Georgia (Cee Lo Green song)

"Georgia"

"Georgia" cover
Promotional single by Cee Lo Green
Released May 11, 2010
Format Digital download, 7" single
Recorded 2010
Genre Hip hop soul, R&B, funk
Length 3:46
Label Elektra
Writer Callaway, Brian Burton
Producer The Smeezingtons
"Georgia"
Single by Band of Horses featuring The UGA Redcoat Marching Band
Released October 8, 2010
Format 7", digital download
Recorded 2010
Length 3:50
Band of Horses singles chronology
"Factory"
(2010)		 "Georgia"
(2010)		 "Dilly"
(2011)

"Georgia" is the first promotional single released by American recording artist Cee Lo Green from his third studio album, The Lady Killer, however the track only appears on the Japanese and American Digital versions of the album.[1] The single was released on May 11, 2010 as a digital download and a limited edition 7" single.[2] Green revealed that he wrote the song as a tribute to his home in the state of Georgia.[3]

Background

"Georgia" was first released as a free download via Green's official UK website[4] and was packaged with the unreleased track, "Champain."[5][6]

Covers

Prior to the release of The Lady Killer, American rock band Band of Horses covered the song. They teamed up with the University of Georgia Redcoat Marching Band for their version of the song. Lead singer Ben Bridwell explained, "This began as a very random idea I had on my dad's patio after we watched our beloved Georgia Bulldog football team get robbed of a win at the hands of the referees and LSU last year. I knew I wanted to pay homage to my favorite team in song but didn't have any idea how to begin. Once I heard Cee Lo's "Georgia", I was immediately smitten and figured that's as good as any tribute to any state I've ever heard. Incorporating the Redcoat marching band was just the icing on the cake! This song is so nostalgic to me as my parents grew up in Atlanta and have so many family members in the great state of Georgia. It's always been a second home of sorts. We've played some great shows there as well, including our run of annual New Year's Eve shows in Atlanta from 2007-2009."[7] Green later covered the Band Of Horses song, "No One's Gonna Love You", which he released as the second promotional single from The Lady Killer and included it on the American version of the album.[8][9]

Track listings

Digital Download
  1. "Georgia" (Explicit Version) - 3:46
Cee-Lo Green.co.uk Download
  1. "Georgia" (Explicit Version) - 3:46
  2. "Champain" - 3:21
Limited Edition 7" Vinyl Single
  1. "Georgia" (Explicit Version) - 3:46
  2. "Georgia" (Instrumental) - 3:46

References

  1. ↑ The Boombox – Cee-Lo Returns With 'Lady Killer'
  2. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=2527846
  3. ↑ Marketwire
  4. ↑ NME.com – Gnarls Barkley singer Cee-Lo covers Band Of Horses – video
  5. ↑
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ Antimusic – Band of Horses Team With Marching Band for Cee Lo Cover
  8. ↑ Mail Online – Cee-Lo Green, the voice behind Gnarls Barkley, goes solo with new album
  9. ↑ Exclaim.ca Cee-Lo Becomes The Lady Killer, Covers Band of Horses