"Okay" is a song by American singer Nivea, released on October 19, 2004, as the lead single from her second studio album Complicated (2005). It features American rapper Lil Jon and American hip-hop duo YoungBloodZ.
"Okay" was written by Nivea along with The-Dream, Traci Hale and Lil Jon as well as J-Bo and Sean Paul from YoungBloodZ.[2] Conceived by Nash, the song was initially intended to be recorded by Jennifer Lopez,[3] with Nivea laying down vocals for a demo version.[3] He liked her version so much that he spoke out against the efforts of several Jive Records executives to place the song on Ciara's debut album Goodies (2004).[3]
In a review of Complicated, Angie Romero of Vibe wrote that Nivea "falls back on the usual tricks of the trade", regarding the appearances of Lil Jon and YoungBloodZ as an example.[5]
