[48][49] "Gold Digger" was the most streamed 2005 song in the UK in 2018. On the show, young Jack (Miles Brown) performs the song as part of a talent show but uses the actual lyrics, prompting his school to suspend him for using hate speech. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 5. [43] On the Pop 100, "Gold Digger" also broke a record by jumping from number 94 to number two, giving West the record for the biggest ever jump on that chart. However, he had actually constructed the beat of the song long before the movie was even developed. [6] As of January 2011, the song has sold over 3,000,000 copies in the United States. Quite the opposite of "gold digger," Charles sings about a woman who is real good to him and very supportive, … "Gold Digger" sold over 1,000,000 downloads during its seven weeks of release. Contributed by. In print, the term can be found in Rex Beach's 1911 book, The Ne'er-Do-Well, and in the 1915 memoir My Battles with Vice by Virginia Brooks. 2020-10-19T16:27:27Z Comment by a. I aint saying she a gold digger. The Christmas Song 4. 1 hit that can be called certifiably West’s. The Rhode Island-based jazz/funk/hip-hop group Milkbread often covers the song at live shows with a funkier, horn-based groove. well. 1 hits throughout the ’60s with recordings of songs such as "Georgia on My Mind," "Hit the Road, Jack" and "One Mint Julep," but those songs were all written by other people. The track heavily borrows from Kid Creole and the Coconuts' 1982 song "Stool Pigeon" and Tom Tom Club's 1981 song … The first verse was made later in the year while West was on Usher's Evolution Tour. Co-produced with Jon Brion, the song contains samples of Ray Charles' "I Got a Woman". This makes "Gold Digger" one of the first songs in history to sell over 1,000,000 downloads in the United States. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. West originally produced and recorded "Gold Digger" in Ludacris's home in Atlanta for Shawnna's 2004 debut album Wor… Share to Gab. Gold Diggers of 1933 is a pre-Code Warner Bros. musical film directed by Mervyn LeRoy with songs by Harry Warren (music) and Al Dubin (lyrics), staged and choreographed by Busby Berkeley.It stars Warren William, Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon, Ruby Keeler, and Dick Powell, and features Guy Kibbee, Ned Sparks and Ginger Rogers.. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. Download this Track. Gold Digger - Original Song - YouTube. Upon its release, many surmised that West conceived "Gold Digger" after watching Jamie Foxx's Oscar-winning portrayal of Ray Charles in the biographical film Ray. Share. Gold Digger (Diplo Remix) Watch later. The single was the top selling iTunes song of 2005. The 2003 single "Slow Jamz" had rapper Twista as the lead artist and featured West and his eventual “Gold Digger” collaborator Jamie Foxx. Chart Watch", "iTunes Top Selling Albums and Songs of 2005", "The Top 20 Billboard Hot 100 Hits of the 2000s", "The UK's most-streamed songs may surprise you", "Ask Billboard: Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Lady Gaga", "Kanye West to release Hype Williams-directed Yeezus film in theatres", "Ranking All 43 of Kanye West's Music Videos", "The best music video of every year from 2000-2018", Australian-charts.com – Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx", Norwegiancharts.com – Kanye West feat. "Gold Digger" contains samples (as well as an interpolation during the introduction) of "I Got a Woman" by Ray Charles, and a bouncy beat formed from handclaps and scratches by DJ A-Trak. Stick by his side. The idea of employing Jamie Foxx specifically to sing an interpolation of Ray Charles' "I Got a Woman" in place of its initial sample did in fact arise from West seeing Ray with his friend John Mayer. 1 on the overall charts. O Come All Ye Faithful 6. I Just Want You For Christmas 9. It was also a first-of-its-kind No. [52] Shot in a widescreen letterboxed format, using stylized art direction with few props, the video features performances shots of West interspersed with footage of Williams' trademark female video models depicted as "pin-up" cover models from fictional vintage magazines. GOLD DiGGER’s tracks BLVCKMORE - Mic Check [Gold Digger] by GOLD DiGGER published on 2021-03-15T17:35:55Z 9 for the entire span of 2000-2009, just ahead of "Apologize" by Timbaland featuring OneRepublic. If You Can Sing A Happy Song For Christmas* 7. [55], Information taken from Late Registration liner notes.