2008 song by will.i.am
"It's a New Day" |
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Promotional single by will.i.am |
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from the album Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise |
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Released | November 7, 2008 |
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Recorded | January 31, 2008[citation needed] |
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Studio | Ethernet and Record Plant, Los Angeles |
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Genre | Hip hop |
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Length | 3:39 |
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Label | Interscope |
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Songwriter(s) | William Adams |
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Producer(s) | William Adams |
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Music video |
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"It's a New Day" on YouTube |
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"It's a New Day" is a song produced and organized by American rapper and producer will.i.am. It was released as promotional single on November 7, 2008, from the political compilation album Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise (2009). Will performed the song for the first time on The Oprah Winfrey Show. The song was written as a tribute to President Barack Obama's victory. It was used in an episode of the second season of Gossip Girl. A parody of the song was featured on the Boondocks episode "It's a Black President, Huey Freeman". It was titled "Dick Riding Obama", and featured will.i.am, rapper Thugnificent, Gangstalicious and a George Clooney lookalike debating whether Obama's victory was really a success. A scene from the episode was released on YouTube before the episode aired as a form of viral marketing.
Music video
The song's music video was released in November 2008, and features cameos by various celebrities, including:
Charts
Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "It's a New Day" Chart (2008–2009) | Peak position | Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[1] | 84 | Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[2] | 32 | US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 78 | | Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "It's a New Day" Chart (2009) | Position | Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[4] | 135 | |
References
- ^ "will.i.am Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "will.i.am Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- ^ "Rádiós Top 100 – hallgatottsági adatok alapján – 2009" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
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