“Gold Digger”
Single by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx from the album Late Registration
Released	October 10, 2005
Format	Digital download Compact Disc
Genre	R&B Hip-hop
Length	3:28
Label	Roc-A-Fella/Island Def Jam
Writer(s)	Kanye West, Ray Charles, Renald Richard
Producer	Kanye West, Jon Brion
Certification	Platinum (RIAA)
Kanye West singles chronology
"Diamonds from Sierra Leone" (2005) "Gold Digger" (2005) "Heard 'Em Say" (2005)

"Gold Digger" is a 2005 number one single recorded by Kanye West. It features Jamie Foxx and was released by Roc-a-Fella Records. As the second single from West's second album, Late Registration, "Gold Digger" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, becoming West's and Foxx's second number one single after 2003's "Slow Jamz" with Twista. It is inarguably his most commercially successful and signature song, most recognizable for the Ray Charles samplings reworked by Foxx (who portrayed Charles in the 2004 film Ray), and its caustic lyrical criticism of those who marry simply for money and security. A person, most often a woman, who is romantically involved with someone else solely for their money. ... Image File history File links Gold_Digger. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... 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The single broke a record for the most digital downloads in a week, selling over 80,000 digital downloads, and was also the fastest selling digital download of all time; both records have since been broken. It was 2005's second-longest running number one on The Billboard Hot 100 at ten weeks, behind Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together". "Gold Digger" was nominated for "Record of the Year" at the Grammy Awards of 2006 (losing to Green Day's "Boulevard of Broken Dreams") and won the award for Best Rap Solo Performance. This article is about the singer. ... We Belong Together is a pop–R&B song recorded by Mariah Carey for her ninth studio album The Emancipation of Mimi (2005) and released as the albums second single in 2005 (see 2005 in music). ... For the UK music award, see The Record of the Year. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article is about the band Green Day. ... American Idiot track listing Boulevard of Broken Dreams (sometimes incorrectly referred to as I Walk Alone) is the Grammy Award winning fourth track from Green Days seventh studio album, American Idiot. ... The Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance was awarded from 1991 to 2002, alongside the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. ...

History

Song content

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"Gold Digger" was written by Kanye West and co-produced by West and Jon Brion. The song was partly inspired after Kanye West met a girl named Katherine Stanfield and was so impressed by her gold digging skill that he decided to write a song about it. The song is built around both a vocal interpolation and a sample of "I Got a Woman", originally performed by Ray Charles and written by Ray Charles and Renald Richard. Though he is given full credit as a featured artist on "Gold Digger," Jamie Foxx's only vocal contribution is the a cappella introduction to the song, an interpolation of Charles's "I Got a Woman" (Foxx opens the song with the line "She take my money/when I'm in need/Yeah she's a trifling/friend indeed," a twist on Charles' original lyrics, "She gives me money/when I'm in need/Yeah she's a kind of/friend indeed." A sample of Charles singing the original is repeated throughout the song). The song is the second collaboration between Foxx and West, following "Slow Jamz" with Twista. The two also worked on Foxx's latest album, and West features on Foxx's song "Extravaganza". Interestingly the song was originally created not with the intention of Kanye performing it himself but with the intention of female rapper Shawnna performing it on her debut album "Worth tha Weight", however upon her turning it down Kanye simply rewrote the lyrics to give the male perspective. According to Kanye the intended chorus to be sung by Shawnna was as follows: "I'm not sayin' I'm a gold digger, but I ain't messin' with no broke niggas..."[1]. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Jon Brion at The Sunset Tavern in Seattle (photo by Nadja Dee Tanaka) Jon Brion (born 1962) is an American rock and pop multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, composer and record producer. ... Significant age disparity in sexual relationships has been a feature of couples in many cultures and societies. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the vocal technique. ... Shawnna (born Rashawnna Guy on October 1, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois), is the first African American female artist signed to Def Jam, through Ludacris Disturbing tha Peace Records. ...

