The Nitty Gritty (song)

"The Nitty Gritty"
Single by Shirley Ellis
B-side	"Give Me a List"
Released	1963
Genre	R&B, novelty
Length	2:12
Label	Congress
Writer(s)	Lincoln Chase
Producer(s)	Hutch Davie

"The Nitty Gritty" is a 1963 song written by Lincoln Chase and recorded by Shirley Ellis. Released by Congress Records, it reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1964.

Motown released a version of "The Nitty Gritty" by Gladys Knight & The Pips in mid-1969 on its Soul imprint. It went to #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Soul chart.

The "Nitty Gritty" guitar instrumental by Doug Sahm was a theme in the film Idiocracy.

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