Mr Oreo
| "Mr Oreo" | ||||
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| Single by Iyanya | ||||
| from the album The Evolution and Applaudise | ||||
| Released | 4 June 2014 | |||
| Genre | Afropop | |||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Made Men Music Group | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk [1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Selebobo | |||
| Iyanya singles chronology | ||||
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"Mr Oreo[2]" (also titled "Mr Orio") is a song recorded by Nigerian singer Iyanya. It was released on 4 June 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[edit]
On 29 May 2014, Iyanya's record label Made Men Music Group released the compilation album The Evolution, which also included this track titled as "Mr Orio".[3] On 4 June 2014, the song was released commercially on iTunes as the album's second single (the first single, "Say Yeah", was released in April 2014).[4][5] "Mr Oreo" also appeared on Iyanya's third studio album, Applaudise, which was released in September 2015.[6]
Music video[edit]
The music video for "Mr Oreo" was directed by Mega Boi and filmed in Brooklyn, New York City.[7] 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".[8] The first images from the video shoot were released online in August 2014,[7] while a behind-the-scenes video was released on 15 September 2014.[9] The music video premiered on 23 September 2014, via Iyanya's Vevo channel.[10] An official lyrics video was uploaded to his Vevo channel on 20 February 2015.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "ASCAP Songview repertory entry for this song". Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Mr Oreo". Netxclusive. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "The Evolution by Triplemg". iTunes. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Mr Oreo - Single by Iyanya". iTunes. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Say Yeah - Single by Triplemg". iTunes. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Applaudise (Bonus Track Version) by Iyanya". iTunes. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Iyanya Finds True Love in "Mr. Oreo" – See Pics from the Shoot in New York!". BellaNaija. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Nigerian Recording Artist Iyanya Speaks In London". Okayafrica. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Watch Behind-the-scenes Footage From Iyanya's"Mr. Oreo" Music Video Shoot". OnoBello.com. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "So Hot & Steamy!!! New Video: Iyanya – Mr Oreo". BellaNaija. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Iyanya - Mr Oreo [Lyrics Video]". IyanyaVEVO. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2016.