Released June 4, 2014 Length 3:44 Producer(s) Selebobo | Format Digital download Label Made Men Music Group "Mr Oreo"
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"Mr Oreo" (also titled "Mr Orio") is a song recorded by Nigerian singer Iyanya. It was released on June 4, 2014, as the second single from Made Men Music Group's compilation album, The Evolution (2014). The song later appeard on Iyanya's third studio album, Applaudise (2015). The song was produced by Selebobo.
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Background and release
On May 29, 2014, Iyanya's record label Made Men Music Group released the compilation album The Evolution, which also included this track titled as "Mr Orio". On June 4, 2014, the song was released commercially on iTunes as the album's second single (the first single, "Say Yeah", was released in April 2014). "Mr Oreo" also appeard on Iyanya's third studio album, Applaudise, which was released in September 2015. While talking about the song in an interview with We Plug GOOD Music, Iyanya said;
Music video
The music video for "Mr Oreo" was directed by Mega Boi and filmed in Brooklyn, New York City. While talking about the filming in an interview with OkayAfrica, Iyanya said; "I was on tour and found that everyone started spitting the words of the song left right and centre everywhere and we just thought yeah people like the song so let’s just do a video but let’s do something different because we are in the States, let’s take it easy and simple". The first images from the video shoot were released online in August 2014, while a behind-the-scenes video was released on September 15, 2014. The music video premiered on September 23, 2014, via Iyanya's Vevo channel. An official lyrics video was uploaded to his Vevo channel on February 20, 2015.