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