last1=Pigeons |title=The 10 Most Influential Albums Turning 10 This Year |url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2014/02/10-most-influential-albums-from-2004/n-e-r-d-fly-die |website=Complex |access-date=February 19, 2021}}</ref><ref name="gsgm">{{cite web |last1=Lowe |first1=Yohannes |title=N.E.R.D ft Rihanna, 'Lemon' – Single Review |date=November 4, 2017 |url=https://www.gsgmedia.co/n-e-r-d-make-music-comeback-rihanna-collaboration |publisher=GSGM Music Magazine |access-date=February 19, 2021}}</ref><ref name="contact">{{cite news |last1=Gale |first1=Nick |title=N.E.R.D - The Best Of Album Review |url=https://www.contactmusic.com/n-e-r-d/music/nerd-the-best-of |access-date=February 19, 2021 |agency=ContactMusic}}</ref><ref name="ign">{{cite news |last1=D. |first1=Spence |title=Fly Or Die |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/03/24/fly-or-die |access-date=February 19, 2021 |agency=IGN |date=March 24, 2004}}</ref> They have been praised for their heavy use of [[Electronic music|electronic]], [[Bass (sound)|bass]] and funk beats,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=June 13, 2008|title=Music Review - Seeing Sounds (2008) - N.E.R.D.|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20206316,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829223015/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20206316,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 29, 2008|access-date=April 9, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Farber|first=Jim|date=June 8, 2008|title=N.E.R.D. gets its giddy up|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|publisher=[[Mortimer Zuckerman]]|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2008/06/08/2008-06-08_nerd_gets_its_giddy_up.html|access-date=April 9, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ruhi|first=Adrian|date=June 9, 2008|title=N*E*R*D – Seeing Sounds|work=[[Okayplayer]]|url=http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/june-2008/n*e*r*d-200806095866/|access-date=April 9, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302042931/http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/june-2008/n%2Ae%2Ar%2Ad-200806095866/|archive-date=March 2, 2009}}</ref> while others have suggested that [[the Neptunes]] are unable to blend R&B and rock.<ref>{{cite web|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|date=June 13, 2008|title=N*E*R*D, Seeing Sounds|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jun/13/urban.shopping|access-date=April 9, 2009}}</ref>

N.E.R.D.'s lyrics have been criticized. Ian Cohen of [[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']] called the band's lyrical writing ability "far down the list of what N.E.R.D is actually good at",<ref>{{cite web|last=Cohen|first=Ian|date=June 13, 2008|title=N.E.R.D.: Seeing Sounds|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11610-seeing-sounds/|access-date=January 15, 2009}}</ref> where Williams is often criticized for being excessively sexual.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hoard|first=Christian|date=June 12, 2008|title=Seeing Sounds – N.E.R.D. – Review|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]]|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/20949346/review/20961630/seeing_sounds|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529063322/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/20949346/review/20961630/seeing_sounds|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 29, 2008|access-date=April 9, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/nerd/7357 |title=N*E*R*D* – Fly Or Die – Album Reviews |last=Friel |first=Lance |date=March 26, 2004 |work=[[NME]] |publisher=[[Time Inc.|Time]] |access-date=April 9, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209172312/http://www.nme.com/reviews/nerd/7357 |archive-date=February 9, 2009 }}</ref> With the release of ''[[Fly or Die]]'', the album was advertised in ''[[Kerrang!]]'' magazine, which made Alexis Petridis of ''[[The Guardian]]'' feel that N.E.R.D.'s lyrics tried to "[[Empathy|empathize]] with the alienated teenagers who make up ''Kerrang!''{{'}}s readership".<ref name="The Guardian"/>

==Band members==
* [[Pharrell Williams]] – [[Singing|lead vocals]], [[piano]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[Drum kit|drums]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]], [[programming (music)|programming]]
* [[Chad Hugo]] – [[guitar]]s, piano, keyboards, [[saxophone]], [[bass guitar]], programming, keytar, turntables, backing vocals
* [[Shay Haley]] – drums, percussion, backing and co-lead vocals

===Touring members===
* Thaddaeus Tribbett - bass guitar
* James Darrell Robinson - drums, percussion
* Junius Bervine - keyboards
* Brent Paschke - guitars
* DJ Jus Ske - turntables

====Dancers====
* Eddie Eskridge
* Jesse Sanchez
* Angelo Saunders
* Mette Towley
* Kenitia Coleman
* Natsuki Miya

