Format Digital download Length 2:50 | Genre Show tune | |
Released January 5, 2010 (2010-01-05) Label 20th Century Fox TV Records Writer(s) Carter Bays, Craig Thomas | ||
"Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit" is a single performed by Neil Patrick Harris and the cast of the comedy series How I Met Your Mother from the 100th episode "Girls Versus Suits". Carter Bays and Craig Thomas were nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for writing the song.
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Background
The song premiered on the 100th episode of How I Met Your Mother, "Girls Versus Suits" (season 5, episode 12) in a dream sequence where Harris's character, Barney Stinson, contemplates whether to keep his collection of suits or continue seeing the attractive bartender with whom he was about to hook up. The episode premiered on January 11, 2010, with the single being released the following day. Stacy Keibler guest-starred in this episode. The musical number featured 75 dancers and a 50-piece orchestra and was choreographed by Zach Woodlee (Glee).
Chart performance
The song peaked at #50 on the UK Singles Chart. In Canada, the song peaked at 76 on the Canadian Hot 100.