I Got It from My Mama

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“I Got It from My Mama”
“I Got It from My Mama” cover
Single by will.i.am featuring Nicole Scherzinger
from the album Songs About Girls
Released Flag of the United States July 31, 2007

Flag of Germany September 14, 2007

Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2006/2007
Genre Pop Rap/Electro funk
Length 4:03
Label will.i.am Music Group, A&M
Writer(s) will.i.am, Jean-Luc Drion, Dominique Régiacorte
Producer will.i.am
will.i.am featuring Nicole Scherzinger singles chronology
"A Dream"
(2007)
"I Got It from My Mama"
(2007)
"Baby Love"
(2007)
Alternate cover
CD single cover
CD single cover

"I Got It from My Mama" is a pop song by American rapper will.i.am. It was released as the lead single from will.i.am's third solo album, Songs About Girls. The song was co-written by Jean-Luc Drion and Dominique Régiacorte and samples music from Magazine 60, and Bob James.

This song was #64 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007.[1]

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[edit] Music video

The video for "I Got It from My Mama" was announced on The Black Eyed Peas' official website on July 26th, 2007, along with a preview of the video.[2] The official music video, in its entirety, was released on August 2nd, 2007.

will.i.am singing at the beach.
will.i.am singing at the beach.

The video begins with will.i.am opening a magazine of girls and then the camera descends onto will.i.am sitting on a chair on the beach. There are girls walking around and flaunting their bodies to the camera. The video then shows will.i.am singing with the girls while they dance all over him and him sitting on a chair singing.

In the middle of the video it shows will.i.am on a chair with the girls lying on towels facing him, with an over view on them singing to the camera. At the last verse it shows will.i.am and the same girls at a beach party at night. The video concludes with will.i.am singing at the beach again with the girls and ends with a picture of will.i.am in the magazine saying: "Brazil: I wish you were here".

After shooting the video, will.i.am shot the video for "She's a Star" on a Braziliian Beach, at night with special effects reminiscent of Duran Duran's "What Happens Tomorrow".

[edit] Chart performance

"I Got It from My Mama" debuted at number 93 on the Billboard Hot 100. The next week, the song climbed 36 places to number 57. Ultimately, the song peaked at number 31. In Canada, it debuted at #41, making it the second-highest new entry on the chart for the week.

[edit] Tracks listing

Promo single
  1. "I Got It from My Mama" (Radio Edit)
  2. "I Got It from My Mama" (Album Version)
  3. "I Got It from My Mama" (Instrumental)
CD single
  1. "I Got It from My Mama" (Radio Edit)
  2. "I Got It from My Mama" (Remix) (featuring Busta Rhymes)

[edit] Remix

will.i.am did a remix of "I Got It from My Mama" which included a sample from Daft Punk's "Around the World." However, Daft Punk denied will.i.am use of the sample. However, a music video was produced with the sample included.[3]

[edit] Parodies

Radio hosts, JJ and Rudy from Malaysia English radio station, Hitz.FM, created a parody entitled "I Got It from My Mamak" .

[edit] Comprehensive charts

Chart (2007) Peak
Position
Finland Top 20 6
Tokyo Hot 100[4] 10
Italian Singles Chart 14
Sweden Top 60 18
Canadian Hot 100 18
Australian Top 50[5] 19
Turkish Chart 19
Bulgaria Top 40 23
Dutch Top 40 26
Czech Chart [6] 29
Polish Singles Chart[7] 30
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 31
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 19
UK Singles Chart 38
German Singles Chart 33
Portugal Top 50 43

[edit] References