Fergie Is Back On The Charts With A Huge New Hit Single…Sort Of

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Billboard‘s weekly ranking of the most-consumed songs in the U.S. This is the list that people are referring to when they say they have a No.

1 smash or a top 10 hit, and this time around Harlow owns the roster with his new single “First Class.”That tune debuted atop the chart a short time ago, giving the hip-hop and pop musician his second leader, following his 2021 collaboration with Lil Nas X, “Industry Baby.”“First Class” relies heavily on a sample of Fergie’s single “Glamorous,” with Harlow and his producers grabbing just her singing the line “First class, up in the sky,” which repeats over and over in the chorus.It’s a clever use of a familiar bit of a track that has already performed brilliantly, and some especially young fans might be discovering the original production for the first time.

While “Glamorous” certainly isn’t exactly a forgotten classic, it was initially released in 2007, so it is now 15 years old, making it prime for a reworking.Since “First Class” uses a line from “Glamorous,” all the credited songwriters on that tune earn credit for this new smash.

So, in addition to Harlow and his own group of collaborators, Fergie, fellow Black Eyed Peas musician Will.I.Am and even rapper Ludacris are all back at No.