"Here I Come" | ||||
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"Here I Come" cover
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Promotional single by Fergie from the album The Dutchess | ||||
Released | January 19, 2008 | |||
Format | Digital download | |||
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Length | 3:21 | |||
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Producer(s) | will.i.am | |||
The Dutchess track listing | ||||
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"Here I Come" is a song recorded by American singer Fergie for her debut studio album, The Dutchess (2006). It was written by Fergie, Will Adams, and William Robinson, Jr. while the production was helmed by Adams under his stage name will.i.am. The song was released as a promotional single to Australia and New Zealand on January 19, 2008. "Here I Come" is a hip hop and soul song. It contains a compositional sample of "Get Ready", a song written by Smokey Robinson and performed by The Temptations. The critical reception of "Here I Come" was positive, with many praising the use of the sample. "Here I Come" was moderate success in Australia, peaking at number twenty-two on the chart. It also charted in the United States and New Zealand upon its digital release. The song has been used in many commercials to promote products such as Dr Pepper.
"Here I Come" was written by Fergie (credited as Stacy Ferguson) and will.i.am (credited as Will Adams). The song contains a compositional sample of "Get Ready", a song written by Smokey Robinson, credited as William Robinson Jr., for the American vocal group The Temptations. The song was one of the few songs recorded while on the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, along with "Fergalicious". Will.i.am produced the song as well as playing the bass and drums. He also supervised in programming the drums and engineering the song, the latter in which he was aided by Joe Pelusso. Padraic Klein provided additional editing using Pro Tools. William Durst worked with Ethan Willoughby on mixing the song, which took place at Pacifique Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California. The song was released as a promotional single on January 19, 2008 to digital retailers in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, among other territories.