Miami (Will Smith song)

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"Miami"
Miami WS.jpg
Single by Will Smith
from the album Big Willie Style
B-side
ReleasedNovember 23, 1998 (1998-11-23)
Length3:18
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Will Smith singles chronology
"Just the Two of Us"
(1998)		"Miami"
(1998)		"Wild Wild West"
(1999)
Music video
"Miami" on YouTube

"Miami" is a song by American rapper and actor Will Smith from his debut solo album, Big Willie Style (1997). It samples the Whispers's 1979 single "And the Beat Goes On". Released as a single on November 23, 1998, the song charted at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

"Miami" won a MTV VMA Best Male Video award. The video, which incorporates the first two verses and refrains of the selection's "radio edit" followed by the third verse and refrain of its "Miami Mix", features an early on-screen appearance of Smith's future Hitch co-star, Eva Mendes.

Critical reception

Larry Flick of Billboard wrote, "Smith should have no problem maintaining the momentum of his current album, "Big Willie Style", with this third single, following the ubiquitous "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" and "Just The Two Of Us". On "Miami", he talks us up with an ode to the heat, style, and hip factor of that city. This time around, Smith employs the instrumental hook of the Whispers' 1979 single "And The Beat Goes On", which adds a classic, string-filled disco backdrop as festive as the city itself. With Smith's record on the airwaves and at the box office, as well as his appeal with younger demographics, this really is a no-brainer, now isn't it?" [1]

Music video

In the music video for the song, Smith and members of his band are freezing in Philadelphia, where it is −30 °F (−34 °C), causing a bandmate to curse Jack Frost. They hop on a plane to Miami, and are shown going around Miami in their car and various scenes morph into one another. The video ends with Will Smith and his band performing a concert. The video features samples from Gloria Estefan's hits "Conga" and "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)".

Track listings

Charts

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [45] Gold25,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [46] Gold45,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [47] Gold250,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [48]
digital sales since 2009 		Gold50,000‡
Sweden (GLF) [49] Gold15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [50]
digital sales since 2008 		2× Platinum1,200,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesOctober 6, 1998 Urban radio Columbia [51]
October 13, 1998 [52]
United KingdomNovember 23, 1998
  • CD
  • cassette
 [53]

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