"M.I.L.F. $" (pronounced "MILF Money") is a song recorded by American singer
Fergie for her second studio album, ''
Double Dutchess
''Double Dutchess'' is the second studio album by American singer and rapper Fergie. It was released on September 22, 2017. The album is the singer's first to be released under her own imprint, Dutchess Music, in a partnership with Retrofuture P ...
'' (2017). It was produced by
Polow da Don
Jamal Fincher Jones (born October 15, 1977, or 1978), professionally known as Polow da Don, is an American record producer and rapper.
Jones has produced a variety of singles for a multitude of artists including "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj (2014 ...
and released as the second single from the record following "
L.A. Love (La La)" on July 1, 2016 by will.i.am Music Group and Interscope Records. It debuted at number 34 on the US ''
Billboard''
Hot 100 with 65,000 in first-week sales.
Composition
Fergie was inspired to write the song after the birth of her son, Axl Jack.
About its double meaning, she stated "Changing the acronym
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In a radio interview in the Zach Sang Show, Fergie said "I'm not running away from the fact that I am a mom [...] So I'm just gonna embrace it in a funny way," adding "What new mom doesn't want to be called a 'MILF' even though it feels wrong to say because originally what it stood for? Everybody's following somebody so why not just make it 'Moms I'd Like to Follow'."
Critical reception
Alexa Camp from ''
Slant Magazine'' compared the song favorably to her previous single, "
L.A. Love (La La)", saying "'M.I.L.F. $' makes her previous effort sound like something you might hear on Lite FM."
Music video
Background
The music video for "M.I.L.F. $" was conceptualized by Fergie and filmed with director
Colin Tilley
Colin Tilley (born June 27, 1988) is an American filmmaker, music video director, and television commercial director. Tilley is the CEO and owner of Boy in the Castle Productions. He has directed more than 300 music videos.
Tilley directed, pro ...
in
Los Angeles
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.
Set in a candy-colored town called "Milfville", it features Fergie with a group of famous mothers, including
Ciara
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,
Chrissy Teigen
Christine Diane Teigen (born November 30, 1985) is an American model and television personality. She made her professional modeling debut in the annual ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue in 2010 and later appeared on the 50th anniversary co ...
,
Alessandra Ambrosio
Alessandra Corine Ambrósio (; born 11 April 1981) is a Brazilian-American model. She is known for her work with Victoria's Secret and was chosen as the first spokesmodel for the company's PINK line. Ambrosio was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 20 ...
,
Kim Kardashian
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,
Gemma Ward
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,
Devon Aoki
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,
Angela Lindvall,
Isabeli Fontana,
Amber Valletta
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, and
Natasha Poly
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as
lingerie
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-clad 1950s housewives.
Later in the video, Fergie is shown waitressing at a soda shop, teaching a classroom full of rowdy, letterman jacket-wearing teens, and taking a bath in a tub filled with milk. The video ends with several mothers each shooting their own "Got Milf?" ads. Male models
Jon Kortajarena
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and
Jordan Barrett
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appear as a milkman and a bartender, respectively. Ambrosio's daughter Anja and Teigen's daughter Luna make appearances.
The video premiered online on
Vevo
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on July 1, 2016. As of December 2022, the video has reached over 322 million views on the video-sharing website YouTube.
Filming
Teigen's daughter, Luna, was three weeks old when the video was filmed, so the crew took extra efforts to be considerate on set.
According to Teigen, the set was closed, the air was turned off and people were cleared out. Teigen was accompanied by her husband
John Legend
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on set.
Fashion
To prepare for the video, Swedish stylist B. Åkerlund planned for about two weeks, then took two more weeks to assemble the cast and select their clothing and accessories.
Teigen wore an outfit from
Moschino Couture while shooting her
breastfeeding
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scene.
For the milk shower scene, Kardashian wore a custom-made layered nude body suit from designer Atsuko Kudo to give an illusion of her being naked,
while Fergie wore a yellow crop top that references the original album cover of
Bon Jovi's ''
Slippery When Wet
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'' album.
Formats and track listings
In addition to the single track as a digital download, a remix EP was released.
Charts
Certifications
Release history
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:MILF Money
2016 singles
2016 songs
Fergie (singer) songs
Interscope Records singles
Music videos directed by Colin Tilley
Song recordings produced by Polow da Don
Songs with feminist themes
Songs written by Fergie (singer)
Songs written by Polow da Don
Songs written by Webbie