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• London Bridge crosses the Thames River in London. It's existed in some form for approximately 2,000 years, and has been destroyed several times due to fire or other natural causes. The bridge inspired the nursery rhyme "London Bridge Is Falling Down," which Fergie refers to in this song. There are many possible interpretations for just what Fergie's "London Bridge" refers to, but she seems to be "falling" for a guy every time he comes by. The collapsing bridge is a metaphor for how she can't resist his charms.
• Sean Garrett helped write this. He is a go-to guy in the world of Hip-Hop lyrics, known for his ability to craft a story. Other songs he's worked on include "Yeah!" by Usher, "Run It" by Chris Brown and "Soldier" by Destiny's Child.
• This is Fergie's first single as a solo artist. She got her start on the TV show Kids Incorporated and later joined the Black-Eyed Peas, helping them go from an underground rap group to one of the biggest hip-hop/R&B acts of the '00s.
• Some of the lyrics deal with how Fergie is hounded by Paparazzi. Like Gwen Stefani in No Doubt, Fergie receives much more media attention than any other member of Black-Eyed Peas. >>>

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• This doesn't use the melody from "London Bridge Is Falling Down," but another track on the album does: "Pedestal."
• The album title is a reference to Sarah Ferguson, who is the Duchess of York and is also known as "Fergie." The album does not use proper spelling - "Duchess" is correct even though it looks wrong.
  
  Sarah Ferguson actually called up Fergie sometime later after the album's release. The Californian singer recalled to The Guardian: "She wanted to do something for her charity and unify the Fergies. She wanted me to perform, so she gave me a call. It was quite funny to be on the phone with the actual Sarah Ferguson, who I had based my album title on." >>>

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• The bridge featured in the video is in fact Tower Bridge, not London Bridge. >>>

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• Polow da Don produced the track. When he played it for her, Fergie asked what the lyrics should be about, and he replied, "Just you being the s--t." Said Fergie, "It was one of those stupid moments that ends up brilliant." (quotes from Blender magazine, 2006 year end issue)
• In the album version, Fergie repeats the word "s--t" 32 times.
• Lee Ryan from the UK boy band Blue appears in a skit at the end of the song. Fergie explained: "I grew up listening to Dre and Snoop and they'd always have phone calls and little fun skits that make it just not so boring."