| "Day Dreaming" | ||||
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| Single byDJ Drama featuringAkon,Snoop Dogg andT.I. | ||||
| from the albumGangsta Grillz: The Album (Vol. 2) | ||||
| Released | January 27, 2009 February 9, 2009 (iTunes) | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:51 3:46 (radio edit) | |||
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| Producer | Drumma Boy | |||
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"Day Dreaming" is a song by Americanhip hop artistDJ Drama. The song serves as thelead single from his secondstudio albumGangsta Grillz: The Album (Vol. 2). Thehip hop song,produced byDrumma Boy, featuresguest vocals from American singerAkon, as well as American rappersSnoop Dogg andT.I.[1] The song was released ontoiTunes on February 9, 2009.[2] Originally, the song was meant for Akon's albumFreedom, under the title "Go Go Dancer". The song peaked at #33 inNew Zealand and #59 inSweden, becoming DJ Drama's only entry in those countries.
In the song, Akon makes a reference to the "Shirley Temple", a non-alcoholic cocktail (mocktail) named after theformer child actress and diplomat; Akon claimed in an interview that he subsisted on Shirley Temples in lieu of alcoholic drinks as he is otherwise forbidden from drinking them as a devout Muslim and ateetotaller.[3]
The song’smusic video was filmed inLos Angeles and directed byRage.[4] The video was released to MTV'sSucker Free on February 25, 2009.[5] The video featurescameo appearances byLil Jon,Rich Boy,Red Cafe,Young Dro,Mac Boney,Jay Rock,Big Kuntry King,Yung L.A.,Glasses Malone,Killer Mike, DeRay Davis, JR Get Money, L.A. The Darkman,B.o.B, Alfamega, Xtaci,Drumma Boy, DJ Trendsetter Sense andJabbaWockeeZ.[6]
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 59 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] | 33 |
| USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] | 88 |
| USRhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[10] | 24 |