| Now I Feel In Love | |
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| Song by Azealia Banks from the album Fantasea 2: The Second Wave | |
| Released | April 6, 2018 |
| Recorded | 2017-2018 |
| Genre | House, R&B |
| Length | 04:33 |
| Label | E1, Chaos & Glory Recordings |
| Writer | Azealia Banks
Eugenio Sanchez Dorian Strickland Kevin James Shug |
| Producer | Junior Sanchez |
"Now I Feel In Love" is a song by Azealia Banks from her studio album Fantasea 2: The Second Wave. Production of the song was handled by Junior Shanchez, while the song was penned by Banks, Sanchez, Dorian Strickland, Kevin James, and "Shug." It was released on April 6, 2018, by E1 and Chaos & Glory as the lead single of The Second Wave. The song was named after Anna Wintour, who is the editor-in-chief of Vogue and is about self empowerment. The music video was released on May 24, 2018, and surpassed 1 million views in 48 hours. Azealia recently asked her label to change the name of the song, due to believing Anna didn't deserve the tribute.
Background[]
While Banks was signed to Interscope Records, Junior Sanchez was commissioned by the label to do a remix of Banks's song "Ice Princess," from Broke with Expensive Taste (2014), with the working title of the track being "Anna Wintour". One of the initial plans for the song was for it to feature Mel B, however, this concept was ultimately scrapped due to scheduling conflicts. Another concept that Banks had envisioned for the song was for it to feature Nicki Minaj. When discussing her reasoning for the title of the song, Banks stated:
- "My choice to name this song 'Anna Wintour' is telling; I relate to Anna Wintour so much as a strong, powerful and larger than life soul in a petite, tidy and feminine body. While others may see Anna as intimidating, I see a woman who was born into this world with an an absolute certainty about her place in it."
Reception[]
Shaad D'Souza of the website Noisey stated, "The song is a fun, upbeat vogue track, and it features Azealia rapping and singing some of her sweetest lines ever. "I feel in love babe, I really know that your love is enough," she sings on the chorus, "I'm so lucky you found me in the day." It's beautiful! The song is called "Anna Wintour," I assume, because it's a vogue track, and Anna Wintour is the editor of Vogue. Wordplay! I'm feeling really positive about Fantasea II, and "Anna Wintour" is a great start to a new era for Azealia. Myles Tanzer of The Feder commented on Banks' vocals, stating: "...she hits soulful high notes in the pre-chorus, glides through a pop section with her trademark fluid delivery, screams over the song's breakdown, and even stops to rap a ferocious verse.
Music Video[]
On May 24, 2018, Banks released the music video for "Anna Wintour". The video features Banks in and around an abandoned warehouse dancing and was directed by choreographer Matthew Pasterisa. Prior to the music video's release, Banks responded to accusations that her music video was too similar to Kanye West's 2016 video for "Fade", claiming that Teyana Taylor stole the choreography from Pasterisa and didn't give him credit until lawyers were involved. Taylor denied these claims and called on Pasterisa to comment, to which he said he wasn't directly involved with "Fade" but received credit regardless.
- ==Gallery==
Azealia Banks - Anna Wintour (Lyric Video)