M.I.L.F. $

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|quote = "This is definitely empowering moms to have fun. Being a mom and having a career, taking care of yourself and still being able to be flirty and fun and a little naughty sometimes - there's nothing wrong with that. Society tries to tell moms what they should and shouldn't be, and it's just a little freeing to have fun with pushing those limits a bit. I might do it a little bit more than others, but that's just who I am."

|source = —Fergie talks about the meaning behind the track with Billboard{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7430917/fergie-milf-empowering-moms|title=Fergie Talks 'M.I.L.F. $,' Empowering Moms and 'Me Time'|last=James|first=Russell|date=July 6, 2016|accessdate=July 10, 2016|magazine=Billboard}}

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Fergie was inspired to write the song after the birth of her son, Axl Jack.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lifestyle/7430968/fergie-stylist-milfs-music-video|title=Fergie's Stylist Spills on Outfitting the 'M.I.L.F.$' Music Video|last=Chan|first=Stephanie|date=July 7, 2016|accessdate=July 9, 2016|magazine=Billboard}} About its double meaning, she stated "Changing the acronym ["MILF: Moms I'd Like to Fuck"] is about empowering women who do it all. They have a career, a family, and still find the time to take care of themselves and feel sexy. With a wink of course." In a radio interview on Zach Sang Show, Fergie said "I'm not running away from the fact that I am a mom [...] So I'm just gonna embrace it in a funny way," adding "What new mom doesn't want to be called a 'MILF' even though it feels wrong to say because originally what it stood for? Everybody's following somebody so why not just make it 'Moms I'd Like to Follow'."{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKiuSLBjyMY|title=Fergie talks Double Dutchess, Black Eyed Peas and Nicki Minaj|work=Zach Sang Show, YouTube|date=September 2017 |accessdate=26 September 2017}}

Alexa Camp from Slant Magazine compared the song favorably to her previous single, "L.A. Love (La La)", saying "'M.I.L.F. $' makes her previous effort sound like something you might hear on Lite FM."{{cite web|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/house/article/fergie-drops-her-new-single-milf-money|title=Fergie Drops New Single & Music Video for "M.I.L.F. $"|last=Camp|first=Alexa|date= July 1, 2016|accessdate=June 5, 2016|work=Slant Magazine}}

The music video for "M.I.L.F. $" was conceptualized by Fergie and filmed with director Colin Tilley in Los Angeles.{{cite web |url=http://www.umusic.ca/press-releases/fergie-releases-brand-new-single-m-l-f-today-via-digital-retailers/ |title=Fergie Releases Brand New Single Today Via All Digital Retailers |date=2016-07-01 |publisher=U Music (Canada) |accessdate=2016-07-02}} Set in a stereotypical 1950s candy-colored town called "Milfville" albeit with modern vehicles, it features Fergie with a group of famous mothers, including Ciara, Chrissy Teigen, Alessandra Ambrosio, Kim Kardashian, Gemma Ward, Devon Aoki, Angela Lindvall, Isabeli Fontana, Amber Valletta, and Natasha Poly as the lingerie-clad housewives.

Later in the video, Fergie is shown waitressing at a soda shop, teaching a classroom full of rowdy, letterman jacket-wearing teens, and taking a bath in a tub filled with milk. (Specifically, she wears a body-briefer and rests on her belly, half-submerged in the milk.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsUWK-fixiA | title=Fergie - M.I.L.F. $ | website=YouTube | date=July 2016 }}) The video ends with several mothers each shooting their own "Got Milf?" ads. Male models Jon Kortajarena and Jordan Barrett appear as a milkman and a bartender, respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefashionisto.com/jon-kortajarena-jordan-barrett-2016-fergie-milf-music-video/|title=Jon Kortajarena & Jordan Barrett Appear in Fergie's M.I.L.F. $ Music Video|date=2016-07-01|publisher=TheFashionisto.com|accessdate=2016-07-02}} Ambrosio's daughter Anja and Teigen's daughter Luna make appearances.{{cite news|first=Andrea|last=Mandell|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/07/01/fergie-drops-new-mlf-video-assist-kim-k/86625848/|title=Fergie drops new 'M.I.L.F.$' video (with an assist from Kim K.)|date=2016-07-01|newspaper=USA Today|accessdate=2016-07-02}}

The video premiered online on Vevo on July 1, 2016. As of July 2023, the video has reached over 326 million views on YouTube.

Teigen's daughter, Luna, was three weeks old when the video was filmed, so the crew took extra efforts to be considerate on set. According to Teigen, the set was closed, the air conditioning was turned off and people were cleared out. Teigen was accompanied by her husband John Legend on set.{{cite news|url=https://people.com/parents/luna-legend-in-fergies-milf-money-video/ |title=Chrissy Teigen on Breastfeeding Daughter Luna in Fergie's 'M.I.L.F.$.' Video: 'I Think It's Beautiful'|last=Slonim|first=Jeffrey|date=July 6, 2016|access-date=June 10, 2023|work=People|publisher=Time Inc.}}

To prepare for the video, Swedish stylist B. Åkerlund planned for about two weeks, then took two more weeks to assemble the cast and select their clothing and accessories. Teigen wore an outfit from Moschino Couture while shooting her breastfeeding scene. For the milk shower scene, Kardashian wore a custom-made layered nude body suit from designer Atsuko Kudo to give an illusion of her being naked, while Fergie wore a yellow crop top that references the original album cover of Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet.{{cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/bon-jovi-most-shocking-album-covers/|title=Bon Jovi – Most Shocking Album Covers|date=July 8, 2011 |publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/1225/12753/top-10-banned-metal-album-covers.html|title=top 10 banned metal album covers.html|publisher=}}

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| headline = Digital download

| title1 = M.I.L.F $

| length1 = 2:42

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In addition to the single track as a digital download, a remix EP was released.

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| headline = Digital download (remixes){{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/m-i-l-f-%24-remixes-ep/1254572185|title=M.I.L.F. $ (Remixes) - EP by Fergie|date=16 September 2016}}

| title1 = M.I.L.F. $

| note1 = Dave Audé remix

| length1 = 3:26

| title2 = M.I.L.F. $

| note2 = Polow da Don remix

| length2 = 2:53

| title3 = M.I.L.F. $

| note3 = Slushii remix

| length3 = 3:23

| title4 = M.I.L.F. $

| note4 = Nick Talos remix

| length4 = 2:39

| title5 = M.I.L.F. $

| note5 = Suspect 44 remix

| length5 = 3:44

| title6 = M.I.L.F. $

| note6 = Jodie Harsh remix

| length6 = 3:07

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