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Sales
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=n.e.r.d.|chart=all}}|title=Artist Chart History – N.E.R.D. – Albums|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|access-date=February 6, 2009}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="AUS">Peaks in Australia:
* All top 50 peaks: {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=N.E.R.D.|title=Discography N.E.R.D.|work=Australian Charts|access-date=April 8, 2009}}
* ''In Search Of...'', ''Nothing'' and "Hot-n-Fun": {{cite Ryan|page=201}}
* "Everyone Nose": {{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue957.pdf |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080719140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20080720-0000/issue957.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 19, 2008 |title=The ARIA Report: Issue 957 |publisher=webarchive.nla.gov.au |date=August 23, 2006 |access-date=August 27, 2011}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
* ''No One Ever Really Dies'': {{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2017/12/aria-chart-watch-452/|title=ARIA Chart Watch #452|publisher=auspOp|date=December 23, 2017|access-date=December 23, 2017|archive-date=December 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204230628/https://www.auspop.com.au/2017/12/aria-chart-watch-452/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br /><ref name="Ultratop FoD">{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/132c/N.E.R.D.-Fly-Or-Die|title=N.E.R.D. – Fly Or Die|work=[[Ultratop]]|access-date=April 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Ultratop SS">{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/15e7a/N.E.R.D.-Seeing-Sounds|title=N.E.R.D. – Seeing Sounds|work=Ultratop|access-date=April 8, 2009}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[GfK Entertainment Charts|GER]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/N.E.R.D./?type=longplay|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050527182544/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/N.E.R.D.?type=longplay|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 27, 2005|title=Chartverfolgung – N.E.R.D.|work=Musicline.de|access-date=April 8, 2009}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Irish Albums Chart|IRE]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://www.irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=N%2EE%2ER%2ED%2E|title=Discography N.E.R.D. |publisher=irishcharts.com |access-date=November 7, 2014}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|ITA]]<br /><ref name="Ultratop FoD"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br /><ref name="Ultratop FoD"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref name="Ultratop FoD"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=N%2EE%2ER%2ED%2E&titel=In+Search+Of%2E%2E%2E+-+New+Version&cat=a|title=N.E.R.D. – In Search Of ... – New Version (album) |work=Ultratop|access-date=November 7, 2014}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref name="Ultratop FoD"/><ref name="Ultratop SS"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="officialcharts">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/|title=The Official Charts Company – NERD|work=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=February 6, 2009}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[In Search of... (N.E.R.D. album)|In Search Of...]]''
|
* Released: August 6, 2001
* Label: [[Star Trak Entertainment|Star Trak]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
* Format: [[CD]], [[LP record|LP]], [[DVD-Audio|DVD-A]]
| 56 || 70 || — || — || 27 || — || — || 17 || — || 28
|
* US: 603,000<ref name="ISO sales" />
|
* [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: Gold<ref name="riaa" />
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Platinum<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Lil Baby|access-date=May 21, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Fly or Die]]''
|
* Released: March 23, 2004
* Label: [[Star Trak Entertainment|Star Trak]], Virgin
* Format: CD, LP
| 6 || 11 || 31 || 20 || 12 || 10 || 22 || 9 || 27 || 4
|
* US: 412,000<ref name="FoD sales"/>
|
* RIAA: Gold<ref name="riaa" />
* [[ARIA]]: Gold<ref name=ARIACert02>{{cite certification|region=Australia|artist=N.E.R.D.|type=album|certyear=2004|access-date=December 27, 2021}}</ref>
* IRMA: Gold
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Seeing Sounds]]''
|
* Released: June 10, 2008
* Label: [[Star Trak Entertainment|Star Trak]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
* Format: CD, LP, [[Music download|DI]]
| 7 || 14 || 45 || 65 || 60 || 97 || — || — || 13 || 20
|
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Nothing (N.E.R.D. album)|Nothing]]''
|
* Released: November 2, 2010
* Label: Star Trak, Interscope
* Format: CD, LP, DI
| 21 || 55 || 43 || — || — || — || — || — || 32 || 83
|
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[No One Ever Really Dies]]''<ref name="AM"/>
|
* Released: December 15, 2017
* Label: [[I Am Other]], [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
* Format: CD, LP, DI
| 31 || 58 || 92 || — || — || — || — || — || 65 || 80
|
|
|-
| colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:2.2em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref name="Singles history">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nerd/chart-history/hsi/|title=N.E.R.D Chart History – Hot 100|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br />R&B]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nerd/chart-history/bsi/|title=N.E.R.D Chart History – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Dance Club Songs|US<br />Dance]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nerd/chart-history/dsi/|title=N.E.R.D Chart History – Dance Club Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="AUS"/>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop|BEL (Fla)]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?search=N.E.R.D.&cat=s|title=DZoeken naar: N.E.R.D.|work=ultratop.be|access-date=July 23, 2010}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|ITA]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fimi.it|title=FIMI|work=fimi.com|access-date=July 23, 2010}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Single Top 100|NLD]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=N.E.R.D.|title=Discografie N.E.R.D.|work=Dutch Charts|access-date=April 8, 2009}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=N.E.R.D.|title=Discography N.E.R.D.|work=Swedish Charts|access-date=April 8, 2009}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=N.E.R.D.&cat=s|title=Suche nach: N.E.R.D.|work=hitparade.ch|access-date=July 23, 2010}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="officialcharts"/>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Lapdance (song)|Lapdance]]"<br /><small>(featuring Lee Harvey and [[Vita (rapper)|Vita]])</small>
