Mr Oreo
| "Mr Oreo" | ||||
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| Single by Iyanya | ||||
| from the album The Evolution and Applaudise | ||||
| Released | June 4, 2014 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Genre | Afropop | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Made Men Music Group | |||
| Producer(s) | Selebobo | |||
| Iyanya singles chronology | ||||
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"Mr Oreo" (also titled "Mr Orio") is a song recorded by Nigerian singer Iyanya. It was released on June 4, 2014, as the second single from Made Men Music Group's compilation album, The Evolution (2014). The song later appeared on Iyanya's third studio album, Applaudise (2015). The song was produced by Selebobo.
Background and release
On May 29, 2014, Iyanya's record label Made Men Music Group released the compilation album The Evolution, which also included this track titled as "Mr Orio".[1] On June 4, 2014, the song was released commercially on iTunes as the album's second single (the first single, "Say Yeah", was released in April 2014).[2][3] "Mr Oreo" also appeared on Iyanya's third studio album, Applaudise, which was released in September 2015.[4] While talking about the song in an interview with We Plug GOOD Music, Iyanya said;[5]
| “ | It’s my new single off the Triple MG album, it’s getting mad love everywhere. I had a show in London and the crowd was just mad. After the show I had people and fans hitting me up and just being sweet like that, so one day I just thought ‘Yo, I should make a song that actually says how my fans feel about me’. It’s like what I’m saying [in the song] is what they actually feel about me. So every time a girl says ‘oh it’s Iyanya, I love Iyanya so much’, that’s Mr Oreo right there…and then you know an Oreo is sweet too so... | ” |
Music video
The music video for "Mr Oreo" was directed by Mega Boi and filmed in Brooklyn, New York City.[6] While talking about the filming in an interview with OkayAfrica, Iyanya said; "I was on tour and found that everyone started spitting the words of the song left right and centre everywhere and we just thought yeah people like the song so let’s just do a video but let’s do something different because we are in the States, let’s take it easy and simple".[7] The first images from the video shoot were released online in August 2014,[6] while a behind-the-scenes video was released on September 15, 2014.[8] The music video premiered on September 23, 2014, via Iyanya's Vevo channel.[9] An official lyrics video was uploaded to his Vevo channel on February 20, 2015.[10]
References
- ↑ "The Evolution by Triplemg". iTunes. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Mr Oreo - Single by Iyanya". iTunes. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Say Yeah - Single by Triplemg". iTunes. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Applaudise (Bonus Track Version) by Iyanya". iTunes. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ "WPGM Interviews: Iyanya – The Evolution, Dreaming Big & Conquering The World". We Plug GOOD Music. October 31, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- 1 2 "Iyanya Finds True Love in “Mr. Oreo” – See Pics from the Shoot in New York!". BellaNaija. August 9, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Nigerian Recording Artist Iyanya Speaks In London". Okayafrica. October 24, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Watch Behind-the-scenes Footage From Iyanya's“Mr. Oreo” Music Video Shoot". OnoBello.com. September 17, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ "So Hot & Steamy!!! New Video: Iyanya – Mr Oreo". BellaNaija. September 23, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Iyanya - Mr Oreo [Lyrics Video]". IyanyaVEVO. February 20, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2016.