ATM Jam

During an interview with BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe—which was broadcast on July 16, 2013{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b036mws1|title=Jay-Z Part 2|publisher=BBC Radio 1|date=16 July 2013|access-date=17 July 2013}}—Banks revealed that "ATM Jam" was originally meant for singer Beyoncé Knowles.{{cite news|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/82980/azealia-banks-pharrell-williams-track-atm-jam-was-meant-for-beyonce|title=Azealia Banks' Pharrell Williams track 'ATM Jam' was meant for Beyonce|work=Gigwise|access-date=17 July 2013|date=16 July 2013}} Explaining how the track then came to be recorded by herself, Banks commented, "She wanted to rap or something and wanted me to write a song, and I could't come up with anything that I thought would be appropriate for her just because I'm so raunchy, but I wrote the song. I wrote like some verses on it and Pharrell was just like 'you should just keep it'".

In a 2017 interview with XXL Magazine, four years after the song's release, Banks discussed her disappointment with the single and its surrounding release. Banks stated that the track was originally a leftover Pharrell sent to late rapper Mac Miller and that her record label, Polydor Records, pushed for the song's release, despite Banks wanting to release "Miss Amor" as the first single from Broke with Expensive Taste. Banks also expressed her frustration at collaborator Pharrell and his lack of promotion regarding the single and further stated that after "ATM Jam" was released, "everything fell apart". Consequently, Banks later exited her record deal with Polydor.{{Cite web|last=Weinstein|first=Max|title=Azealia Banks Keeps It Real About Being Shut Out of the Music Industry - XXL|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/azealia-banks-interview-music-industry/|access-date=2020-06-11|website=XXL Mag|date=13 July 2017 |language=en}}

"ATM Jam" received mixed reviews from critics. In a positive review of the single, Josiah Hughes of Exclaim! complimented Banks' collaboration with Pharrell Williams, stating that the two sounded "remarkably good together."{{cite magazine|last=Hughes|first=Josiah|title=Azealia Banks "ATM Jam" (ft. Pharrell)|url=http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/azealia_banks-atm_jam_ft_pharrell|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130731214555/http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/azealia_banks-atm_jam_ft_pharrell|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 31, 2013|magazine=Exclaim!|access-date=July 31, 2013|date=July 2, 2013}} Chris Martins of Spin favorably compared Banks' performance to that of fellow rappers Nicki Minaj and Missy Elliott, noting her "crisp delivery and occasional foray into the English accent."{{cite magazine|last=Martins|first=Chris|title=Azealia Banks and Pharrell Rap About Thongs on 'ATM JAM'|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/07/azealia-banks-pharrell-atm-jam-single/|magazine=Spin|access-date=July 31, 2013|date=July 2, 2013}} In addition, Jordan Sargent of the same publication called "ATM Jam" Banks' "best shot at pop relevancy in the States."{{cite magazine|last=Sargent|first=Jordan|title=Azealia Banks Debuts Jittery, Pharrell-Assisted 'ATM JAM' at Glastonbury|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/07/azealia-banks-pharrell-atm-jam-video/|magazine=Spin|access-date=July 31, 2013|date=July 1, 2013}} In a negative review of the single, Fact criticized Pharrell's performance, calling the hook "flaccid" and stating that, "overall, no one sounds that excited to be on the track."{{cite magazine|title=LISTEN TO AZEALIA BANKS' 'ATM JAM', PRODUCED BY AND FEATURING PHARRELL|url=http://www.factmag.com/2013/07/02/listen-to-azealia-banks-atm-jam-produced-by-and-featuring-pharrell/|magazine=Fact|access-date=July 31, 2013|date=July 2, 2013}}

Banks originally announced that the video for "ATM Jam" was shot in New York City on July 29, 2013, with director Clarence Fuller.{{cite web|last=Banks|first=Azealia|title=Twitter / AZEALIABANKS|url=https://twitter.com/AZEALIABANKS/status/360682175085019139|publisher=Twitter|quote=Shooting the #ATMJAM video in NY on Monday with Clarence Fuller!|access-date=July 26, 2013|date=July 26, 2013}} However, the video with Fuller was later scrapped for unknown reasons and re-shot with director Rony Alwin, premiering on October 21, 2013.{{cite magazine|last=Rogulewski|first=Charley|title=New Video: Azealia Banks feat. Pharrell – 'ATM Jam'|url=http://www.vibe.com/article/new-video-azealia-banks-feat-pharrell-atm-jam|magazine=Vibe|access-date=November 8, 2013|date=October 20, 2013}}

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