"I Just Had Sex" is a song by American comedy hip hop group The Lonely Island featuring American singer Akon and producer DJ Frank E. It was released as the first single from The Lonely Island's second album,Turtleneck & Chain, released in May 2011. The video, featured as a Saturday Night Live digital short,[1][2] stars Akon and The Lonely Island members Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and briefly, Akiva Schaffer, with guest appearances by Jessica Alba, Blake Lively and John McEnroe.[1][3]
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"I Just Had Sex" was written by The Lonely Island during the winter of 2010. The comedy troupe, in the same fashion as the recording process for their debut, Incredibad, rented a house in Los Angeles and created a makeshift studio where they would record songs from that album.[4]
The music video for "I Just Had Sex" features Akon, Andy Samberg, and Jorma Taccone singing about how they just had sex with their unsatisfied girlfriends played by Blake Lively and Jessica Alba. The music video takes place in New York City atop the MetLife Building with the backdrops of the Empire State Building, Chrysler Building and the cityscape. Various other locations such as a Central Park, a household, a bakery, a bathroom, a museum, a pub, and a girls' changing room are shown. The song features John McEnroe, first appearing at the line "Having sex can make a nice man out the meanest." The Lonely Island member Akiva Schaffer, who directed the video, also makes several appearances. The album's title is referenced when Jorma sings "she let me wear my chain and turtleneck sweater" while showing him wearing the same outfit that appears on the album cover. The music video ends with the trio launching fireworks from their crotches, parodying Katy Perry's "Firework" music video.
The song was released on December 19, 2010 and sold over 250,000 digital copies in the USA in its first two weeks.[citation needed] The song's video was posted to YouTube by The Lonely Island on the same day, and has since gained over 240 million views.
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References[edit]
- ^ a b McGlynn, Katla (December 19, 2010). "'I Just Had Sex': The Lonely Island & Akon Team Up For 'SNL' Digital Short (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ^ Mayer, Andre. "Lonely Island release new track: I Just Had Sex". CBC News. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ^ Stahler, Kelsea. "Jeff Bridges on 'SNL': The Skits You Missed". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ Heisler, Steve (May 24, 2011). "The Lonely Island | Music | Interview". The AV Club. The onion. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – The Lonely Island feat. Akon – I Just Had Sex". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Lonely Island feat. Akon – I Just Had Sex" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – The Lonely Island feat. Akon – I Just Had Sex" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – The Lonely Island feat. Akon – I Just Had Sex" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- ^ "The Lonely Island – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for The Lonely Island. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ "Danishcharts.com – The Lonely Island feat. Akon – I Just Had Sex". Tracklisten. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ "Chart Track: Week 2, 2011". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – The Lonely Island feat. Akon – I Just Had Sex". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Lonely Island feat. Akon – I Just Had Sex". VG-lista. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – The Lonely Island feat. Akon – I Just Had Sex". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ "Lonely Island Ft Akon: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ "The Lonely Island – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for The Lonely Island. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- ^ "Certificeringer". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Denmark. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2011" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- ^ "American single certifications – The Lonely Island – I Just Had Sex". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved2015-01-20. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
- ^ Trust, Gary (2015-01-20). "The Biggest Hot 100 Hits to Peak at Nos. 50-26". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved2015-01-20.
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"I Just Had Sex"
(feat. Akon)
Something beautiful happens
In this world (Akon)
You don't know how to
Express yourself so (and Lonely Island)
You just gotta sing
I just had sex
And it felt so good (Felt so good)
A woman let me put
My penis inside of her
I just had sex
And I'll never go back (Never go back)
To the not-having-sex
Ways of the past
Have you ever had sex?
I have it felt great
It felt so good
When I did it with my penis
A girl let me do it
It literally just happened
Having sex can make a nice
Man out of the meanest
Never guess where I just came from
I had sex
If I had to describe the feeling
It was the best
When I had the sex
Man my penis felt great
And I called my parents
Right after I was done
Oh hey, didn't see you there
Guess what I just did?
Had sex, undressed
Saw her boobies and the rest
Was sure nice of her to let you
Do that thing
Nice of any girl ever
Now sing
I just had sex
And it felt so good (Felt so good)
A woman let me put
My penis inside of her
I wanna tell the world
To be honest I'm surprised
She even wanted me to do it
Doesn't really make sense
But man, screw it
I ain't one to argue
With a good thing
She could be my wife
That good?
The best 30 seconds of my life (My life)
I'm so humbled by a girls ability
To let me do her
Cuz honestly I'd have sex
With a pile of manure
With that in mind
The soft, nice smelling girls better
Cuz she let me wear
My chain and turtle neck sweater
So this one's dedicated to them girls
That let us flop around on top of them
If you're near or far
Whether short or tall
We wanna thank you all
For letting us fuck you
She kept looking at her watch
(Doesn't matter, had sex)
But I cried the whole time
(Doesn't matter, had sex)
I think she might've been a racist
(Doesn't matter, had sex)
She put a bag on my head
(Still counts)
I just had sex (Sex)
And all my dreams came true (Dream came true)
So if you had sex in the last
30 minutes then you're qualified
To sing with me
I just had sex (Everybody sing)
And it felt so good (We all had sex)
A woman let me put
My penis inside of her (I wanna tell the world)
I just had sex
And I'll never go back (No no no)
To the not-having-sex
Days of the past