"Party Starter" is a song by American rapper

Will Smith Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968), also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor and rapper. He began his Will Smith filmography, acting career starring as Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), a ...

. It was released as the second single from his fourth studio album ''

Lost and Found A lost and found (American English) or lost property (British English), or lost articles (also Canadian English) is an office in a public building or area where people can go to retrieve lost articles that may have been found by others. Frequen ...

''. The song was written by Smith alongside American rapper

Ludacris Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (, homophonous with 'ludicrous' in American English), is an American rapper, actor, record producer and record executive. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludac ...

, with production from

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) ...

. It was Smith's final single before he took a 12-year break in music.

Background

The hook and 1st verse describe a club environment, while the 2nd and 3rd verses criticize the commercial "

dumbing down Dumbing down is the deliberate oversimplification of intellectual content in education, literature, and cinema, news, video games, and culture. Originated in 1933, the term "dumbing down" was movie-business slang, used by screenplay writers, meani ...

" of the current-day hip hop scene innate of the song itself.

Track listings

;UK CD1 # "Party Starter" (radio edit) – 4:22 # "Party Starter" (instrumental) – 4:33 # "Party Starter" (a cappella) – 4:07 ;UK CD2 # "Party Starter" (radio edit) – 4:22 # "Party Starter" (Freshman Remix) – 4:15 # "Party Starter" (Co-P Grimey Mix) – 4:30 # "Party Starter" (video) – 4:22

Charts

References

Songs about parties 2004 songs 2005 singles Will Smith songs Interscope Records singles Song recordings produced by Polow da Don Songs written by Polow da Don Songs written by Ludacris Songs written by Will Smith {{2000s-hiphop-single-stub