The New Classic
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Released | 21 April 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2012–2013 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 42:03 | |||
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The New Classic is the debut studio album by Australian rapper
The album debuted at number three on the
The album produced five singles. "Work", "Bounce", and "Change Your Life" were released as the first three singles all of which attained commercial success on charts worldwide. The fourth single "Fancy" featuring British singer-songwriter Charli XCX was an international success, reaching the top five in Australia and the United Kingdom, and peaking at number one in New Zealand, the United States and Canada. The fifth single, "Black Widow" featuring British singer Rita Ora peaked at number 4 in the United Kingdom. It became Azalea's highest-charting single as a lead artist on that chart, and also peaked at number 3 in the United States, while receiving mixed reviews from music critics.
The New Classic won the
In August 2014, the album was certified Gold in Canada and in November 2014, it was also certified gold in Australia (Azalea's home country). In April 2016, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album was named the second most-streamed album of the year overall in the US, third in the UK and globally on commercial music streaming service Spotify in 2014. On 2 February 2015, it received a Platinum award from Universal Music Colombia. The New Classic also received a Platinum award from Universal Music Brazil, along with its repack Reclassified, on 8 November 2015.
Background
After releasing her first full-length project, a
I think some people think I'm like anti-label and I'm not. I just wanted to sign a deal when the time was right. I'm anti being shot out of a rocket when you're not ready and the songs and image aren't there. I think labels are skipping on the whole development side of an artist so you have to do it yourself these days. I wasn't ready to make an album last year, but now we've taken our time with everything the timing feels right.
— Azalea, discussing her stance on signing to a major record label, Digital Spy.[6]
In January 2012, Azalea announced via Twitter, that she had struck a deal with
On 13 February 2013, it was announced Azalea had signed a record deal with
Recording and production
In an interview with 16Bars.TV (released in 2013), Azalea revealed that although she is still signed to T.I.'s Grand Hustle imprint, he would no longer be executive producer of her debut album: "He's actually not, anymore," Azalea said when asked about T.I.'s role. "He was going to be, but originally...all the records that I had on Glory [EP] were supposed to be on The New Classic, and he executive produced what ended up being Glory."[15] Azalea said that artistically, both she and T.I. agreed that she needed to go in a different direction with her debut: "As I was making it, I felt like, 'This isn't The New Classic; this is something else. It's not the right sound.' Not that it sounded bad, but it wasn't what The New Classic is in my head. And he executive produced that, and that went good, it was an experience, but after, he said and I said, it's better if I just make my own music away [from him] because sometimes being around him, it influences the music I make to be a bit too much of a different sound, and so for that reason he's not going to be [executive producing]. But not because I don't love him, because I love him."[15] Azalea also said she would be working with producers such as Diplo, Steve Aoki and Flosstradamus on the album, which she said she began working with earlier in December.[15]
In February 2012, Azalea premiered a song titled "Picture Me Rollin", performing it in Los Angeles in Dim Mak Studio. The song, which was set to be included on the album, was produced by Canadian record producer Boi-1da.[16] In April 2012, Azalea revealed she had collaborated with R&B singer Trey Songz: "I did do a song with Trey Songz that's kind of unexpected," she told The Boombox. "The beat, and the way he sings, it's kind of different [from] his regular style. I'm going to put that out, probably before the album." The album, which at the time set to be an Interscope Records release, would represent her different sides: "Some stuff is very base-driven, stripped down, more southern-sounding. Then other stuff is more mood and closer to my ignorant [side]," shared Azalea. "I kind of like have two different zones. It's ratchet, then introspective, I guess. Those are the two sounds, and I'm trying to glue all the things together, and find things that will make it cohesive."[17]
In 2012, Azalea later mentioned the collaborations with
Composition
