Millionaire (Kelis song)

"Millionaire"
"Millionaire"
Single by Kelis featuring André 3000
from the album Tasty
Released	October 18, 2004
Studio	Stankonia Recording and DARP (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre	Synth-funk; electronica; swing pop;
Length	3:44
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	André Benjamin; Kelis Rogers; Douglas Davis; Ricky Walters;
Producer(s)	André 3000
Kelis singles chronology
André 3000 singles chronology

"Millionaire" is a song by American singer Kelis, featuring American rapper André 3000, taken from the former's third studio album, Tasty (2003). Released as the album's third single on October 18, 2004, the song was written by Kelis and André 3000, produced by the latter, and contains a sample of the 1985 song "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick. Like Kelis' previous single "Trick Me", "Millionaire" was not released in the United States.

The song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, earning Kelis her third consecutive top-five single, while becoming a modest commercial success internationally. The accompanying music video, directed by Giuseppe Capotondi, does not feature Kelis or André 3000, but instead features children appearing as the duo's younger selves.

^ Yoshida, Emily (March 19, 2014). "We Went There: An Intimate 'Food' Party With Kelis and KCRW". Grantland. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
^ Barker, Emily (January 31, 2014). "The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time – 400–301". NME. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
^ Naylor, Tony (January 23, 2004). "Kelis : Tasty". NME. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2022. Normally, NME can do without rich people complaining about being rich, but 'Millionaire' - Warp-ed, effervescent digi-orchestral swing pop - is a complex four-minute tangle of genuine melancholy...

[1] Yoshida, Emily (March 19, 2014). "We Went There: An Intimate 'Food' Party With Kelis and KCRW". Grantland. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

[2] Barker, Emily (January 31, 2014). "The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time – 400–301". NME. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

[3] Naylor, Tony (January 23, 2004). "Kelis : Tasty". NME. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2022. Normally, NME can do without rich people complaining about being rich, but 'Millionaire' - Warp-ed, effervescent digi-orchestral swing pop - is a complex four-minute tangle of genuine melancholy...

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