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"Honey"
Song
B-side"Bag Lady"

"Honey" is a song by Erykah Badu, released as the lead single from her third studio album, New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) (2008). The song was produced by 9th Wonder, and samples Nancy Wilson's 1978 song "I'm in Love".

Music video

The music video was directed by Badu and Chris Robinson (credited under the alias "Mr. Roboto"). The song is interrupted by a video-in-a-video, as an excerpt of "Annie", recorded by Badu's super-group side project Edith Funker, plays on the store's video screen. The video is set in a record store, from the perspective of a customer browsing the racks. The various records shown are parodies of popular records which feature altered titles and Badu portraying the artist instead. The album sleeves shown are:

In the video, Badu also spoofs ex-boyfriend André 3000 in OutKast's 2004 video "Hey Ya!", changing the green setting for a pink one. There is also a parody of the cover of the January 22, 1981 issue of Rolling Stone magazine featuring John Lennon and Yoko Ono, entitled "Riding My Hip".

The video for "Honey" won Best Direction at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, and was nominated for Best Special Effects, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography.

Charts

Chart (2008)[1] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 88
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 22

References

  1. ^ "Erykah Badu – Billboard Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-08-14.