"Hello Good Morning" is a song by American rapper and producer Diddy and his group Dirty Money, from their debut album, Last Train to Paris. It was released from March 30, 2010 as the album's third single. The electronic dance song incorporates an acid squelch section in the middle 8, ad was written by Marcella Araica, Richard Butler, Clifford "T.I." Harris and Nathaniel "Danja" Hills who also produced the song. T.I. has a featured rap on the song. The song's musical composition was inspired by Diddy's experiences in Ibiza night clubs; its lyrics focus around sex and money. Three official remixes were released alongside the main single: the Official Remix with Rick Ross & Nicki Minaj, the "Grime Remix" with Skepta, and a "Team UK remix" with Tinchy Stryder and Tinie Tempah. Critics noted the track as one of the better songs from Last Train to Paris, particularly for Danja's production, but criticized the lyrics for being superficial and for lacking substance.
"Hello Good Morning" was promoted with several live television performances including on season nine of American Idol and Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, amongst others. An accompanying music video, filmed by Hype Williams, features Diddy–Dirty Money parting in Los Angeles, with T.I. enjoying the company of two ladies in an apartment and Diddy driving through the city at night. It was inspired by the 1995 film Heat. An edited version of the clip was made for the official remix, and a completely new street party-themed video was filmed for the grime remix. At the time of release, "Hello Good Morning" became the album and group's first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 27. Commercially, the single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling in excess of 500,000 copies. Internationally, the single peaked at No. 22 in UK, and was particularly successful on the German Black Chart and UK R&B Chart, reaching number one and number eight respectively.morning
Composition
"Hello Good Morning" was written by Marcella Araica, Richard Butler, T.I., Nathaniel "Danja" Hills. The song which features T.I., and was produced by Danja, is an electro-dance song influenced by Diddy's experiences in Ibiza where he visited the DC10 nightclub. The music influences included "Felix da Housecat, Erick Morillo, Deep Dish and DJ Hell". According to Rap-Up magazine, the lyrics refer to "keeping a party going till early hours of the morning" and see Diddy return to using his signature ad-libs. Nicki Escudero from The Phoenix New Times noted the song's superficial themes which included lyrics about "sex, money and cheating" Brandon Soderberg from The Village Voice noted the song's bridge where there was an "epic acid-squelch breakdown".
Remixes
Several official remixes were released alongside the video to promote the song. The first of these remixes added an introduction verse from rapper Rick Ross and then a new verse later in the song from female rapper, Nicki Minaj. Labelled the "Official Remix", it was released in the United States on June 29, 2010 for digital download. A music video for this version was created by adding additional footage to the original video. It premiered on June 21, 2010. A second remix featuring just Ross's additional verse was used for the song's main music video which premiered on May 11, 2010 A third remix was made for the UK, titled the "Team UK Remix". This version featured Tinie Tempah, Tinchy Stryder, Chip and Truth in place of Minaj and Ross. It premiered on June 11, 2010 on Tim Westwood's Radio 1Xtra daytime show Westwood. It was released as track two on the UK Digital EP single, released June 20, 2010. A final remix was created after Diddy highlighted his intent to find a UK emcee to record a new version of the song with him. Skepta was chosen for the remix, which was released as the "Official Grime Remix". It is the only remix which alters the song's production, and was released only in the UK, on August 12, 2010. A video for the grime remix was released on November 5, 2010. On January 5, 2010, MTV reported the emergence of a new remix of "Hello Good Morning". The new remix replaces T.I.'s vocals with a new verse from Eminem. D.L. Chandler from MTV said "Slim Shady’s humorous verses sound right at home over producer Danja’s club-ready banger."