"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:
- 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
Weekly charts
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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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