It's a New Day (will.i.am song)

"It's a New Day"
"It's a New Day"
Promotional single by will.i.am
from the album Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise
Released	November 7, 2008
Recorded	January 31, 2008[citation needed]
Studio	Ethernet and Record Plant, Los Angeles
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:39
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	William Adams
Producer(s)	William Adams
Music video
	"It's a New Day" on YouTube

"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.

Quick facts Promotional single by will.i.am, from the album Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise ...

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