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It's a New Day (will.i.am song)
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Wikipedia article
"'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.
Music video
The song's music video was released in November 2008, and features cameos by various celebrities, including:
* Olivia Wilde
* Kevin Bacon
* Kyra Sedgwick
* Taboo
* Fergie
* apl.de.ap
* Kanye West
* Kerry Washington
* Gayle King
* Brian J. White
* Quincy Jones
* Aisha Tyler
* Harold Perrineau, Jr.
* Joe Biden
* Barack Obama
* Jesse Jackson
Charts
References
Category:Songs about Barack Obama
Category:2008 singles
Category:Will.i.am songs
Category:Songs written by will.i.am
Category:Song recordings produced by will.i.am
Category:2008 songs
Category:Interscope Records singles
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