Miami (Will Smith song)

"Miami" is a 1998 single by American rapper Will Smith from his debut solo album Big Willie Style (1997). It samples The Whispers's 1979 hit "And the Beat Goes On". The song charted at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the UK Singles Chart.

"Miami"
Single by Will Smith
from the album Big Willie Style
B-side"Miami" (remix)
ReleasedNovember 25, 1998 (1998-11-25)
Recorded1997
Genre
Length3:18
LabelSony
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Will Smith singles chronology
"Just The Two of Us"
(1998)		 "Miami"
(1998)		 "Wild Wild West"
(1999)
Music video
"Miami" on YouTube

"Miami" won a MTV VMA Best Male Video award. The video, which incorporates the first two verses and refrains of the selection's "radio edit" followed by the third verse and refrain of its "Miami Mix", features an early on-screen appearance of Smith's future Hitch co-star, Eva Mendes.

Critical reception

Larry Flick of Billboard wrote, "Smith should have no problem maintaining the momentum of his current album, "Big Willie Style", with this third single, following the ubiquitous "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" and "Just The Two Of Us". On "Miami", he talks us up with an ode to the heat, style, and hip factor of that city. This time around, Smith employs the instrumental hook of the Whispers' 1980 hit "And The Beat Goes On", which adds a classic, string-filled disco backdrop as festive as the city itself. With Smith's record on the airwaves and at the box office, as well as his appeal with younger demographics, this really is a no-brainer, now isn't it?"[1]

Music video

In the music video for the song, Smith and members of his band are freezing in Philadelphia, where it is 30 degrees below zero causing a bandmate to curse Jack Frost. They hop on a plane to Miami, and are shown going around Miami in their car and various scenes morph into one another. The video ends with Will Smith and his band performing a concert. The video features samples from Gloria Estefan's hits "Conga" and "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)".

Track listings

Charts

Sales and certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[34] Gold 45,000
Sweden (GLF)[35] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[36]
digital sales since 2008 		Platinum 600,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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