Will 2K

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"Will 2K"
Single by Will Smith featuring K-Ci
from the album Willennium
ReleasedNovember 8, 1999 (1999-11-08)
Length3:53
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Trackmasters
Will Smith singles chronology
"Wild Wild West"
(1999) 		"Will 2K"
(1999) 		"Freakin' It"
(2000)

"Will 2K" is the second single taken from American rapper Will Smith's second studio album, Willennium (1999). The single was released on November 8, 1999. Sampling instruments and lyrics from the chorus of the Clash's "Rock the Casbah," as well as bits from "Superrappin'" by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five,[1][unreliable source] the song was co-written by Smith and produced by Trackmasters. The song features vocals from K-Ci & JoJo. "Will 2K" peaked at number two in the United Kingdom and pays homage to the new millennium.

Music video[edit]

The music video for "Will 2K" premiered in September 1999, at a total length of five minutes and two seconds. The video features Smith performing the song in a variety of settings, appearing in a series of musical eras and wearing costumes that reflect each epoch. DJ Jazzy Jeff, Eve, Tisha Campbell-Martin and then-husband Duane Martin, among others, make cameos in the video.[2]

Track listings[edit]

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for "Will 2K"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[42] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[43] Gold 5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[44] Silver 200,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Release dates and formats for "Will 2K"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States October 19, 1999
Columbia [45]
United Kingdom November 8, 1999
  • CD
  • cassette
 [46]
United States November 16, 1999 12-inch vinyl [47]
Japan January 26, 2000 CD Sony [48]

References[edit]

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