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"London Bridge"
Single by Fergie from the album The Dutchess
Released	July 18, 2006 (U.S.) September 11, 2006 (UK)
Format	CD
Recorded	2006
Genre	Pop-rap, pop, R&B
Length	3:27 (radio edit) 4:01 (album version)
Label	A&M
Writer	Stacy Ferguson, Sean Garrett, Mike Hartnett, Jamal Jones
Producer	Polow Da Don
Certification	Gold (ARIA)[1]
Fergie singles chronology
"London Bridge" (2006) "Fergalicious" (2006) Fergie UK singles singles chronology "London Bridge" (2006) "Glamorous" (2007)
Alternate cover
CD Maxi cover

"London Bridge" is a pop rap song co-written and performed by American singer Fergie for her debut album, The Dutchess (2006). It was released as the lead single from the album on July 18, 2006 and was Fergie's first single as a solo artist.

Contents 1 Song information 2 Music video 3 Track listings and formats 4 Charts 5 References

The song was produced by Polow Da Don, with lyrics by Sean Garrett. Fergie describes the song as being "kind of like a punch in the face to let people know I'm coming out... I've been getting way too into myself nowadays and I just wanna have fun with as many men as I can possible."^[2] The song is a club track that lightly touches on personal lyrics about fame and celebrity.

The song was released to radio on July 13, 2006, however it was leaked onto the internet on June 29, 2006. The music video premiered on MTV's Total Request Live on July 18, 2006 and peaked on its countdown at number five. The song was released on iTunes on July 25, 2006. After five days on iTunes, it reached number one on the chart. "London Bridge" debuted at #84 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart during the charting week of August 5, 2006, and made a 79-point jump to #5 the following week, making this the third biggest jump in billboard history. It then climbed to #1 on August 19, 2006, staying there for three weeks before being dislodged by Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack". The song was released to the UK two months later, on September 11, 2006. It soon after peaked at #3 on the UK singles chart, becoming Fergie's first UK solo hit.

The bridge featured on the alternative cover of the single is not London Bridge, but Tower Bridge. This is presumably because the actual current London Bridge is of no particular architectural significance, and consequently many Americans confuse the two. This mistake is also made in the ending of the video for the song (British audiences have noted this after her video debuted in the UK^[3]). The use of this bridge has been said to be intentional many times by Fergie herself as well as people who worked on the video. However, will.i.am was quoted as saying "It was a mistake, she told me herself. Fair enough man she don't even come from the UK"

On most stations, a radio edit changes the subtitle (normally "Oh shit!" to "Oh, Snap!", to prevent bleeping or blanking). This edit was also used in the music video.

Fergie performed the song at the beginning of 2006 MTV Video Music Awards's pre-show On the Rock. It was also performed during the second season finale of So You Think You Can Dance. Also, on the same show, a dance set to "London Bridge" was choreographed by Shane Sparks, and performed on July 19 by Travis Wall and Donyelle Jones. A remix of "London Bridge" also surfaced featuring only 50 Cent, with Fergie providing the titular phrase as a backing vocal.

Fergie collaborated with her fellow member of the Black Eyed Peas, will.i.am, on the clip's concept to make it more distinctive. She describes the concept as follows: "We're doing this androgynous-type thing where [my girls and I] go into a Gentlemen's club and pull them into a bathroom and come back out in their clothes. They're going to be dressed up really dapper and looking really handsome."^[2]

For the video, which was filmed at the Woolwich Army Barracks in London, she brought in backup dancers who double as bodyguards, dressed like cholas — tough Mexican girls known for wearing dark lipstick and big hair — to make the clip "have a bit more edge, be very distinct, be very mixed."^[2]

Fergie based one of her outfits for the video on her family's crest and tartan, with some changes as she wanted it to be modernized.^[2] She also wears a tiara cocked to the side of her head to play off the royal name of her album, as well as the similarity between her real name (Stacy Ferguson) and that of the Duchess of York (Sarah Ferguson).^[2]

• UK CD single

1. "London Bridge" (dirty version) — 3:28
2. "London Bridge" (instrumental) — 3:25

• UK 12" single

1. "London Bridge" (dirty version) — 3:28
2. "London Bridge" (A cappella) — 3:15
3. "London Bridge" (radio edit) — 3:28
4. "London Bridge" (instrumental) — 3:25

• Australian CD single

1. "London Bridge" (normal dirty version) — 3:30
2. "London Bridge" (instrumental) — 3:27
3. "London Bridge" (A cappella) — 3:18
4. "London Bridge" (music video with closed caption "Oh Snap!") — 3:31

Chart (2006) Peak position Argentina Singles Chart[4] 7 Australian ARIA Singles Chart[5] 3 Belgium Singles Chart[5] 14 Brazil Singles Chart[6] 1 Dutch Singles Chart[5] 31 European Singles Chart[7] 1 Finland Singles Chart[5] 9 France Singles Chart[5] 27 German Singles Chart[5] 3 Ibero-America Top 100[8] 3 Irish Singles Chart[5] 8

Chart (2006) Peak position Latin America Airplay[9] 5 New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[5] 1 Mexican Top 100 Singles Chart[10] 28 Philippine Top Hits 4 Polish National Top 50 Singles[11] 7 Sweden Singles Chart[5] 13 Switzerland Singles Chart[5] 6 UK Singles Chart[5] 3 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5][12] 1 U.S. Billboard Pop 100[12] 1 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[12] 56 United World Chart[5] 2

Preceded by "Promiscuous" by Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single August 19, 2006- September 2, 2006	Succeeded by "SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake
Preceded by "Promiscuous" by Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland	U.S. Billboard Pop 100 number-one single August 26, 2007 - September 2, 2007	Succeeded by "Sexy Back" by Justin Timberlake
Preceded by "SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake	RIANZ (New Zealand) number-one single October 2, 2006- October 9, 2006	Succeeded by "You Really Got Me" by Boyband

v • d • e Fergie
Albums	The Dutchess
Singles	"London Bridge" · "Fergalicious" · "Glamorous" · "Big Girls Don't Cry" · "Clumsy"
Guest singles	"Impacto (remix)"
Related articles	Wild Orchid · Black Eyed Peas