In the song, West and Foxx deliver a tongue-in-cheek criticism of 'gold diggers', women who seek out well-to-do mates mainly to profit from their wealth. "Now I ain't saying she a gold digger," West tells his audience, "but she ain't messin with no broke niggers (pronounced as niggas)." The first verse describes the protagonist being sucked in by a lady's beauty, and unable to resist when the costs of being with her escalate. In the released version, the verse "messing with no broke niggers" was changed to "messing with no broke broke" which West claims to mean "the poorest of the poor". The description of the 'gold digger' hints at her taste for the finer things (but oddly enough the protagonist is attracted to her for it, showing that the 'victims' here aren't so unwilling after all). Later, we see the charm wear off as he is being taken advantage of. She obliges him to help out all of her kids and all of their friends at his expense. Kanye then mentions that he's not the first hip-hop star who's been in her sights, but he still can't resist her: "From what I heard she got a baby by Busta / My best friend say she used to fuck wit Usher / I don't care what none of y'all say, I still love her." Sarcasm is the making of remarks intended to mock the person referred to (who is normally the person addressed), a situation or thing. ... Significant age disparity in sexual relationships has been a feature of couples in many cultures and societies. ... Nigga is a term used in African American Vernacular English that began as an eye dialect form of the word nigger (which is derived ultimately from the Latin word niger meaning the color black). ... // Nigger is a racial slur used to refer to dark-skinned people, especially those of African ancestry. ... Trevor Smith (born on May 20, 1972), better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American hip hop musician and actor. ... Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978), is an American R&B/pop singer and actor who rose to fame in the mid-late 1990s. ...

The second verse generalizes and discusses the long-term 'trap' where a gold digger gets a man to father a child, locking him in for child support to spend on herself, while not having to actually stay with the man. He mentions a pro football player acquaintance who is stuck in this trap, and pays so much (of his million-plus dollar salary) that she lives better than he does. This reflects a common sentiment among male divorcees considering alimony and child support as little more than money-siphons. The feeling is exacerbated because the gold digger doesn't use the money to take care of the child. She even lies to her man about the paternity of her child, resulting in the man supporting the child for 18 years until he discovers he is not the father. Kanye proposes a solution to this: In a famous call-back response he claims "If you ain't no punk, holla 'We want pre-nup!'" A prenuptial agreement, antenuptial agreement, or premarital agreement, commonly abbreviated to prenup or prenupt, is a contract entered into by two people prior to marriage or civil union. ...

In the third verse, West addresses himself to a female listener, first assuring her that he isn't talking about HER, of course (I ain't sayin' you a gold digger, you got needs). He urges her to stick with her man, even if he is a dishwasher or cook at a fast-food restaurant, instead of going after the men with the money. In an ironic final twist which punctuates the sarcasm inherent in the song, West tells the 'gold-digger' that when that hopeful and ambitious broke man finally "gets on," he is very likely to "leave your ass for a white girl." To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Hype Williams, who also directed West's previous video, "Diamonds from Sierra Leone". Shot in a widescreen letterbox 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. The titles of the magazines the women appear on the cover of reflect the correlating verses in the song. Foxx is also present, lip-synching both his own parts and the Ray Charles vocal sample. John Legend makes a brief cameo. A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Harold Hype Williams (born 1970 in Queens, New York) is an American music video and film director of African-American and Honduran descent. ... Diamonds from Sierra Leone, often referred to as Diamonds Are Forever, was the first single from Kanye Wests second album, Late Registration. ... The Wikipedia main page as viewed with a widescreen monitor. ... For the mail collector, see letter box. ... The Academy Awards are the oldest awards ceremony for achievements in motion pictures. ... A pin-up girl is a woman whose physical attractiveness would entice one to place a picture of her on a wall. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Lip synchronization is the synchronization of audio signals (sometimes with corresponding video signals) so that there is no noticeable lack of simultaneity between them. ... John Legend (born John Stephens on 28 December 1978) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and pianist. ... 2002 Lincoln cent, obverse, proof with cameo Cameo is a method of carving, or an item of jewelry made in this manner. ...

The video originally featured a woman holding a dagger, which MTV would not allow. It took a while to persuade West to edit the knife out. In his argument, he pointed out that Shakira had a knife in her video for "La Tortura" (even though then it is used in a kitchen, not in a violent image). In the end, West agreed to obscure the knife with sparks of light. Bold text This article is about the weapon. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... This article is about the musician. ... (English: The Torture) is a pop-reggaetón song performed by singers Shakira and Alejandro Sanz. ...

At the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, "Gold Digger" received nominations for both Best Male Video and Best Hip Hop Video, but did not win either of these awards. The 2006 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on August 31, 2006, honoring the best music videos from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006. ... The following is a list of MTV Video Music Award winners for Best Male Video. ... The following is a list of MTV Video Music Award winners for Best Hip Hop Video. ...

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Chart performance

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. Their concerns were unfounded as "Gold Digger" became a success, hitting number one on the Hot 100, Pop 100, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and the Hot Rap Tracks charts. Diamonds from Sierra Leone, often referred to as Diamonds Are Forever, was the first single from Kanye Wests second album, Late Registration. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the main singles chart used by Billboard magazine. ... The Pop 100 is a songs chart created in February 2005 and released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ... The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, formerly known as Top Soul Singles, Top Black Singles, and Top R&B Singles (before the hip-hop term was added in the late 1990s), is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ... Hot Rap Tracks is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ...

