Millionaire (Kelis song)

"Millionaire" is a song by American singer Kelis, featuring American rapper André 3000, taken from the former's third studio album, Tasty (2003). Released as the album's third single on October 18, 2004, the song was written by Kelis and André 3000, produced by the latter, and contains a sample of the 1985 song "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick. Like Kelis' previous single "Trick Me", "Millionaire" was not released in the United States as her American label Arista had folded.

"Millionaire"
Single by Kelis featuring André 3000
from the album Tasty
Released	October 18, 2004 (2004-10-18)
Studio	Stankonia Recording and DARP (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre	Synth-funk[1] electronica[2] swing pop[3]
Length	3:44
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	André Benjamin Kelis Rogers Douglas Davis Ricky Walters
Producer(s)	André 3000
Kelis singles chronology
"Trick Me" (2004) "Millionaire" (2004) "In Public" (2005)
André 3000 singles chronology
"Millionaire" (2004) "Royal Flush" (2008)

The song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, earning Kelis her third consecutive top-five single, while becoming a modest commercial success internationally. The accompanying music video, directed by Giuseppe Capotondi, does not feature Kelis or André 3000, but instead features children appearing as the duo's younger selves.

Commercial performance

"Millionaire" debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Kelis' third consecutive top-five entry from Tasty.^[4] The song performed moderately in the rest of Europe, reaching number eight in Ireland, number 11 in Finland, number 36 in Belgium, number 43 in Switzerland, and number 50 in Sweden.^[5][6] In Oceania, the single charted at number 23 in Australia and at number 27 in New Zealand.^[5]

Track listings

UK CD 1 and German CD single[7][8] "Millionaire" (radio edit) – 3:45 "Millionaire" (instrumental) – 3:45 UK CD 2 and Australian CD single[9][10] "Millionaire" (radio edit) – 3:45 "Millionaire" (instrumental) – 3:45 "Trick Me" (Tiefschwarz Special Trick Remix) – 7:33 "Millionaire" (video) "Trick Me" (video)

UK 12-inch single[11] A1. "Millionaire" (radio edit) – 3:45 A2. "In Public" (featuring Nas) – 4:25 B1. "Trick Me" (E-Smoove House Trick) – 7:42

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Tasty.^[12]

Recording

• Recorded at Stankonia Recording and DARP Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
• Mixed at Sony Music Studios (New York City)
• Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City)

Personnel

• Kelis – vocals
• André 3000 – vocals, production, drums, music programming, keyboards
• Matthew Still – recording
• Vincent Alexander – recording
• James Majors – recording
• Carlton Lynn – recording
• Warren Bletcher – recording assistance
• Doug Harms – recording assistance
• Dexter Simmons – mixing
• Andrew Dawson – mixing assistance
• Kevin Kendricks – keyboards, piano
• Regina Davenport – production coordination
• Chris Athens – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[13] 23 Australian Urban (ARIA)[14] 7 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[15] 69 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 36 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[16] 9 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[17] 8 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[18] 11 Germany (GfK)[19] 65 Greece (IFPI Greece)[20] 29 Ireland (IRMA)[6] 8 Italy (FIMI)[21] 36 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[22] 3 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] 37 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[24] 27 Scotland (OCC)[25] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 50 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 43 UK Singles (OCC)[28] 3 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[29] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position UK Singles (OCC)[30] 89

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[31]	Gold	400,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref(s)
United Kingdom	October 18, 2004	CD single 12-inch single	Virgin	[7][9][32]
Germany		CD single	EMI	[8]
Australia	November 22, 2004			[33]