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{{Short description|2004 single by N*E*R*D}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = Maybe
| cover      = Maybe Nerd.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[N.E.R.D|N*E*R*D]]
| album      = [[Fly or Die]]
| released   = {{start date|2004|6|14}}
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| length     = 4:22
| label      = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| writer     = N.E.R.D
| producer   = [[The Neptunes]]
| prev_title = [[She Wants to Move]]
| prev_year  = 2004
| next_title = [[Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)]]
| next_year  = 2008
}}
"'''Maybe'''" is a single from American band [[N.E.R.D|N*E*R*D]]'s second studio album, ''[[Fly or Die]]'' (2004). The song features [[Lenny Kravitz]] on guitar and [[Questlove]] on drums. It peaked at number 25 in the United Kingdom, number 31 in Ireland, and number 34 in the Netherlands. The song was featured in an iPod commercial that also promoted the song.
A "Maybe" remix was released a year later in 2005 on rap duo [[Clipse]]'s "[[We Got It 4 Cheap#We Got It 4 Cheap, Volume 2 |We Got It 4 Cheap, Volume 2]]" mixtape. The song is a stylistic departure from the original song. The remix features Pharrell rapping over [[Outkast]]'s "[[Elevators (Me & You)]]" instrumental.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/Pharrell-williams-maybe-remix-lyrics|title = Pharrell Williams – Maybe (Remix)}}</ref>
In 2024, the song appeared on Williams' soundtrack album ''[[Piece by Piece (soundtrack)|Piece by Piece (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''.
==Track listings==
'''UK CD1 and European CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Maybe|others=[[N.E.R.D|N*E*R*D]]|year=2004|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=[[Virgin Records]]|id=VUSCD 291, 7243 5 49570 2 4}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Maybe|others=N*E*R*D|year=2004|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records|id=7243 5 49571 2 3}}</ref>
# "Maybe" (radio edit) – 3:30
# "[[She Wants to Move]]" (Native Tongue remix) – 4:44
'''UK CD2'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Maybe|others=N*E*R*D|year=2004|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records|id=VUSDX291, 7243 5 49572 0 8}}</ref>
# "Maybe" (radio edit) – 3:30
# "She Wants to Move" (Native Tongue remix) – 4:44
# "She Wants to Move" ([[Basement Jaxx]] remix) – 5:12
# "Maybe" (live) – 4:24
# "Maybe" (video) – 3:30
'''UK 12-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Maybe|others=N*E*R*D|year=2004|type=UK 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Virgin Records|id=VUST 291, 7243 5 49572 1 5}}</ref>
# "Maybe" (radio edit) – 3:30
# "Maybe" (SA-RA remix) – 3:31
# "She Wants to Move" (Basement Jaxx remix) – 5:12
# "She Wants to Move" (Native Tongue remix) – 4:44
'''Australian CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Maybe|others=N*E*R*D|year=2004|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records|id=7243 5 49573 2 1}}</ref>
# "Maybe" (radio edit) – 3:30
# "She Wants to Move" (Native Tongue remix) – 4:44
# "Maybe" (live) – 3:30
'''Japanese EP'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Maybe|others=N*E*R*D|year=2004|type=Japanese EP liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records|id=VJCP-61087}}</ref>
# "Maybe" (album version)
# "Maybe" ([[Sander Kleinenberg]] remix)
# "[[Rock Star (N.E.R.D. song)|Rock Star]]" ([[Jason Nevins]] remix edit)
# "She Wants to Move" (Basement Jaxx mix)
# "She Wants to Move" (Native Tongue remix)
# "[[Lapdance (song)|Lapdance]]" (Freedom 5 remix)
==Personnel==
* [[Pharrell Williams]] – lead vocals, production
* [[Chad Hugo]] – keyboards, production
* [[Shae Haley]] – bass, backing vocals, keyboards, production
* [[Lenny Kravitz]], [[Michael Landau]] – guitars
* [[Questlove]] (The Roots) – drums
==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (2004)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Australia|48|artist=N.E.R.D.|song=Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=December 28, 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Australiaurban|20|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222436/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20041020-0000/issue757.pdf|urltitle=Issue 757|rowheader=true|access-date=March 3, 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Flanders Tip|8|artist=N.E.R.D.|song=Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=December 28, 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Wallonia Tip|10|artist=N.E.R.D.|song=Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=December 28, 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Ireland3|31|artist=N.E.R.D.|rowheader=true|access-date=July 8, 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Italy|45|artist=N.E.R.D.|song=Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=December 28, 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|34|year=2004|week=28|rowheader=true|access-date=December 28, 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|37|artist=N.E.R.D.|song=Maybe|rowheader=true|access-date=December 28, 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|18|date=20040626|rowheader=true|access-date=December 28, 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|25|date=20040626|rowheader=true|access-date=December 28, 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|UKrandb|6|date=20040626|rowheader=true|access-date=December 28, 2019}}
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Dance Club Songs|Dance Club Play]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2004-09-04/|title=Dance Club Songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=September 4, 2004|url-access=subscription|access-date=August 9, 2023}}</ref><br/>{{small|''Sander Kleinenberg remixes''}}
|19
|}
==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|June 14, 2004
|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=27|date=June 12, 2004}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|Australia
|June 28, 2004
|rowspan="2"|CD
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue748.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 28th June 2004|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|page=26|date=June 28, 2004|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20040706140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20040707-0000/issue748.pdf|archive-date=July 6, 2004|access-date=July 8, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|Japan
|July 28, 2004
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/17484/products/553199/1/|title=メイビー・ジャパン・オンリー・スペシャルEP {{!}} N★E★R★D|trans-title=Maybe Japan Only Special EP {{!}} N★E★R★D|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=October 9, 2023}}</ref>
|}
==References==
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[[Category:2004 singles]]
[[Category:2004 songs]]
[[Category:N.E.R.D. songs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by the Neptunes]]
[[Category:Songs written by Chad Hugo]]
[[Category:Songs written by Pharrell Williams]]
[[Category:Virgin Records singles]]