When Late Registration was released, the album version of "Gold Digger" was first made available for download. Approximately 80,000 digital downloads of "Gold Digger" were sold through on legal music services such as iTunes and Napster in that first week, making it the most successful digital sales debut ever. 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". "Gold Digger" has sold over 1,000,000 downloads during its seven weeks of release. This makes "Gold Digger" one of the few songs in history to sell over 1,000,000 downloads in the United States. This article is about the iTunes application. ... Napster was a file sharing service that paved the way for decentralized P2P file-sharing programs such as Kazaa, Limewire, iMesh, Morpheus, and BearShare, which are now used for many of the same reasons and can download music, pictures, and other files. ... Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) (pronounced [1]), is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and occasional actress. ... Hollaback Girl is a pop song written by singer Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams for Stefanis debut solo album Love. ...

The high digital download sales helped propel the song from number nineteen to number one in one week, the fifth highest jump ever to that position on the Hot 100. The jump ended the fourteen-week (and ten consecutive week) run of Carey's "We Belong Together" at number one, and kept Carey's "Shake It Off" from replacing "We Belong Together" as the number one single. The song spent ten weeks at the top of the Hot 100 until rising R&B star Chris Brown's hit "Run It!" shot up to the pole position for the week of November 19. The Emancipation of Mimi track listing Shake It Off is a song co-written by American singer Mariah Carey, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, Johnta Austin, and recorded for Careys fourteenth album, The Emancipation of Mimi (2005). ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Run It! is the debut single by Chris Brown released in 2005. ... is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

"Gold Digger" also became West's first Top 10 single on the Mainstream Top 40 chart, peaking at number-two. On the Pop 100, "Gold Digger" also broke a record by jumping from number ninety-four to number two, giving West the record for the biggest ever jump on that chart. Top 40 Mainstream (often also called Mainstream Top 40) is an airplay format from Billboard Magazine. ... The Pop 100 is a songs chart created in February 2005 and released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ...

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. As an artist, Charles topped the Hot 100 three times in the 1960s, but always with other writers' songs.

Remixes

A remix was made featuring Jay-Z. It was titled "Gold Digger (Jay-Z Remix) featuring Jamie Foxx." It had the same beat and still had Jamie Foxx in the background and Kanye West on the first verse, but it switches to Jay-Z on the second. Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... Jamie Foxx (born December 13, 1967) is an American actor, singer, and stand-up comic. ...

Chart positions

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Single Tracklist

A-Side

1. Gold Digger (Radio)
2. Gold Digger (Remix) featuring Jamie Foxx, Trina & Jay-Z
3. Gold Digger (Instrumental)
4. Gold Digger (Dirty)
5. Gold Digger (Clean)

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B-Side

1. Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix) (Radio)
2. Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix) (LP)
3. Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix) (Instrumental)

Hurricane Katrina remix

A politically charged mash-up of the song titled "George Bush Doesn't Care About Black People" circulated following Hurricane Katrina, incorporating audio of Kanye West's own assertion that "George Bush doesn't care about black people" on a televised benefit concert.[2] The song criticized George W. Bush for his slow reaction to the plight of New Orleans. Titled simply "George Bush Don't Like Black People" and written by Houston hip-hop duo The Legendary K.O. also known as K-Otix, the single became widespread on the Internet for several weeks after the catastrophe, in some cases backing video mash-ups with photo montages from the hurricane. Bastard pop is a musical genre which, in its purest form, consists of the combination (usually by digital means) of the music from one song with the a cappella from another. ... On September 2, 2005, during a benefit concert for Hurricane Katrina relief on NBC, Kanye West deviated from the prepared script and claimed that the National Guardsmen dispatched to New Orleans were under orders to shoot looters, criticizing the governments response to the crisis and alleging racism in the... This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2005. ... Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kɑnjɛj/) (born June 8, 1977) is an American record producer and rapper who rose to fame in the mid 2000s. ... A benefit concert is a concert featuring musicians, comedians, or other performers that is held for a charitable purpose, often directed at a specific and immediate humanitarian crisis. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Houston redirects here. ...

