"Party Starter" is the second single released from Will Smith

Will Smith

Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...

's album Lost & Found. There are slight differences between the single and album versions. The single version has different beats and is longer with added compression. The song was written with rapper Ludacris

Ludacris

Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...

 as a tribute to Bobby Seale

Bobby Seale

Robert George "Bobby" Seale , is an activist. He is known for co-founding the Black Panther Party with Huey Newton.-Early life:...

. He also provides the backing vocals during the song's chorus. The music video has what seems to be a cameo of Will's past music partner DJ Jazzy Jeff

DJ Jazzy Jeff

Jeffrey Allen Townes , also known as DJ Jazzy Jeff or simply Jazz, is an American hip hop, R&B record producer, turntablist and actor. He is best known for his early career with Will Smith as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince...

. However this turned out to only be a lookalike as he wasn't available for the video shoot. The song didn't perform as highly on the charts as his previous hit Switch, but fans were generally positive towards the choice of single that was chosen from the album to be released.

Track listings

UK CD1

1. "Party Starter" (Radio Edit) - 4:22
2. "Party Starter" (Instrumental) - 4:33
3. "Party Starter" (Acapella) - 4:07

UK CD2

1. "Party Starter" (Radio Edit) - 4:22
2. "Party Starter" (Freshman Remix) - 4:15
3. "Party Starter" (Co-P Grimey Mix) - 4:30
4. "Party Starter" (Video) - 4:22