Extravaganza (song)

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"Extravaganza"
Extravaganza single.jpg
Single by Jamie Foxx featuring Kanye West
from the album Unpredictable
ReleasedOctober 4, 2005
Recorded2005
Genre R&B
Length4:15
Label J
Songwriter(s)
  • Kanye West
  • Mike City
Producer(s) Mike City
Jamie Foxx singles chronology
"Gold Digger"
(2005)
"Extravaganza"
(2005)
"Georgia"
(2005)
Kanye West singles chronology
"Number One"
(2005)
"Extravaganza"
(2005)
"Brand New"
(2005)

"Extravaganza" is the first single by American R&B artist Jamie Foxx, taken from his second album Unpredictable (2005). It features Kanye West. The song peaked at number 52 on US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in October 2005. [1] The song also peaked at number 43 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming his first charting single on the chart as lead artist. [2]

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Background

"Extravaganza" was originally set to be the first single in Foxx's second album, Unpredictable, but was pushed back in favor of the title track. The track was one of the first songs leaked off the album before its release date, under the original title "One Night Extravaganza". However, the song was only released as a single in the UK and Australia in June 2006. A video was made for the song and was released in the UK. The video for "Extravaganza" is available to view on YouTube, however, the video does not feature Kanye West.

Track listings

UK CD single and digital download

  1. "Extravaganza" (album version; featuring Kanye West)
  2. "One Too Many Drinks (Extravaganza)" (featuring Kanye West; video version – with rap)
  3. "Extravaganza" (Shux remix)
  4. "Don't Know You Anymore"

Charts

Chart performance for "Extravaganza"
Chart (2005)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 44
Germany (Official German Charts) [4] 99
UK Singles Chart [2] 43
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [1] 52

Release history

Release history for "Extravaganza"
RegionDate
United StatesOctober 4, 2005
United KingdomJune 19, 2006

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