Great Times (song)
"Great Times" is a song by American recording artist will.i.am. Produced by will.i.am in collaboration with Freshman III and Damien Leroy, it was released as a single on November 29, 2011 in support of his fourth studio album #willpower (2013). The song, written by will.i.am about his experiences in Brazil, appears on #willpower in remixed form under the new title "Great Times Are Coming". Background will.i.am wrote "Great Times" as a dedication to the country of Brazil. The song contains samples of Brazilian musician Jorge Ben Jor's "Taj Mahal". Explaining the inspiration behind "Great Times", will.i.am stated: Release An unfinished version of the song initially leaked to the Internet in September 2011, at which will.i.am expressed his dissatisfaction. In a post to the social networking site Twitter, he wrote: "I never wanted that version released. Now I am very angry. Who leaked it? That's not how things should be. Not cool!" "Great Times" served as the first single from #willpower in Brazil, and was released as a digital single in the country on November 29, 2011. To promote the single's release, will.i.am partnered with Anheuser-Busch InBev, who pressed magazine advertisements containing a playable vinyl flexidisc single featuring "Great Times". "Great