"It's a New Day" | |
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Promotional single by will.i.am | |
from the album Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise | |
Released | November 7, 2008 |
Recorded | Ethernet and Record Plant, Los Angeles, January 31, 2008 |
Genre | Hip hop |
Length | 3:39 |
Label | Interscope |
Songwriter(s) | William Adams |
Producer(s) | William Adams |
"It's a New Day" is a song produced and organised by rapper and producer will.i.am. It was released as promotional single on November 7, 2008 from political compilation album Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise ,. 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.
The song's music video was released in November 2008, and features cameos by various celebrities, including:
Chart (2008) | Peak Position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 78 |
Canadian Hot 100 | 84 |
Hungarian Singles Chart [1] | 135 |
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