Iggy SZN
{{Infobox song
| name = Iggy SZN
| cover =
| alt =
| type = Promotional single
| artist = Iggy Azalea
| album = Reclassified
| released = 24 October 2014
| recorded =
| studio =
- Sarm West Coast (London, England)
- British Grove Studios (London, England)
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| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=20}}
| label = Virgin EMI
| writer = {{flatlist|
- Iggy Azalea
- The Invisible Men
- Jon Mills
- Darryl Reid
- Jon Turner
}}
| producer = {{flatlist|
- The Invisible Men
- The Arcade}}
}}
"Iggy SZN" (also known as "Iggy Szn"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/be/album/reclassified/1440850855 |title=Reclassified by Iggy Azalea |publisher=iTunes Store (BE). Apple Inc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227124600/https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/reclassified/id929551156 |archive-date=27 December 2014 |url-status=live }}) is a song by Australian recording artist Iggy Azalea, taken from her reissue for her debut studio album, Reclassified (2014). The song was produced by The Invisible Men and The Arcade. On 23 October, it was made available for streaming. A day later, the track was available as an instant track upon pre-ordering the album via iTunes stores. "Iggy SZN" is built on electro handclap based beats and synthesisers. The song gained mixed critical reception and peaked at number ninety-five and eleven on the Australian Singles Chart and the Australian Urban Chart, respectively. In the United States, the track charted at number forty-eight on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Background and composition
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On 4 September 2014, Azalea announced that she would be reissuing her debut studio album The New Classic.{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2014/09/04/Iggy-Azalea-to-reissue-New-Classic-with-six-new-songs/8951409836642/|title=Iggy Azalea to reissue 'New Classic' with six new songs|work=UPI|date=September 4, 2014|access-date=July 27, 2015}} On October 19, 2014, the track list of Reclassified was released, which also included "Iggy SZN" as 9th track.{{cite web|url=http://www.directlyrics.com/iggy-azalea-unveils-reclassified-album-tracklisting-news.html|title=Iggy Azalea Unveils 'Reclassified' Album Tracklisting|work=Direct Lyrics|date=October 19, 2014|access-date=July 27, 2015}} On 23 October 2014, the track was available for streaming.{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/News/iggy_azalea_details_reclassified_shares_new_song|title=Iggy Azalea Details 'Reclassified,' Shares New Song|work=Exclaim!|first=Josiah |last=Hughes|date=23 October 2014|access-date=15 November 2014}} A day later, the track was made available as an instant digital download track upon pre-ordering Reclassified via iTunes Stores.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2014/10/23/new-music-iggy-azalea-iggy-szn/ |title=New Music: Iggy Azalea – 'Iggy SZN' |work=Rap-Up |date=23 October 2014 |access-date=31 October 2014}} "Iggy SZN" was written by Iggy Azalea, The Invisible Men, Jon Mills, Darryl Reid and Jon Turner. It was produced by The Invisible Men and The Arcade.{{cite AV media notes|title=Reclassified|type=liner notes|year=2014|publisher=Virgin EMI}} Lasting for a duration of 3:20 (three minutes and twenty seconds),{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/reclassified/932226765 |title=Reclassified by Iggy Azalea |publisher=iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141121200725/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/reclassified/id932226765 |archive-date=21 November 2014 |url-status=live }} "Iggy SZN" is built on "club-ready" electro handclap-based beats and heavy synthesisers.{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/10/iggy-azalea-shares-new-song-iggy-szn-listen/|title=Iggy Azalea shares new song "Iggy SZN" — listen|first=Chris|last=Coplan|publisher=Consequence of Sound|date=23 October 2014|access-date=15 November 2014}} Lyrically, Azalea talks about her success and goes after her "haters" on the song.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6296340/iggy-azalea-brings-big-boasts-on-new-song-iggy-szn|title=Iggy Azalea Brings Big Boasts On New Song 'Iggy SZN'|first=Erika|last=Ramirez|magazine=Billboard|date=23 October 2014|access-date=21 November 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://radio.com/2014/10/23/iggy-azalea-iggy-szn-haters-new-song-reclassified/|title=Iggy Azalea Takes on the Haters with 'Iggy SZN': Listen|first=Marissa|last=Muller|publisher=Radio.com. CBS Local Media|date=23 October 2014|access-date=15 November 2014}} At one point, she raps: "Haters gon' hate while critics critique, I pay them no mind whenever they speak / what they make a year I make in a week, I know you can't stand it, just get you a seat!"{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7567589/iggy-azalea-iggy-szn-listen-reclassified|title=Iggy Azalea's "Iggy SZN": Listen To The New 'Reclassified' Song|first=Robbie|last=Daw|publisher=Idolator|date=23 October 2014|access-date=15 November 2014}} On the hook, she raps: "Everywhere I go they say it's Iggy SZN / Until l get what I want, I ain't leaving… Simmer down bitch / It's Iggy SZN."