The refrain of the song asserts that "George Bush ain't a gold digger, but he ain't messin with no broke niggas", and implores, "come down, Bush, come on, come down" to New Orleans. Similar themes, including the characterization of black victims of the hurricane as looters, were covered by Public Enemy in a contemporaneous single, "Hell No We Ain't All Right!" New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Public Enemy, also known as PE, is a hip hop group from Long Island, New York, known for their politically charged lyrics, criticism of the media, and active interest in the concerns of the African American community. ... Hell No We Aint All Right! is a rap protest song released by Public Enemy within weeks of Hurricane Katrina, harshly criticising President George W. Bush and his administration for both his perceived response to the catastrophe, and for wider administration policies. ...

Mind of Mencia

Comedian Carlos Mencia created a version of this song for a sketch on his show Mind of Mencia. Retitled Crazy Nigga, with West's face blocking out the g's whenever the word shows up on the screen, the song criticizes West's ego and suburban background. It also features fellow comedian Aries Spears playing Jamie Foxx's role. Carlos Mencia on stage for his show, Ned Arnel Mencía (born October 22, 1967), better known by his stage name Carlos Mencia, is an American comedian, writer, and actor. ... Mind of Mencia is an American television comedy show on the cable channel Comedy Central. ... Aries Spears (born April 3, 1975) is an American actor and comedian. ...

Cover Versions

Welsh indie rock band The Automatic recorded a cover version of the song, which features on Radio 1's Live Lounge CD, as well as later being featured on their final single Raoul.During Leeds Festival 2006 they preformed it live with Adequate Seven and the lead singer and saxophonist of Capdown They also performed it live at the 2007 Reading festival, with fellow Welshmen, Goldie Lookin' Chain and at the 2007 Get Loaded In The Park. At the Newquay Boardmasters Festival in 2006, they performed it live with The Mystery Jets, Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly and My Elvis Blackout. Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Not to be confused with The Automatics. ... Foo Fighters - DOA Arctic Monkeys - Love Machine (originally by Girls Aloud) Snow Patrol - Run The Kooks - Crazy (originally by Gnarls Barkley) Razorlight - Golden Touch Corinne Bailey Rae - Munich (originally by Editors) The Automatic - Gold Digger (originally by Kanye West, featuring Jamie Foxx) Editors - All Sparks Boy Kill Boy - Maneater (originally... Not Accepted Anywhere track listing Thats What She Said – 3:15 Raoul – 3:53 You Shout You Shout You Shout You Shout – 3:06 Recover – 2:52 Monster – 3:41 Lost At Home – 3:26 Keep Your Eyes Peeled – 3:01 Seriously. ... Mystery Jets are an English five-piece band based on Eel Pie Island in Twickenham, London. ... Sam Duckworth, stage name Get Cape. ...

All Time Low has covered "Gold Digger" in the past.

The song was also later sung by the Oceanian Hip-Hop duo Noozfa & Izzei, and they made a crunk remix featuring White Dawg, Chyna Whyte and Lil' Jon. In addition, it was also sung in Kingston, Jamaica by various other artists like Lil' Bow Wow, C-Murder and Beenie Man. For the fictional superstate in George Orwells novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, see Oceania (fiction). ... For other uses, see Crunk (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Chyna Whyte is a female rapper associated with Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. ... Lil Jon This article is about the American rap producer. ... The City of Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica. ... Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9, 1987),is a rapper who is better known in the music world as Bow Wow. ... For the football player of the same name see Corey Miller (football player). ... Beenie Man (born Anthony Moses Davis August 22, 1973 in Kingston, Jamaica), is among the most popular reggae entertainers and is a well established dancehall artist. ...

"Gold Digger", done in a polka beat, is the last segment of "Polkarama!", the polka medley on "Weird Al" Yankovic's album Straight Outta Lynwood. This version substitutes a second "broke" instead of "nigga", like the edited music video. This article is about the musician. ... Singles from Straight Outta Lynwood Released: August 21, 2006 Released: September 12, 2006 Released: September 26, 2006 Released: March 19, 2007 Straight Outta Lynwood is the twelfth album by Weird Al Yankovic. ...

English solo artist Dear Landlord also performed an acoustic version of "Gold Digger".

A duo of parodists, Greg Shutters (as John D. Curlystache) and Kevin Hogan (Prospector Joe) of Marquette University Television^[1], made a parody of the song, called "Gold Miner". Their version is about an old miner during the California Gold Rush who mines for gold, but will soon lose his share to Curlystache, a wealthy investor. The video can be found on YouTube. [3] Marquette University Television (MUTV) is an American television station run by students of the Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University. ... The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began shortly after January 24, 1848 (when gold was discovered at Sutters Mill in Coloma). ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ...

External link

• Music video for "Gold Digger" at YouTube

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Chart history