| Group Members | Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo Shae Haley Shay Haley |
| Past Group Members | Rhea Dummett Eric Greene |
| Music Genre(s) | Alternative rock funk funk rock alternative hip hop alternative R&B rap rock experimental hip hop avant-funk experimental pop |
| Music Genre | Hip Hop |
| Origin | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. |
| Year(s) Active | 1999–present 1999–2005 2008–present |
| Record Label | Virgin Star Trak Interscope i Am Other Columbia |
| Official Websites | n-e-r-d.com nooneeverreallydies.com |
| Associated Acts | The Neptunes Spymob Kelis Lenny Kravitz Rihanna Gucci Mane Wale Good Charlotte Future Kanye West Kendrick Lamar Andre 3000 The Hives M.I.A. Ed Sheeran Pusha T |
N.E.R.D. (stylized as N⋆E⋆R⋆D and N.E.R.D, a backcronym of No-one Ever Really Dies) is a hip hop and rock band, formed in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 1999. Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo were signed by Teddy Riley to Virgin Records as a duo, The Neptunes. After producing songs for several artists throughout the late 1990s, the production duo formed the band with Shay Haley as a side project of The Neptunes in 1999. N.E.R.D.'s debut album, In Search Of..., sold 603,000 copies in the United States and was certified 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.