During her headlining European tour in December, Azalea spoke on the album's composition: "It's going to be similar to TrapGold and that will be very electronic and high-energy but I'm gonna talk more about my story and where I'm from and things about myself because I never really say that, I don't tell you too much about me, it's kind of just talking a lot of shit. It's what I really do, like energy and dance... but I do wanna touch on who I am and tell my story because I feel like I have a really interesting story and a lot of people don't know that because a lot of people don't see the interviews and I would like to put it in my music that I've been waiting for the right time for something that I feel like people will hear in the right platform and I think it will be this album so the near future will just be trying to tell my story in that album next year."[25] In an interview with Billboard, released in August 2013, Azalea described the album as "fairly electronic, like moombahton mixed with hip hop".[26]
Release and promotion
On 27 September 2011, Azalea released her debut mixtape Ignorant Art, saying she made it "with the intent to make people question and redefine old ideals".[27] On 30 July 2012, she released a free extended play (EP) titled Glory.[28] On 27 January 2012, Azalea confirmed she had finally signed to Interscope Records and her debut album The New Classic, which would be released in June 2012, with a debut single (which preceding in March 2012).[29] On 11 October 2012, Azalea released her second mixtape, TrapGold. TrapGold features the new direction Azalea began to go with her music at the time.[30]
During January and February 2013, Azalea was the
The official date? [Fucked] if I know! It's done, it's so depressing to say this but it's the beginning of March, it's so far away but I just have to accept that. It was supposed to be October but obviously I'm going on tour with Beyoncé and they said I'm not allowed to put an album out while I'm on tour because I'll be trapped in Australia and I won't be able to do any TV appearances and I thought that's fair enough, that's three weeks and then they said 'You can't put an album out around Christmas time, that's a bad time' and I said 'What about January?' 'Well nobody gets back off holidays and then it's the Brit Awards, you can't release an album, it's terrible for marketing' which brings me to February. The marketing team gets to control me unfortunately, I don't get to control that.[34]
During October and November 2013, Azalea was the supporting act for American singer-songwriter Beyoncé's The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in Australia.[35][36] On 8 January 2014, in promotion for her album, Azalea released a freestyle over "Animal Noise", which was produced by EDM producer Bro Safari.[37] On 26 January 2014, during an interview at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, Azalea announced that The New Classic would be released on 14 April 2014.[38]
On 26 February 2014, in an interview with Los Angeles radio station
The album became available for pre-order 10 March 2014, along with an instant gratification track, "Fancy" or "Impossible Is Nothing", depending on the country.[40] The album was officially released on 21 April in the United Kingdom,[41] 22 April in the United States[42] and 25 April in Australia.[43]
Tour
To promote the album, Azalea announced a 14-date North American tour kicking off on 23 April in Boston and stopping in major cities including Detroit, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, and Los Angeles, wrapping 22 May in Seattle. She also planned to tour festivals throughout the summer.[44]
Singles
Azalea released "
The second single released in anticipation of the album was "
In May 2013, in an interview with
On 5 December 2013, an unfinished song by Azalea, which surfaced with the title "Leave It" and the tag "produced by
On 26 February 2014, in an interview with Los Angeles radio station
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Cuepoint (Expert Witness) | A−[75] |
Entertainment Weekly | B−[76] |
The Guardian | [1] |
The Independent | [77] |
NME | [78] |
Q | [79] |
Rolling Stone | [80] |
Spin | 4/10[81] |
USA Today | [82] |
The New Classic received generally mixed reviews from critics. At
In a positive review for
Accolades
The New Classic was named one of the best hip-hop albums of the year by
Year | Ceremony | Category | Result |
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2014 | American Music Awards | Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
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Won |
ARIA Music Awards | Breakthrough Artist Release
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Won | |
Best Urban Album | Nominated | ||
2015 | Grammy Awards
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Best Rap Album | Nominated |
Billboard Music Awards | Top Rap Album | Nominated |
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 3 on the
It re-entered the top forty on the Billboard 200 chart for the week ending 28 December 2014, selling 10,000 more copies and bringing its annual total to 485,000 in the United States.[102][103] As of February 2015, it had crossed the 1.6 million track and streaming equivalent album sales mark in the US.[104] As of April 2015, The New Classic has sold 500,000 copies in the United States.[105] In April 2016, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
