It's My Birthday by Cody Wise

"It's My Birthday" (originally "Birthday") is a song by American recording artist will.i.am featuring American singer Cody Wise. The song was recorded in 2014 and released as a single in Australia on May 27. The song is about celebrating every day as if it's your birthday. The song samples the Tamil song "Urvasi Urvasi" from the soundtrack of the 1994 Indian film Kadhalan, composed by the Indian composer A. R. Rahman. The song also includes samples of the Jamaican track "Fi Di Jockey" by Aidonia and Bounty Killer. It received mixed to negative reviews from music critics, with some being negative towards will.i.am's lack of originality. An accompanying music video was released in May 2014 to YouTube and Vine respectively. "It's My Birthday" charted in the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Scotland, New Zealand, Ireland, Germany, Czech Republic, Belgium and Australia in 2014. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, marking will.i.am's tenth chart-topper in the UK. It was certified Gold and Platinum in the United Kingdom and Australia respectively. will.i.am and Wise performed the song on the eight season of Britain's Got Talent in May 2014.