| I Gotta Feeling | ||
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| General information | ||
| Artist: | The Black Eyed Peas | |
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| Album: | The E.N.D. | |
| Released: | May 21, 2009 | |
| Recorded: | 2009; Square Prod, Paris, France and Metropolis Studios, London, England | |
| Genre: | Dance-pop | |
| Length: | 4:49 (album version)
4:05 (radio edit) | |
| Labels: | Interscope | |
| Writers: | William Adams
Stacy Ferguson Jamie Gomez David Guetta Allan Pineda Frédéric Riesterer | |
| Producers: | David Guetta
Frédéric Riesterer | |
| Singles chronology | ||
| Boom Boom Pow | I Gotta Feeling | Meet Me Halfway |
| The E.N.D. tracklist | ||
| Imma Be | I Gotta Feeling | Alive |
I Gotta Feeling is the second single from The Black Eyed Peas' fifth album The E.N.D., produced by French DJ David Guetta. The song was released on May 21, 2009 and debuted at number two on the Canadian and Billboard Hot 100, behind the group's previous single "Boom Boom Pow", making the group one of 11 artists who have occupied the top two positions of the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. It reached number one on the US charts and 20 charts worldwide.
The song was nominated for Record of the Year at the 52nd Grammy Awards and won the Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. "I Gotta Feeling" ranked fifth on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade. The song was also nominated as Song of the Year at the 2009 World Music Awards. In March 2011, it became the first song in digital history to sell over 7 million digital copies in the United States. As of June 2019, "I Gotta Feeling" has over 9 million downloads in the country, and it currently holds the record as the most downloaded song on iTunes of all time. This also makes it the highest selling digital as well as non-charity single in the US ever.[4]
"I Gotta Feeling" spent 14 consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, making it the longest-running number-one single of 2009. The song was the third most successful song of the decade in Australia, as announced on January 7, 2010. Worldwide, it was the most successful song of the 21st century (with estimates putting combined sales and streams between 13 and 15 million units) until passed by "Happy" by Pharrell Williams in 2014.
Background[]
"I Gotta Feeling" was written and composed by all the members of The Black Eyed Peas (credited as William Adams, Allan Pineda, Jaime Gomez, and Stacy Ferguson) together with French producers David Guetta, Frédéric Riesterer (a.k.a. Fred Rister), both of whom produced the song. will.i.am provided additional synthesizer work to the song. The song was recorded at Square Prod in Paris, France and Metropolis Studios in London, England, United Kingdom. "I Gotta Feeling Ft. Jack Moss" is the second single released from The E.N.D (2009). Interscope Records serviced the song to contemporary hit and rhythmic crossover radios on June 23, 2009 in the United States. In an interview with Annie Reuter of Marie Claire, will.i.am stated that "It's dedicated to all the party people out there in the world that want to go out and party. Mostly every song on the Black Eyed Peas record is painting a picture of our party life. It was a conscious decision to make this type of record. Times are really hard for a lot of people and you want to give them escape and you want to make them feel good about life, especially at these low points."