Reception
"Iggy SZN" received mixed reception from music critics. An editor from the website Music Times compared the minimal production on the track to that of Azalea's previous single "Fancy" featuring Charli XCX (2014), writing that "It's not quite as catchy as 'Fancy,' but it is still a lot of fun."{{cite web|url=http://www.musictimes.com/articles/13235/20141023/iggy-azalea-shares-new-track-szn-reclassified-listen.htm|title=Iggy Azalea Shares New Track 'Iggy SZN' from 'Reclassified' [LISTEN]|publisher=Music Times|date=23 October 2014|access-date=15 November 2014}} Brennan Carley of Spin opined that the background on "Iggy SZN" was similar to works done by Diplo. He further shared that, "she'll need to do a little better than 'Iggy SZN' if she wants to keep anyone's interest."{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2014/10/iggy-azalea-iggy-szn-reclassified-new-classic/|title=Iggy Azalea Greets 'Iggy Szn' With Lackluster Rhymes and Beats|work=Spin|first=Brennan|last=Carley|date=23 October 2014|access-date=15 November 2014}} Jim Farber of the New York Daily News commented "the star doubles down on her love of 'fancy' (read: gimmicky) hooks, pitting a shrill beat, a lion's roar and a nagging synth against one another for attention."{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/aussie-rapper-luxuriates-success-article-1.2017931|title=Iggy Azalea "Reclassified" album review|first=Jim|last=Farber|date=21 November 2014|access-date=24 November 2014|work=New York Daily News}} Mike Wass of Idolator, while reviewing Reclassified, said that, "Of the trio of fuck-you anthems, 'Iggy SZN' is the most light-hearted and upbeat. It showcases Iggy's knack for memorable quips – 'what they make in a year, I can make in a week' – and The Invisible Men's ability to deliver crazy beats."{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/7571907/iggy-azalea-reclassified-album-review|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141124233713/http://www.idolator.com/7571907/iggy-azalea-reclassified-album-review|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 24, 2014|title=Iggy Azalea's 'Reclassified': Album Review|first=Mike|last=Wass|date=24 November 2014|access-date=24 November 2014|publisher=Diolator}} Rory Cashin of State added that the song is "built on hand claps and a deep electronic buzz, which will sound great in a high tempo Zumba class."{{cite web|url=http://state.ie/album-reviews/iggy-azalea-reclassified|title=Iggy Azalea – Reclassified|first=Cashin|last=Rory|date=25 November 2014|access-date=25 November 2014|work=State|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225152606/http://state.ie/album-reviews/iggy-azalea-reclassified|archive-date=25 December 2014|url-status=dead}} David Jeffries of AllMusic also complimented "Iggy SZN" stating that it "is wonderful schoolyard silliness and helps to add some charm to Iggy's ice-queen persona".{{cite web|author=David Jeffries |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/reclassified-mw0002784796 |title=Reclassified – Iggy Azalea | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=5 December 2014}}
The track entered and peaked on the Australian Singles Chart at number ninety-five. It additionally charted at number eleven on the ARIA Urban Charts. Following the premiere of the song in the United States, "Iggy SZN" debuted at number thirty-seven on the weekly Billboard Twitter Top Tracks chart.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6304111/iggy-azalea-snl-social-charts|title=Iggy Azalea's 'SNL' Appearance Generates Big Social Chart Gains|magazine=Billboard|first=William|last=Gruger|date=30 October 2014|access-date=21 November 2014}} It also charted at number nineteen on the Rap Digital Songs chart{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2014-11-29/rap-digital-songs |title=November 29, 2014 - Rap Digital Songs |date=13 December 2013 |publisher=Billboard |access-date=21 November 2014}} {{subscription required}} and twenty-four on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2014-11-29/r-and-b-hip-hop-digital-songs |title=November 29, 2014 - R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs |date=13 December 2013 |publisher=Billboard |access-date=21 November 2014}} {{subscription required}} after the song being unlocked on the Reclassified album pre-order, resulting in a number forty-eight debut on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart dated 29 November 2014. Moreover, the track debuted at number sixty-three on the Hot Canadian Digital Songs.
Live performances
On December 4, 2014, Azalea performed "Iggy SZN" at the Yahoo! On the Road concert.{{cite web|author=Billy Johnson Jr. |url=https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo--on-the-road/iggy-azalea-embodies-rags-to-riches-story-in-yahoo-on-the-road-concert-071652201.html |title=Yahoo On the Road: Iggy Azalea Embodies Rags-to-Riches Story in Concert |publisher=Yahoo! |date=December 5, 2014|access-date=July 26, 2015}} She also performed the song during the Jingle Ball Tour on December 8, 2014.{{cite web|author=Jon Bream |url=http://www.startribune.com/pop-goes-the-jingle-ball-ariana-grande-jessie-j-and-iggy-azalea/285174661/ |title=Pop goes the Jingle Ball: Ariana Grande, Jessie J and Iggy Azalea |publisher=Yahoo! |date=December 5, 2014|access-date=July 26, 2015}}
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Reclassified liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=Reclassified|others=Iggy Azalea|location=United States|type=Liner notes|year=2014|publisher=Virgin EMI}}
;Locations
- Recorded at: Sarm West Coast and Grove Studios, London
- Mixed at: The Mix Spot, Los Angeles
;Personnel
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- Songwriting – Iggy Azalea, The Invisible Men, Darryl Reid, Jon Turner
- Production – The Invisible Men, Darryl Reid
- Vocals – Iggy Azalea
- Drums and programming – Darryl Reid, Jon Shave, George Astasio
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- Keyboards – Darryl Reid, Jon Shave, Jason Pebworth
- Mixing – Anthony Kilhoffer
- Mixing assistance – Kyle Ross and Matt Anthony
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Charts
References
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External links
- [https://soundcloud.com/iggy-azalea-official/iggy-szn Audio] on SoundCloud
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