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

"It's a New Day" is a song produced and organized by American rapper and producer will.i.am. It was released as promotional single on November 7, 2008, from the political compilation album Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise (2009). 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