| 2001
| —
| 85
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 56
| 47
| —
| 20{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Lapdance" was re-released in the UK as a [[A-side and B-side|double A-side]] with "Provider".}}
|
* BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI"/>
| rowspan="3"| ''In Search Of...''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Rock Star (N.E.R.D. song)|Rock Star]]"
| rowspan="2"| 2002
| —
| —
| —
| 32
| —
| —
| 74
| —
| —
| 15
|
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Provider (N.E.R.D. song)|Provider]]"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 95
| 43
| —
| 20
|-
! scope="row"| "[[She Wants to Move]]"
| rowspan="2"| 2004
| —
| 69
| 6
| 21
| 19
| 7
| 8
| 58
| 36
| 5
|
* BPI: Silver<ref name=BPI/>
| rowspan="2"| ''Fly or Die''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Maybe (N.E.R.D. song)|Maybe]]"
| —
| —
| 19
| 48
| 58
| 45
| 37
| —
| —
| 25
|
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)]]"
| rowspan="2"| 2008
| —
| —
| —
| 69
| 65
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 41
|
| rowspan="3"| ''Seeing Sounds''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Spaz (song)|Spaz]]"
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Spaz" peaked outside of the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, therefore it is listed on the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100]] chart.}}
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Sooner or Later"
| 2009
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Hot-n-Fun]]"<br /><small>(featuring [[Nelly Furtado]])</small>
| rowspan="2"| 2010
| —
| —
| 26
| 52
| 23
| 26
| 88
| —
| —
| 49
|
| rowspan="2"| ''Nothing''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Hypnotize U]]"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 54
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Lemon (N.E.R.D. and Rihanna song)|Lemon]]"<br /><small>(with [[Rihanna]])</small>
| rowspan="2"| 2017
| 36
| 16
| 37
| 44
| 63
| —
| 87
| —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Lemon" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number one on the Swedish Heatseekers Chart.<ref name="SWEHeatseeker">{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=215&dfom=20171103|title=Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 45, 10 november 2017|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=November 11, 2017}}</ref>}}
| 59
| 31
|
* RIAA: 2× Platinum<ref name="riaa">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=N.E.R.D&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section|title=N.E.R.D.|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|website=riaa.com}}</ref>
* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/4/aria-chart-watch-468/|title=ARIA Chart Watch #468|publisher=auspOp|date=April 14, 2018|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-date=August 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802203501/https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/4/aria-chart-watch-468/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* BPI: Gold<ref name=BPI/>
| rowspan="3"| ''No One Ever Really Dies''
|-
! scope="row"| "1000"<br /><small>(with [[Future (rapper)|Future]])</small>
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Don't Don't Do It"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radiodate.it/radio-date/n-e-r-d-feat-kendrick-lamar-don-t-don-t-do-it-177239-12-01-2018-radiodate/|title=N.E.R.D. "Don't Don't Do It" - (Radio Date: 12/01/2018)|website=radiodate.it}}</ref><br /><small>(with [[Kendrick Lamar]])</small>
| rowspan="2"| 2018
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Lemon (N.E.R.D. and Rihanna song)#Drake remix|Lemon (Remix)]]"<br /><small>(with Rihanna and [[Drake (musician)|Drake]])</small>
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|
* RMNZ: Gold<ref>{{cite certification|region=New Zealand|artist=N.E.R.D. and Rihanna|title=Lemon (Drake Remix)|award=Gold|id=2018-03-30|source=newchart|access-date=November 20, 2024|type=single}}</ref>
| {{N/A|Non-album single}}
|}

'''Notes'''
{{notelist-ua}}

===Other appearances===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Song title
! scope="col" style="width:3em;"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Album
|-
! scope="row"| "Loser" (featuring [[Clipse]])
| 2003
| ''[[Clones (album)|The Neptunes Present...Clones]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Squeeze Me"
| rowspan="4"| 2015
| rowspan="3"| ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water#Music|Music from The SpongeBob Movie: {{nowrap|Sponge Out of Water}}]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Patrick Star"
|-
! scope="row"| "Sandy Squirrel"
|-
! scope="row"| "Locked Away"
| {{n/a}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book|last=Lethem|first=Jonathan|author2=Bresnick, Paul|title=Da Capo Best Music Writing 2002|publisher=[[Da Capo Press]]|year=2002|isbn=0306811669}}
* [https://archive.today/20101113084405/http://www.buzznet.com/cp/sprite/ "Sprite Fresh Sound Studio Live Performance with N.E.R.D."] November 1, 2010 [http://buzznet.com ''Buzznet Media'']

==External links==
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* [http://www.n-e-r-d.com/ Official N.E.R.D website]

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