Fancy (Iggy Azalea song) - Wikipedia"Fancy" is a song by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea featuring British singer Charli XCX, taken from the former's debut studio album, The New Classic (2. It was released on 1. February 2. 01. 4 by Def Jam Recordings as the fourth single from the album. Fancy" was described as an electro- hop song. It was written by Azalea[1] and XCX, and composed and produced by production team the Invisible Men, alongside additional producers The Arcade. It was leaked under the title "Leave It" in December 2. Fancy" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 1.

Azalea's and XCX's first number- one on that chart. It held the spot for seven consecutive weeks. It also topped the charts in Canada and New Zealand and had general chart success around the world. It reached the top ten in several countries such as Azalea's native country Australia and the United Kingdom.

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It is XCX's second top- ten single, after her guest spot on Icona Pop's "I Love It" in 2. Fancy" was named Billboard's Song of the Summer for 2. Spotify and most- watched music video on Vevo in 2. It won the Top Rap Song category at the 2.

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Billboard Music Awards and was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 5. Grammy Awards.[2] It is one of the best- selling singles worldwide, with combined sales and track- equivalent streams of 9. IFPI.[3] In 2. 01. Billboard named "Fancy" as the biggest hit by a female rapper in history, followed by Nicki Minaj with "Super Bass" and Missy Elliott with "Work It". The accompanying music video for "Fancy" was directed by Director X and released in March 2.

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The visuals are inspired by 1. American comedy film Clueless, with Azalea playing Beverly Hills socialite Cher Horowitz and XCX as Tai Frasier. The music video was nominated for four awards at the 2. MTV Video Music Awards, although it did not win any of them. The song was performed by Azalea and XCX on Good Morning America, Jimmy Kimmel Live and the 2. Billboard Music Awards. Fancy" was also covered by many artists, such as Anna Kendrick on the 3.

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See media help."Fancy" is a three- minute and 1. Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX. The song was also composed and co- produced by the Invisible Men (Jason Pebworth, George Astasio and Jon Shave) and the Arcade (Kurtis Mckenzie).[5] The song is played in the key of C minor without any chord progression followed, and Charli XCX's vocals range from G3 to C5. It is in common time and is played at a tempo of 9. Stabby synths, hip hop chants, and finger snaps are heard in the original mix.[4]Release[edit]On 5 December 2.

Azalea, which surfaced with the title "Leave It" was leaked online.[7][8][9] Azalea later revealed the song was produced by the Invisible Men and the Arcade, whom she collaborated with on her entire album.[1. On 5 February 2. 01. Azalea announced that she would be releasing a new single titled "Fancy", featuring English singer- songwriter Charli XCX, later that week.[1. The song was premiered on BBC Radio 1 Xtra the evening of 6 February 2.

After the song's premiere, it was revealed "Fancy" was the song that had leaked titled "Leave It".[1. On 1. 7 February 2. United Kingdom as the album's fourth single.[1. Critical reception[edit]. The guest appearance of Charli XCX on "Fancy" was well received by critics."Fancy" received overall positive reception from music critics. Brad Stern of MTV Buzzworthy remarked, "Not since Fergie's "Glamorous" has there been such a spectacularly sass- filled ode to the glam life," praising their chemistry, calling it "a match made in heaven that we never would've expected."[1.

Chris Tomas of Hip Hop Wired wrote that the song "could be the hit record Iggy Azalea has been looking for," noting that "Charli XCX also provides a very potent chorus that women will be chanting in their clubs, cars, and the like."[1. Mike Wass of Idolator claimed the track is "the duet we've all been waiting for" and "a swag- drenched hip hop/pop delight."[1. Janice Llamoca of Hip Hop DX defined it as "a hip hop- slash- pop party anthem in which the emcee lyrically displays her confidence."[1. Joe Gross of Rolling Stone gave the song a mixed score of 3 out of 5 stars, writing that Azalea "deftly handles the ratchet beat while Charli XCX's earworm hook holds it all down," writing that the song "[doesn't] bring '8. Jamie Parmenter of Renowned for Sound noted that the song showed the influence of Missy Elliott, and that "Iggy is almost playing a character or parody of herself like Eminem is renowned for," praising Charli XCX for "nicely breaking up the song, sounding like an edgy Gwen Stefani, matching with Iggy's rebel style."[1. Bill Lamb of About.

Jake Gross, gave a mixed response, but echoed the same thought as Parmenter, praising "Charli XCX's Gwen Stefani styled vocals on the chorus" and noting that its lyrics has been done even better by Stefani nearly 1. Luxurious'." However, Lamb also stated that the entire song seemed "a bit too recycled" and had a "tiresome obsession with material culture delivered with a straight face."[2.

The track was placed at number nineteen on Rolling Stones's 5. Best Songs of 2. 01. It was named i. Tunes' best song of 2. Apple's annual Best- Ofs.[2. Fancy" was also placed at number one on MTV's Best Songs of 2.

The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop annual critics' poll listed "Fancy" at number 2. Watch Great British Menu Season 11 on this page. Ariana Grande's "Problem", on which Azalea was featured. Chart performance[edit]In the United States, "Fancy" has peaked at number 1, becoming Azalea's first song to chart on the top of the Billboard Hot 1. The song is Charli XCX's second top 1. Hot 1. 00—the first being "I Love It"—and her first number 1. On the issue- date 1.

May 2. 01. 4 "Fancy" reached number two of the Billboard. Digital Songs chart, selling 2. Problem" by Ariana Grande, in which Azalea features, debuted at the summit of Digital Songs chart. With this achievement, Azalea becomes only the sixth artist to occupy the top two position and the first to do so since Taylor Swift with the singles "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and "Ronan" in 2. Azalea also became just the third female artist to place her first two Hot 1. Ashanti and Mariah Carey.[2. It also marked Azalea as the first female rapper ever to have two songs concurrently in the top five of the Hot 1.