On 26 August 2014, the album was certified gold in Canada.[106] On 24 November 2014, it also received a Gold certification in Australia.[107] The album was named the second most-streamed album of the year overall in the US,[108] third in the UK and globally on commercial music streaming service Spotify in 2014.[109] On 2 February 2015, it received a Platinum award from Universal Music Colombia.[110] The New Classic also received a Platinum award from Universal Music Brazil, along with its repack Reclassified, on 8 November 2015.[111]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Walk the Line" |
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| 3:38 |
2. | "Don't Need Y'all" |
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| 3:33 |
3. | "100" (featuring Watch the Duck) |
| Watch the Duck | 4:09 |
4. | "Change Your Life" (featuring T.I.) |
| The Messengers | 3:40 |
5. | "Fancy" (featuring Charli XCX) |
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| 3:19 |
6. | "New Bitch" |
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| 3:37 |
7. | "Work" |
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| 3:43 |
8. | "Impossible Is Nothing" |
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| 3:10 |
9. | "Goddess" |
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| 3:10 |
10. | "Black Widow" (featuring Rita Ora) |
| Stargate | 3:29 |
11. | "Lady Patra" (featuring Mavado) |
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| 3:56 |
12. | "Fuck Love" |
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| 2:39 |
Total length: | 42:03 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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13. | "Bounce" |
| Reeva & Black | 2:47 |
14. | "Rolex" |
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| 3:23 |
15. | "Just Askin'" |
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| 2:58 |
Total length: | 51:11 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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16. | "Fancy (Wiley Remix)" (featuring Charli XCX & Wiley) |
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| 3:39 |
Total length: | 54:50 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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16. | "Fancy" (GTA Remix) (featuring Charli XCX) |
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| 4:12 |
17. | "Bounce" (Jester Remix) |
| Reeva & Black | 2:40 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[115]
Musicians
- Iggy Azalea – vocals
- The Invisible Men
- George Astasio – keyboards (1, 5–8, 14), synthesizer programming (1, 2, 14, 15), drums (2, 9, 11, 12, 15), guitar (2, 9, 15), programming (5, 6, 9, 11, 12), bass (15)
- Jason Pebworth – keyboards (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 12), piano (5, 7, 14), programming (5, 6, 9)
- Jon Shave – keyboards (1, 2, 6, 8, 12, 14), synthesizer programming (1, 14, 15), guitar (2), programming (5–7, 9, 11), drums (15)
- Kurtis McKenzie – keyboards (1, 5, 8, 14), synthesizer programming (1, 14), programming (5, 11), drums (11)
- Jon Mills – drums (2, 9, 11, 12), guitar (2, 9), programming (2, 12), keyboards (12)
- Watch the Duck – vocals (3)
- Raja Kumari – background vocals (4)
- Adam Messinger – programming (4)
- Lovy Longomba – programming (4)
- Clifford Harris – vocals (4)
- Sean Momberger – keyboards, programming (5)
- Charli XCX – vocals (5)
- Tiffani Juno – background vocals (6)
- Joey Dyer – keyboards (6), programming (6, 9)
- Stargate – synthesizer programming (10)
- Rita Ora – vocals (10)
- Mavado – vocals (11)
- Ms D – background vocals (13)
- Ryan Woodcock – bass, drums, guitar, synthesizer programming (15)
Technical
- Miles Showell – mastering engineer (1–3, 5–15)
- Stuart Hawkes – mastering engineer (4)
- Anthony Kilhoffer – mixer (1, 2, 5–9, 11–15)
- Andrew Wuepper – mixer (3)
- Jaycen Joshua – mixer (4)
- Phil Tan – mixer (10)
- Eric Weaver – engineer (1–3, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14)
- John Armstrong – engineer (5)
- Daniel Zaidenstadt – engineer (10)
- Fedda Weight – engineer (11)
- Elliot Carter – recording engineer (4)
- The Invisible Men – recording engineers (4, 5, 7, 13)
- Mark Hadfield – recording engineer (13)
- Mike Di Scala – recording engineer (13)
- Kyle Ross – assistant mixer (1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15)
- Josh Drucker – assistant mixer (3)
- Daniela Rivera – assistant mixer (10)
- Miles Walker – assistant mixer (10)
- Sarah Stennett – executive producer
- T.I. – executive producer
Design
- Iggy Azalea – creative director
- Brooke Nipar – cover photo
- Chris Berdine – packaging
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[107] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[145] | Gold | 40,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[146] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[147] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
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Further reading
- Christgau, Robert (2014). "Iggy Azalea's 'New Classic' Is Plenty Authentic – and Damn Good to Boot". Billboard. No. 16 September. New York.