[57]. He’d also worked with singers such as Aimee Mann, Rufus Wainwright and Fiona Apple. [50] As of May 2010, "Gold Digger" had the fifth highest-ever weekly radio audience peak in the United States, achieving 175.6 million listeners in the week ending October 22, 2005. "Gold Digger" (Remix) featuring Jamie Foxx & Jay-Z, "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" (Remix) (Radio), "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" (Remix) (LP), "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" (Remix) (Instrumental), "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" (Remix) (3:34), "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" (Remix) (Radio version) Featuring - Jay-Z, "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" (Remix) (LP version) Featuring - Jay-Z, Songwriters: Kanye West, Ray Charles, Renald Richard, Recorded by: Andrew Dawson, Anthony Kilhoffer, Tom Biller, Assistant engineers: Richard Reitz, Matt Green, Nate Connelly, Mike Mo, This page was last edited on 3 April 2021, at 20:33. 1 for a single week in 2004, but “Gold Digger” remains the first No. If you would like to opt out of browser push notifications, please refer to the following instructions specific to your device and browser: VIDEO: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Kanye West's 'Gold Digger,' 10 Years Later. [8] In 2003, West performed a very early version of the song at the 2nd Annual Dynamic Producer Conference in New York City. And The Bells Rang * 3. Gold Digger - Original Song. So if seeing Howard and Raj lip-sync the Jamie Foxx and Kanye West parts of the song fulfills some long-held fantasy of yours, this video is for you. Their concerns were unfounded as "Gold Digger" became a success, hitting number one on the Billboard Hot 100, Pop 100, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and the Hot Rap Tracks charts. Engineer Creates App To Translate Your Cat, Find out what your cat is trying to tell you with a new cat app, The Sweetest Photos of Princes Harry with Diana, Princess Diana died when Harry was just 12 years old, Sean Connery's Cause of Death Revealed Weeks After He Dies at Age 90. He would achieve another No. [41][42], "Gold Digger" also became West's first Top 10 single on the Mainstream Top 40 chart, peaking at number two. As a result of writing “I’ve Got a Woman,” Charles received a writing credit for “Gold Digger,” and consequently had the honor to have a song he’d co-written top the Billboard Top 100 – more than a year after he’d died, no less. by Gabriel Keane. Jamie Foxx – Gold Digger", Austriancharts.at – Kanye West feat. [4][5] "Gold Digger" was voted number 20 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. “I was playing something on a track and he was completely psyched, and then he left after a few hours and said, ‘I’ll see you tomorrow,’ ” Brion recalled in his interview. [8] Once the track was finally in place, it was layered with additional instruments provided by American film score composer Jon Brion and individually selected by West. [14] In MAX music TV's top 1000 songs of all time, 'Gold Digger' was number 462 on the list. And while “Gold Digger” was nigh inescapable 10 years ago, there are a few behind-the-scenes tidbits about the song that even its biggest fans may not know. Gold Digger (Diplo Remix) - YouTube. Songs: Rolling In The Dough - Yahoo! Jamie Foxx sings "she takes my money, when I'm in need. [8] Foxx's vocals were recorded over many takes; in one version he sang from start to finish, but the track was retracted as his performance didn't coincide well with the song's instrumentation. [51] "Gold Digger” was the second-longest number-one (10 weeks) on the Billboard Pop 100 chart, behind Low and Bleeding Love (12 weeks). [Chorus] G C Em D She take my money, when I'm in need G Em D C Yeah she's a triflin' friend indeed G D Oh she's a gold digger, way over town C That digs on me [Verse 1] G Cutie the bomb, met her at a beauty salon C With a baby Louis Vuitton, under her underarm Em She said I can tell you rock, I can tell by your charm D Far as girls you got a flock, I can tell by your charm and your arm G … ShortList named it the best music video of 2005. Jamie Foxx – Gold