#52 American Boy (feat. Kanye West) - Estelle
From the album "Shine". In stores now...
More info on Estelle
Album Tracklist
"Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)" (radio edit - featuring will.i.am) - 3:40 Produced by Will.i.am
"No Substitute Love" - 3:33 Produced by Wyclef Jean and Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis
"American Boy" (featuring Kanye West) - 4:45 Produced by Will.i.am
"More Than Friends" - 4:25 Produced by Keezo Kane
"Magnificent" (featuring Kardinal Offishall) - 3:57 Produced by Mark Ronson
"Come Over" - 3:41 Produced by Supa Dups
"So Much Out the Way" - 4:05 Produced by Wyclef Jean and Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis
"In the Rain" - 4:08 Produced by Johnny Douglas
"Back in Love" - 4:01 Produced by Steve McKie
"You Are" (featuring John Legend) - 3:29 Produced by Tom Craskey
"Pretty Please (Love Me)" (featuring Cee-Lo) - 3:58 Produced by Jack Splash
"Shine" - 3:49 Produced by Swizz Beatz
Estelles Life and Music
Estelle was born in West London in 1980 (after which her autobiographical first single was named). She is one of eight children, born to a Senegalese mother and a father from Grenada. Estelle runs her own record label, Stellar Ents, and has released her own material through this - including the two "Da Heat" mixtapes Part 1 and 2, the album The 18th Day and the singles "1980", "Free" and "Go Gone". She featured on Natasha Bedingfield's song "Drop Me In The Middle" for Natasha's U.S. release of Unwritten.
In 2005 Estelle revealed on the Sky Sports show Soccer AM that her birth name is actually "Fanta".[citation needed]
In 2006, Estelle appeared at the London School Harris City Technology College for a Post 16 Year Of Achievement Night, and she could also be seen in the video for John Legend's single "Save Room". Also in 2006, Estelle joined rapper Kardinal Offishall's Black Jays International, and was eventually signed to singer John Legend's Homeschool Records through Atlantic Records.[1]
According to her official Blogspot, she had a photo-shoot on the week of July 2, 2007, for her new album.[2] Estelle has been critical of the music industry's perceived double standards of preferring white women over black women.[1]
The forthcoming album will feature production from the likes of Will.I.Am, Wyclef Jean, Mark Ronson, Cee-Lo, Swizz Beatz, and John Legend.
Kanye West also features on the album, on a track called "American Boy" which reached number one in the UK singles chart on March 23, 2008.[3] Estelle will be touring with Wyclef Jean with the tour dates soon to be announced.[4]
Recently she has got into controversy claiming racist attitudes in the U.K. music industry promote white artists over black artists performing the same style of music.[5]
In April 2008 Estelle announced a short UK tour, calling at the Manchester Ritz on the 8th June, Glasgow ABC on the 9th June, Birmingham Custard Factory on the 10th June & the Shepherds Bush Empire on the 12th June.
She better get the #1 spot from Leona
it is a good song 
... it reminds me of Apologize 
and that beatt damnn, I swear I hear new beats in it everytime I listen.
