Fergalicious

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2006 single by Fergie

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::summary 2006 single by Fergie ::

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The critical reception of "Fergalicious" was positive, with many praising it as a catchy and danceable track. Some music critics compared the song to "My Humps" (2005), a single released by the Black Eyed Peas from their fourth studio album Monkey Business (2005).

"Fergalicious" was a commercial success in the United States and moderately so in several other countries. In the United States, it peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number two on the Pop Songs chart. "Fergalicious" was certified 4× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and sold over 3.5 million digital downloads, becoming Fergie's second best selling song in the United States. In Australia and New Zealand, the song peaked at numbers four and five respectively and received gold certifications. In Europe, the song peaked within the top thirty on several different charts across the continent, including high positions in Finland, Norway, Belgium and France. An accompanying music video was directed by Fatima Robinson and features Fergie and will.i.am in a candy factory, supposedly inspired by Willy Wonka. The song has become especially beloved in the LGBTQ community.

Background

"Fergalicious" was written by will.i.am and Fergie, credited as Will Adams and Stacy Ferguson respectively. The song contains samples of "Supersonic" by J. J. Fad and "Give It All You Got" by Afro-Rican. The writers of these two songs, Dania Maria Birks, Juana Michelle Burns, Juanita A. Lee, Kim Nazel, Fatima Shaheed, and Derrick Rahming, receive songwriting credits for "Fergalicious" as a result. The song was recorded while on the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus. will.i.am stated that the song was about Fergie "just being sassy and flaunting her stuff from a strong female perspective, paying homage to Salt-N-Pepa." will.i.am produced the song as well as playing the bass, keys and drum programming. He collaborated with Padraic Kerin on engineering the track while John Hanes edited it through the use of Pro Tools. Serban Ghenea worked with Tim Roberts on mixing the song, which took place at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia. A&M Records, in association with will.i.am Music Group and Interscope Records, sent the song to contemporary hit radio on October 23, 2006. Fergie stated in an interview with MTV that the song reminds her of the old days, when "I went to Knott's Berry Farm [in California] and did what I thought was a dance battle."

Composition

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The lyrics are centered on the theme of self-pride. Fergie raps about how she bests all other women and that no man is worthy enough to date her. According to Kelly Smith of The Maneater, the song is a "rap remix that consists of a catchy chorus and cheesy lyrics."

Critical reception

"Fergalicious" received positive reviews from music critics. Bill Lamb of About.com rated it four out of five stars, liking better than the previous single "London Bridge" which he found "reaked of sleaze". He praised the song as "a sassy, fluffy party tune that should be lighting up pop radio within weeks." Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly writes that the song does not stray away from her previous works with the Black Eyed Peas, comparing the lyrics to those of "My Humps". Norman Mayers of Prefix thought it and "Here I Come" are fun and flirty songs, writing that "they work because of the dance-floor productions that not only reference '80s hip-hop but also '60s Motown." Dan Gennoe of Yahoo! Music described the song as "booty-shaking electro". Louis Tullo of The Heights writes that "the result [of the song] yields danceable beats and playfully salacious lyrics, but it seems her voice is lost in overproduction." Kelly Smith of The Maneater thought that the song would be successful on the radio, writing "this song will most likely become a radio whore, being played over and over until people are forced to admit that the beat is so-so." Eva Wiseman of The Guardian praised the song as "joyous and fabulous pop music, the kind of people who mop up silently when she wets herself on stage... It even inspires blasphemy in critics." IGN writer Spence D. finds "Fergalicious" to be a nice start up for the album, referring to the song as "an infectious little ditty that grinds its way into your grey matter with unavoidable tenacity."

Chart performance

In the United States, "Fergalicious" entered on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 79. On the issue dated November 11, 2006, the song jumped 13 places from number 19 to number six, entering the top 10 of the chart. After weeks of ascending and descending within the top 10, the song reached a peak of number two on the Hot 100 on the issue dated January 13, 2007 after selling 294,000 downloads. The song was certified double platinum on February 22, 2008, by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and 4× platinum on July 25, 2016. "Fergalicious" is Fergie's second most downloaded song, behind "Big Girls Don't Cry" and ahead of "Glamorous", "Clumsy", and "London Bridge". In 2012, the song became her second single to surpass sales of three million downloads, and it has sold 3,572,000 copies in the US as of September 2017.

