Fuck It Up
"Fuck It Up" | ||||
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SinglebyIggy AzaleafeaturingKash Doll | ||||
from the albumIn My Defense | ||||
Released | 19 July 2019 | |||
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Length | 2:52 | |||
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Producer(s) | J. White Did It | |||
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"Fuck It Up"onYouTube |
"Fuck It Up"is a song recorded by Australian rapperIggy Azaleafor her second studio albumIn My Defense(2019). It was released as the third and final single on 19 July 2019, the day of the album's release. The song features vocals from American rapperKash Dolland was produced byJ. White Did It,who served as an executive producer onIn My Defenseand produced the album's previous two singles, "Sally Walker"and"Started".It was released by Bad Dreams Records (Azalea's own record label) andEmpire Distribution
Commercially the song peaked within the top 40 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart.[citation needed]
The music video begins with Azalea working as a hotel receptionist and meeting an old friend from high school, discovering that their reunion is about to take place but she and Kash Doll were not invited. The rest of the video sees the two rappers spending time in a bedroom and restaurant before finally attending the reunion itself, where they win an award together. YouTube personalityNikita Dragunmakes a cameo appearance in the video.[citation needed]
Background and release
[edit]After her 2018 departure fromIsland Recordsfollowing the release of her extended playSurvive the Summer,[1][2]Azalea began working on her second album. She specifically specified that she wanted the album to be for her fans to enjoy as, in her words, "critics have literally never given any album I've made a good review".[3][4]Azalea teased the song in early 2019 while working on her album; the song later had snippets uploaded to YouTube and a music video for the song was shot from June to July 2019. When the album was released, "Fuck It Up" was quickly announced asIn My Defense's third single and, after disappointing sales compared to the album's previous singles and Azalea's announcement of a follow-up extended play inWicked Lips,[5]it became the final release from the album.
Music video
[edit]A music video for the song was shot on 11 July 2019, it was later uploaded to Azalea's YouTube channel on 19 July 2019. As of July 2020, the music video has 35 million views. The video begins with Azalea working as a hotel receptionist and meeting an old friend from high school, discovering that their reunion is about to take place but she and Kash Doll were not invited. The rest of the video sees the two rappers spending time in a bedroom and restaurant before finally attending the reunion itself, where they win an award together.[6]YouTube personalityNikita Dragunmakes a cameo appearance in the video.[7]The music video was inspired by the American comedy filmRomy and Michele's High School Reunion.[8]
Charts
[edit]Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Hot Singles(RMNZ)[9] | 40 |
Release history
[edit]Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 19 July 2019 |
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References
[edit]- ^"Iggy Azalea Says She's Parted Ways With Island Records: 'I'm Officially Unsigned'".Billboard.Retrieved3 November2019.
- ^Aswad, Jem (3 November 2018)."Iggy Azalea Parts Ways With Island Records: 'I'm Officially Unsigned!'".Variety.Retrieved3 November2019.
- ^"Iggy Azalea's New Album Is Getting Bad Reviews, But She's Not Having It".Music.Retrieved3 November2019.
- ^"Iggy Azalea blames streaming for poor sales of critically panned album | Montreal Gazette".31 July 2019. Archived fromthe originalon 1 August 2019.Retrieved3 November2019.
- ^"Wicked Lips: Iggy Azalea Confirms New EP Release Date".The BreatheHeavy Community.18 October 2019. Archived fromthe originalon 11 October 2019.Retrieved3 November2019.
- ^Iggy Azalea - F*ck It Up (Official Music Video) ft. Kash Doll,retrieved3 November2019
- ^"Iggy Azalea and Kash Doll Team Up in 'F**k It Up' Video".Rap-Up.Retrieved3 November2019.
- ^"Iggy Azalea Says She Wants People to 'Just Act a Fool and Have a Good Time' when Listening to 'F–k It Up'".Billboard.
- ^"NZ Hot Singles Chart".Recorded Music NZ.29 July 2019.Retrieved14 March2022.
- ^"Fuck It Up (feat. Kash Doll) – Single by Iggy Azalea on Apple Music".iTunes.Retrieved11 July2019.