Digger", Swisscharts.com – Kanye West feat. Today, to the delight of their many fans, six of the original Dean Martin Golddiggers, Sheila Allan, Suzy Cadham, Jackie Chidsey, Susie Ewing, Rosie Gitlin, and Nancy Sinclair have reunited to perform their hits. At the 2006 Grammy Awards, "Gold Digger" was nominated for Record of the Year and won the award for Best Rap Solo Performance. Kanye West Performs Gold Digger In 2003, Channel Dynamic, CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (, best-selling singles in the United States, George Bush Doesn't Care About Black People, List of best-selling singles in the United States, List of number-one singles of 2005 (Australia), List of number-one singles from the 2000s (New Zealand), List of UK R&B Singles Chart number ones of 2005, List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2005, "Hip-hop Gem: Kanye Originally Produced "Gold Digger" for Shawnna", "The Longest-Leading Billboard Hot 100 No. [46][47] The song spent 75 weeks in Top 100 of the UK Singles Chart, the only rap song to have ever spent longer is Low by Flo Rida (77 weeks). February 19, 2021. Brion told MTV News that they essentially finished “Gold Digger” at the end of their first day working together. 1. I Sing Noel 10. [citation needed] By reaching number one, "Gold Digger" gave Charles his first Hot 100 chart-topper as a songwriter, credited as a result of the "I Got a Woman" sample. Titled “The Word,” the second-season premiere of Black-ish also featured “Gold Digger” – and some insightful commentary about the part of the song’s lyrics that get bleeped in the radio edit. Silent Night It hit No. However, another story arises within the third verse, which illustrates a once destitute black male who earns a fortune and decides to leave a loyal, unselfish girlfriend for a white girl and ends up driving a Hyundai. “If we couldn’t clear the sample, we were going to use Jamie,” Reynolds said. Gold Digger Lyrics – King Rocco. Released as the second single from West's second album, Late Registration (2005), "Gold Digger" peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 on September 6, 2005, becoming West's and Foxx's second number one single. Approximately 80,000 digital downloads of "Gold Digger" were sold through legal music services such as iTunes and Napster in that first week, making it the most successful digital sales debut ever. [11] West delivers a tongue-in-cheek lyrical narrative within "Gold Digger" in which he critically depicts the disastrous life of a man married to a woman who manipulates him for financial gain. Again, in Reynolds’ interview with MTV, he said it took West and John Mayer watching Ray together for West to decide that Foxx would be the ideal part to sing lyrics from Charles’ song – especially if Charles’ reps ended up deciding not to allow West to sample the original. 2020-11-09T16:56:05Z Comment by Luis Garcia. [53] The titles of the magazines on whose covers the women appear reflect the correlating verses in the song. Watch later. [7] "Gold Digger" is one of the best-selling singles in the United States. 1 hit with "Stronger" in 2007 and as a featured artist in 2011 with Katy Perry’s "E.T." 2020-11-09T16:56:28Z Comment by Brasian. The song lists at number 60 on Billboard magazine's All Time Top 100 and at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade. Share. "Gold Digger" is a song recorded by American rapper Kanye West featuring guest vocals by Jamie Foxx. She give me money when Im in need. In 2006, West’s A&R rep, “Plain Pat” Reynolds, told MTV that West wrote the beat before Ray brought Charles’ discography back into mainstream consciousness. @brandon-meyer-371735248 lol cry little bitch. 26. It was released digitally in the United Kingdom on 30 August 2009 and physically the day after. As of May 2011, the song has sold 3,083,000 copies in the US. [16] On VH1's "100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs Ever" list "Gold Digger was ranked 20th. Buy on Vinyl/CD. Tap to unmute. Eh!! Gold Digger is a six-part drama miniseries created and written by Marnie Dickens and starring Julia Ormond and Ben Barnes broadcast weekly from Tuesday 12 November 2019 on BBC One.Unusually for a BBC series, all episodes became available on BBC iPlayer on the day of the first episode's television broadcast and the series was broadcast internationally. As an artist, Charles