In Australia, the song entered at number 11 on the issue dated December 10, 2006 and reached a peak of number four six weeks later. The song has been certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for sales of 35,000 units. On the issue dated December 18, 2006, the song debuted on the chart in New Zealand at number 40. In its fifth week, the song peaked at number five. It has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) for sales of 7,500 units. In Belgium, the song peaked on the Flanders chart at number 11 for one week and on the Wallonia Chart at number 17 for three consecutive weeks. In France, the song entered and peaked at number 15 on the issue dated January 27, 2007. "Fergalicious" entered the Singles Top 60 chart in Switzerland on the issue dated December 10, 2006 at number 69.

Music video

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The video premiered on MTV on the day after the single, and premiered on Yahoo! Music on October 31, 2006. The music video was filmed in Hollywood, and directed by Fatima Robinson, who also directed the "My Humps" music video. will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas also appears in the video, which features Fergie as Willy Wonka in a candy factory called "Fergieland" (the factory was nameless in the original book and both film versions). The video starts with the Oompa Loompas packaging pink and purple boxes of "Fergalicious" candy. In the beginning of the video, Fergie sings in a field of candy canes with the Oompa Loompas. Throughout the video, she wears a tan and khaki girl scout outfit, sports a black one-piece swimsuit while lying in a pile of candy, (often in a kaleidoscope view) works out in a colorful gym flexing her biceps, sings in a room filled with lollipops and other candies while dressed like Shirley Temple, and pops out of a cake while wearing a tiny blue swimsuit with gems encrusted on the exterior. She then starts watching two women wrestle in cake before joining them at the end of the video. Towards the end of the video, Fergie opens and then plays a few notes on a Samsung K5 MP3 Player, giving it center focus in the screen; there then follow, interspersed in the remaining frames of the videos, shots of other characters in the video either listening to the player, presenting it to the camera with a big smile, or carefully handing the player to another extra. As of April 2022, the music video for "Fergalicious" has been viewed over 232 million times on popular video-sharing website, YouTube.

Track listing

  • UK promotional CD single (2006)
  1. "Fergalicious" (radio edit) – 3:46
  • UK CD single (2007)
  1. "Fergalicious" (radio edit) – 3:46
  2. "Clumsy" (radio edit) – 3:17
  • Australian CD single & Europe CD1
  1. "Fergalicious" – 3:46
  2. "Paradise" – 4:07
  • Europe CD2
  1. "Fergalicious" – 3:46
  2. "Paradise" – 4:08
  3. "London Bridge" (live) – 2:43
  4. "Fergalicious" (music video) – 3:52

Official versions

  • "Fergalicious" (explicit album version) – 4:52
  • "Fergalicious" (edited album version) – 4:52
  • "Fergalicious" (radio edit) – 3:46

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Dutchess, A&M Records, Will.i.am Music Group, Interscope Records.

Recording and sample

Personnel

  • Songwriting – Will Adams, Stacy Ferguson, Dania Maria Birks, Juana Michelle Burns, Juanita A. Lee, Kim Nazel, Fatima Shaheed, Derrick Rahming
  • Production – will.i.am
  • Bass, keys, and drum programming – will.i.am
  • Engineering – will.i.am, Padraic Kerin
  • Mixing – Serban Ghenea, Tim Roberts (assistant)
  • Pro Tools – John Hanes

Charts

Weekly charts

::data[format=table title="Weekly chart performance for "Fergalicious""] | Chart (2006–2007) | Peak position | Italy (FIMI) | Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) | Romania (Romanian Top 100) | Venezuela Pop Rock (Record Report) | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 44 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 23 | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | ::

Year-end charts

::data[format=table title="Year-end chart performance for "Fergalicious""]

Chart (2007)PositionAustralia (ARIA)Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)Brazil (Crowley)CIS (TopHit)US Billboard Hot 100
38
79
70
28
182
19
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Certifications

Release history

::data[format=table title="Release history and formats for "Fergalicious""]

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.United StatesBelgiumGermanyAustraliaFrance
October 23, 2006Contemporary hit radio
November 28, 2006CDPolydor
December 1, 2006Maxi CDUniversal Music
December 8, 2006CD
January 22, 2007Polydor
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