| "Yummy" | |
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| Promotional single by Gwen Stefani featuring Pharrell | |
| from the album The Sweet Escape | |
| Released | November 11, 2006 |
| Recorded | July 2005 |
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| Genre | Dance-pop |
| Length | 4:57 |
| Label | Interscope |
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| Producer(s) | The Neptunes |
"Yummy" is a song written and performed by American singer Gwen Stefani featuring fellow American musician Pharrell Williams from the former's second solo studio album, The Sweet Escape (2006). The track was released on November 11, 2006, as a promotional single for the parent album's release through Interscope Records. It was developed during several sessions in Miami, Florida, and Hollywood, California, in July 2005, for an intended EP or as extra tracks on Stefani's video album Harajuku Lovers Live (2005). The song was produced by the Neptunes (Williams and Chad Hugo). Musically, the collaboration is a dance-pop recording with a "day-glo" rap. Its lyrics deal with food, sexual intercourse, and the roles that an individual may have within a household.
"Yummy" divided music critics, with some praising its minimalistic production, leaving others to find it too simple, in addition to criticizing its lyrics. It was often compared to Kelis' 2003 single "Milkshake". The track was performed during Stefani's The Sweet Escape Tour in 2006, where she entered the stage alongside two keyboard musicians. More recently, the singer sang a rendition of it as part of a melody, known as the "Harajuku Medley", during her MasterCard Priceless Surprises promotional events in 2015 and 2016.