First Look: will.i.am, ‘It’s A New Day’
"And they said no, we can't/And we said yes, we can"
Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am debuted his new Obama Victory Song music video It’s A New Day on The Oprah Winfrey Show yesterday afternoon (which is a follow-up of sorts to his earlier Obama Campaign Songs Yes, We Can and We Are The Ones). Here is the music video in full and some information about the song and it’s debut on Oprah‘s show:
Now that Barack Obama has won the election, his longtime supporter Will.I.Am is premiering the video for his new song “It’s a New Day.” The Black Eyed Pea spent some time in a New York City studio recording his third ode to the president-elect. Will stopped by “Oprah” on Friday to debut the new celeb-filled video for the track, and is also posting the clip to the site Dipdive. The video flashes pictures of Obama on election night and crowds celebrating the Illinois senator’s victory, alongside images of historical figures like Abraham Lincoln and Harriet Tubman. And it wouldn’t be a Will.I.Am video without some celebrity appearances. This time around, he’s rounded up his bandmate Fergie, as well as actors Olivia Wilde, Jonathan Schaech and Kerry Washington. “It was a beautiful thing,” he told Oprah of spending election night in Chicago. He also couldn’t find the words to describe how excited he is for Obama’s win. “I can’t really explain it,” he said. “I think of my grandma. I think of all the people who paved the way for that moment … like the invisibles who pushed the movement forward.” When he released his first song about the then presidential hopeful, “Yes We Can,” Will gathered celebrity friends including John Legend, Scarlett Johansson and Common for the video. The next song, “We Are the Ones,” also had a star-filled video, this one featuring George Lopez and Jessica Alba.
will.i.am has been such a great proponent of the Obama for President movement that this third victory song is a very fitting way to wrap up his campaign for now President-elect Barack Obama. It really does feel like we are in a “new day” here in the US — this music video really captures that feeling, I think. I know that I am very much looking forward to the next four, hopefully eight years under Barack Obama‘s leadership. It’s a new day, indeed.
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what a great song.
AWESOME!!! It certain IS a NEW DAY!!
i have never ever been moved so much by a political movement than i am now. i am so happy and brought to tears of joy to get to live in this time. Its a new day indeed :) much love up here for Obama in Canada! <3
It might be a new day for some, but members of the gay community are still waiting for equal rights. Let’s hope Obama’s administration will have success in creating change for gay citizens. Then it will really be a new day for all.
all the obama songs by will.i.am are really great songs, nothing beats the Yes We Can song tho <3 and like sarah said…lotssss of love for Obama here the canada
love this! not only do i love the message behind it, but the beat is so catchy too!!
I loved this video! I agree with MM – Yes We Can still gives me chills! I liked how he showed how much Obama’s election is a worldwide issue!
this song made me smile so much!
it makes me want to dance. it is a new day. <3 and we get to live in it!
haha wow..that girl looks like angelina jolie at 1:40ish