topped the Hot 100 three times in the 1960s, but always with other writers' songs. Kanye West - Gold Digger (feat. They two hit it off instantly, in spite of Brion’s newness to the genre. Stay tuned to this website for information about their … In 2003, West performed a very early version of the song at the 2nd Annual Dynamic Producer Conference in New York City. Producer : Jerry Wexler. “There’s actually a version with Jamie singing all the way through the song. We Need A Little Christmas 8. Hearing the actual lyrics might have been a surprise to anyone who’d only heard the censored version. Ray Charles Gold Digger Lyrics. I got a woman way over town that's good to me oh yeah. Ray CharlesI've Got a Woman. Winter Wonderland 11. In fact, it was in week five of its 10-week reign, which began Sept. 17, 2005, when it displaced Mariah Carey’s "We Belong Together", and ended Nov. 26, when Chris Brown’s "Run It!" The song's music video was directed by Hype Williams, who also directed West's previous video, "Diamonds from Sierra Leone". 2005 single by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx. 2020-09-19T07:18:11Z Comment by lexh. Perhaps the most surprising fact about the creation of “Gold Digger” is that in its original form, it was to be sung by a woman, with the lyrics “I’m not sayin’ I’m a gold digger / But I ain’t messin’ with no broke n—–.” This version of the song was offered to rapper Shawnna, to be produced by West, but in the end she decided against using it on her debut album, 2004’s Worth tha Weight. Coyote Ugly Turns 20: Where Is the Cast Now? The Golddiggers was a female singing and dancing troupe that performed in the style of Las Vegas showgirls.The group was formed in 1968, dissolved in 1992, and reorganized in 2007, and has numbered between four and 13 members over various time periods. October 1, 2019 Original Lyric Song 0. [12], In 2013 it was reported that Trena Steward and Lorenzo Pryor, two children of the late musician David Pryor had filed a lawsuit against West for allegedly sampling "get down girl, go 'head, get down" from their father's 1974 obscure single "Bumpin' Bus Stop". [37][38] The song broke the record for the most digital downloads sold in one week, and the record for the fastest selling digital single of all time, both previously held by Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl". Jamie Foxx – Gold Digger", "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100", Swedishcharts.com – Kanye West feat. Kim Kardashian has filed to divorce music artist Kanye West after years of marriage, TMZ reported Friday. I've Got A Woman. "Gold Digger" was certified as 5 times platinum on April 10, 2014. Gold Digger Lyrics – King Rocco: Presenting the lyrics of the song “Gold Digger” sung by King Rocco. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. [9] West originally produced and recorded "Gold Digger" in Ludacris's home in Atlanta for Shawnna's 2004 debut album Worth Tha Weight and had written the chorus from a female first-person viewpoint: "I'm not sayin' I'm a gold digger, but I ain't messin' with no broke niggas." [39], The song ascended from number 19 to number one in one week, with the jump ending the 14-week (and 10th consecutive week) run of Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" at number one, and keeping Carey's "Shake It Off" from replacing "We Belong Together" as the number one single. Say I got a woman way over town good to me oh yeah. OH YEAH GOLD DIGGER. took the No. Tap to unmute. Oh she's a gold digger… Yes she's a trifling friend indeed. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. [15] The song was listed as the most important rap song of 2005 in The Rap Year Book. Lastly, the original third verse was taken from an unreleased song called "Drop Dead Gorgeous," which West had produced and rapped on for Murphy Lee of St. Lunatics. This samples the 1954 Ray Charles song " I Got A Woman ." [17], Following the chart performance of "Diamonds from Sierra Leone", which failed to crack the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, West's label became concerned with how a follow up single would perform. The single topped The 2005 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll. Jamie Foxx – Gold Digger", "Irish-charts.com – Discography Kanye West", Nederlandse Top 40 – Kanye West feat. Shopping. [13], It was ranked third on NME's list of the best songs of 2005. 