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

"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	Ethernet and Record Plant, Los Angeles, January 31, 2008
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:39
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	William Adams
Producer(s)	William Adams

"It's a New Day" is a song produced and organised by rapper and producer will.i.am. It was released as promotional single on November 7, 2008 from political compilation album Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise,. 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

Chart (2008)	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	78
Canadian Hot 100	84
Hungarian Singles Chart	135