Ew!
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| SinglebyJimmy Fallonfeaturingwill.i.am | ||||
| Released | October 7, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
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| Length | 2:15 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
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| Producer(s) | William Adams | |||
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"Ew!"is a song by American television host and comedianJimmy Fallon,featuring American rapperwill.i.am.The song is based on a sketch fromThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,in which Fallon and guests play teenage girls constantly disgusted by things around them.
The song debuted onThe Tonight Showon October 6, 2014, with Fallon urging viewers to get the song to chart on theBillboardcharts. It debuted on theBillboardHot 100one week later at number 26.
Background
[edit]"EW!" focuses on two teenage girls,Sara(Fallon) and mir.i.am (will.i.am), and lists the things that make them disgusted.[1]
The song's origins lie in will.i.am's appearance as a guest onThe Tonight Showon July 29, 2014. He mentioned to Fallon backstage that he enjoyed the "Ew!" sketch, and Fallon replied that he would involve him in one upon his next visit.[2]Three days later, Will sent Fallon a fully completed instrumental track for the song, after which Fallon and his writers wrote the song's lyrics. Following this, will.i.am flew to New York and the duo went to an unspecified local recording studio, where they further developed the song's lyrics and recorded it.[2]
The song and music video premiered on the October 6, 2014 episode ofThe Tonight Show,with Fallon urging viewers and fans to push the song to chart on theBillboardHot 100.[1]
Commercial performance
[edit]The song made its debut on radio on theElvis Duran and the Morning Showon October 7, 2014.[3]Proceeds from the single benefit theSeriousFun Children's Networkand will.i.am's i.am.angel Foundation.[1]
The song received heavy attention online following its premiere, leading it to debut in real time on theBillboard + Twitter Trending 140chart.[2]One week later, the song debuted on theBillboardHot 100on October 15, 2014 at number 26, with much of its chart data the result ofstreaming.[1]Billboardreported that, according to Nielsen BDS, the song attracted six million streams in the week preceding its chart debut, nearly all from its music video onYouTubeandVevo.It sold 35,000 digital downloads, placing it on the magazine's Digital Songs chart at number 30.[4]
Reception
[edit]Jim Farber of theNew York Daily Newscalled the song "mildly amusing", remarking that "surely Fallon and Will could have come up with some wittier things for the kids to hate."[3]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] | 14 |
| USBillboardHot 100[6] | 26 |
| USComedy Digital Tracks(Billboard)[7] | 1 |
| USHot Rap Songs(Billboard)[8] | 5 |
Baby Kaely version
[edit]One month after Fallon's original version, American female rapper Baby Kaely (10 years old at the time) posted a cover of the track to herYouTubechannel, despite the adult lyrical content in Fallon's original, Most of the lyrics in the song are changed to be kid-appropriate. The most notable lyric change being "Hello, my name is Sara, That's Sarah with no H" to "Hello, my name is Zuzie, that's Suzie with a Z", as it would later go viral onTikTokin June 2021. Following the trend, she posted a reaction video of her version a month later.
References
[edit]- ^abcd"Watch will.i.am and Jimmy Fallon Play Teenage Girls for 'Ew!' Video".Billboard.October 7, 2014.RetrievedOctober 15,2014.
- ^abcTrevor Anderson (October 7, 2014)."Jimmy Fallon's 'Ew!' Hits Real-Time Trending 140 Chart -- Is Hot 100 Next?".Billboard.RetrievedOctober 15,2014.
- ^abJim Farber (October 7, 2014)."Jimmy Fallon's 'Ew!': Single Review".New York Daily News.RetrievedOctober 15,2014.
- ^Gary Trust and Keith Caulfield (October 15, 2014)."Jimmy Fallon Hits Hot 100 With 'Ew!,' Featuring will.i.am".Billboard.RetrievedOctober 15,2014.
- ^"Jimmy Fallon Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)".Billboard.Retrieved October 26, 2014.
- ^"Jimmy Fallon Chart History (Hot 100)".Billboard.Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ^"Jimmy Fallon Album & Song Chart History".BillboardComedy Digital Tracks for Jimmy Fallon.RetrievedOctober 26,2014.
- ^"Jimmy Fallon Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved October 23, 2014.
