"Fancy" received overall positive reception from music critics. The guest appearance of Charli XCX on "Fancy" was well received by critics. On 17 February 2014, the song was serviced to urban contemporary radio in the United Kingdom as the album's fourth single. After the song's premiere, it was revealed "Fancy" was the song that had leaked titled "Leave It". The song was premiered on BBC Radio 1 Xtra the evening of 6 February 2014.
On 5 February 2014, Azalea announced that she would be releasing a new single titled "Fancy", featuring English singer-songwriter Charli XCX, later that week. Azalea later revealed the song was produced by the Invisible Men and the Arcade, whom she collaborated with on her entire album. On 5 December 2013, an unfinished song by Azalea, which surfaced with the title "Leave It", was leaked online. Stabby synths, hip hop chants, and finger snaps are heard in the original mix. It is in common time and is played at a tempo of 95 beats per minute. The song is played in the key of C minor without any chord progression followed, and Charli XCX's vocals range from G 3 to C 5. The song was also composed and co-produced by the Invisible Men (Jason Pebworth, George Astasio and Jon Shave) and the Arcade (Kurtis Mckenzie). "Fancy" is a three-minute and 19-second electro-hop, electropop, and pop rap song, which was written by Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX. Problems playing this file? See media help. "Fancy" was also covered by many artists, such as Anna Kendrick on the 39th season of Saturday Night LiveĪ 19-second sample of "Fancy", an electro-hop song. The song was performed by Azalea and XCX on Good Morning America, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and the 2014 Billboard Music Awards. The music video was nominated for four awards at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, although it did not win any of them. The visuals are inspired by 1995 American comedy film Clueless, with Azalea playing Beverly Hills socialite Cher Horowitz and XCX as Tai Frasier. The accompanying music video for "Fancy" was directed by Director X and released in March 2014. In 2017, Billboard named "Fancy" as the biggest hit by a female rapper in history. It is one of the best-selling singles worldwide, with combined sales and track-equivalent streams of 9.1 million units according to IFPI. It won the Top Rap Song category at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards and was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 57th Grammy Awards. "Fancy" was named Billboard 's Song of the Summer for 2014, as well as the most-streamed song on Spotify and most-watched music video on Vevo in 2014. It is XCX's second top-ten single, after her guest spot on Icona Pop's " I Love It" in 2013. It reached the top ten in several countries such as Azalea's native country Australia and the United Kingdom. It also topped the charts in Canada and New Zealand and had general chart success around the world. It held the spot for seven consecutive weeks. "Fancy" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming both Azalea's and XCX's first number-one on that chart. It was leaked under the title "Leave It" in December 2013. It was written by Azalea and XCX, composed and produced by production team the Invisible Men, alongside additional producers The Arcade. "Fancy" was described as an electro-hop, electropop, and pop rap song.
It was released on 17 February 2014 by Def Jam Recordings as the fourth single from the album. " 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 (2014).
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