I Gotta Feeling
It was mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering. The song samples the song "Love Is Gone" by David Guetta, who makes a cameo appearance in the music video (next to Kid Cudi).
On June 5 2009, they performed the song on Japanese TV show Music Station, and on June 9 on Late Show with David Letterman.
Writing and inspiration
On dipdive, while premiering "I Gotta Feeling" and cover artwork, underneath both, will.i.am posted of the topics related in the song:
this song is dedicated to everyone who is getting ready to go out...
its the song to listen to when you drive to the club or party...
its the song to listen to after a long day or week at work...
its the song to that makes me wanna throw my stress away...
Release
As of May 30, the song has been playing in heavy rotation on the New York City-based radio station Z100. The song is No.1 most added song to Australian radio this week,even before official impact date,which is next week.
Song currently entered on US Top 40 Mediabase chart before official radio release, which is June 16.
Song is currently No.1 on US iTunes store and No.1 on Canadian store.
Critical reception
Billboard gave the song a positive review: "The Black Eyed Peas proved with their massive international chart-topper "Boom Boom Pow" that they're a group still to be reckoned with.
The official follow-up single "I Gotta Feeling" may be their most mainstream release yet. Over a pop-throbbing beat, courtesy of the famed club hitmaker David Guetta, the Peas trade off on a simple, yet effective melody and message: "Tonight's gonna be a good night." Having already shown what they can do at the peak of a party, now they're out to prove they can get it started even earlier".
Music video
Black Eyed Peas at a party.
An unfinalized version of the music video was leaked on May 29, 2009. The official final version was released on June 2 on Dipdive.
There are three official music videos for the song "I Gotta Feeling", one being explicit and the other to promote Target.
The explicit version features nudity, so another version was made to avoid controversy whilst promoting the deluxe version of the album exclusively at Target. This version is the advertisement for the Deluxe edition of the album.
Kid Cudi and David Guetta are seen in the party.
The video first starts out with some scenes in Hollywood Blvd. All members of the are shown dancing and in the explicit version there is nudity shown.
Later, they are dancing with glow in the dark paint and dancing. The video ends with a huge sign that says "The E.N.D"
Charts
Chart procession and succession
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