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Stream Gold Digger (Instrumental) [feat. During the taping of a 2012 episode of a CBS sitcom, the cast and crew erupted into a flash mob, and danced to “Gold Digger,” among other songs. Info. 1s", "The Biggest Hits of All: The Hot 100's All-Time Top 100 Songs", "Road To The Grammys: The Making Of Kanye West's 'Gold Digger, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aauh22zcq9A, "Kanye's Co-Pilot, Jon Brion, Talks About The Making Of Late Registration", "Kanye West Sued Over 'Gold Digger' Sample", "1000 Greatest Songs Of All Time The 2018 Results", "Shea Serrano's 'The Rap Year Book' Is A History Of Rap", "2006 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards Finalists", "Mariah Wins Big At Billboard R&B;/Hip-Hop Awards", "Kanye West's "Late Registration" Wins MP3.com's 2005 Readers' Choice Award for Best Album", "MTV Asia announces nominees for the fifth annual MTV Asia Awards 2006", "2006 MTV Australia Video Music Awards Nominees", "R. 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Of course, Foxx also starred as Charles in the film Ray, which hit theaters roughly a year before “Gold Digger” went No. John Legend makes a brief cameo. [8], The second verse of "Gold Digger" was the first to be written, as West used to rap the verse in early 2004 while on tour promoting his debut album, The College Dropout. The term gold-digger was a slang term that has its roots among chorus girls and sex workers in the early 20th century. Sample appears at 0:22. jump. [54] "Gold Digger" won the BET Award for Video of the Year at the 2006 BET Awards and received nominations for both Best Male Video and Best Hip Hop Video, at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards but did not win either of these awards. At the 2006 Grammys, West won the Best Rap Solo Performance for the song as well as Best Rap Album for Late Registration. Shopping. The single broke a record for the most digital downloads in a week, selling over 80,000,[1] and at the time was also the fastest-selling digital download of all time;[2] both records have since been broken. It was 2005's second-longest running number one on the Billboard Hot 100 behind "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey and is the joint sixth longest ever at ten weeks.[3]. West, according to MTV News, is a fan of Apple’s work and reached out to Brion after hearing his score in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Though didn’t you ever wonder what a “broke broke” was? This song is also written by King Rocco. I got a woman, way over town that's good to me". However, for reasons unknown, Shawnna passed on using the song. However, he had actually constructed the beat of the song long before the movie was even developed. In addition to samples of “I’ve Got a Woman,” “Gold Digger” also features Jamie Foxx singing an interpretation of the Ray Charles song. You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. "The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)" is a song from the 1933 Warner Bros. film Gold Diggers of 1933, sung in the opening sequence by Ginger Rogers and chorus.The entire song is never performed in the 1933 movie, though it introduces the film in the opening scene (wherein the performance is busted up by the police). Upon its release, many surmised that West conceived "Gold Digger" after watching Jamie Foxx's Oscar-winning portrayal of Ray Charles in the biographical film Ray. In 2018, The song was ranked 63 on the Top 100 Billboard Hot 100 Songs of all time, as part of Billboard's celebration of the 60th anniversary. Text us for exclusive photos and videos, royal news, and way more. Jamie Foxx) Lyrics Video - YouTube. But the song, with its liberal use of “I’ve Got a Woman,” didn’t come to be as a result of the success of Ray. 1 spot. The song samples the 1954 hit “I’ve Got a … 1 hit for Ray Charles. I've Got a Woman / Come Back Baby. The song samples the 1954 hit “I’ve Got a Woman,” which Charles wrote and which was a hit on the R&B charts but didn’t reach No. Instead, Brion had composed the film scores for Boogie Nights and other Paul Thomas Anderson films. It’s good, but it didn’t feel the same because we had to replay the instruments too.”. 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