In an interview, Azalea mentioned, "It needed someone who could really sing, as Katy's voice is awesome. She initially wanted Perry to sing the song's hook, but Perry was unable to because of time constraints.
When Azalea received the song, it only consisted of a hook and a beat. Azalea was then invited to Perry's after party that night, where the two exchanged numbers, and Perry sent Azalea the record. At the festival, Perry approached Azalea with an offer to record "Black Widow" as she felt the song would suit her better. Azalea then met Perry for the first time, as her supporting act at the iTunes Festival that year. The record, however, was never sent to Azalea and on 1 August 2013, she denied that Ora would be collaborating with her on the album. Azalea then asked Perry if she could record "Black Widow" for her album, which Perry then agreed to. She stated, "I had a song in mind, and I need a woman with a big voice to sing the chorus because I can't do it". On 4 June 2013, Azalea confirmed that British recording artist Rita Ora would feature on her debut studio The New Classic, after previously announcing Ora's feature on 26 December 2012. It's all about women empowerment." - Rita Ora on collaborating with Azalea on the song. We've always wanted to work together and we found the perfect song. What we've done together is so cool and 'Black Widow' has an amazing message. I knew was going to be a shock and it was a good shock, and I'm really happy for her. I've always loved her vibe and her energy. It was only an eight show tour in America. Azalea described the track as "a legend" and a "mysterious record", before she could finally hear it. The song was initially written as a last-minute addition to Perry's fourth studio album, Prism (2013), but the composition finalized only after the album's release. Azalea then heard about a song Perry recorded, "Black Widow", which was going to be given away to another artist. Luke, but the collaboration proved unsuccessful. Shortly afterward, Azalea and Perry begun working together with the latter's frequent collaborator Dr. Perry then took to Twitter to rave about Azalea's music, and Azalea later consulted Anokute about a future collaboration with Perry. When Azalea was nominated at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Anokute asked Perry if she could promote Azalea's nomination in her category for Artist to Watch. Anokute, who previously was an A&R for Perry at her label Capitol Records, told Azalea that Perry was a fan of her music. In early 2013, Azalea became friends with American singer Katy Perry through Chris Anokute, an A&R at Azalea's record label Def Jam Recordings. "Black Widow" was initially co-written by Katy Perry (pictured) for her fourth album Prism, but gave it to Azalea after it was completed. The song is featured on the video game Just Dance 2015. Azalea has performed the song live as part of the set list for her first headlining tour, The New Classic Tour (2014). Accordingly, before becoming a single it achieved peaks of number 91 in the United Kingdom and number 86 in Australia, and appeared on several component charts. "Black Widow" charted due to strong digital sales during the debut week of The New Classic.
Other journalists, praised its beat and Azalea and Ora's vocals. Its composition has been the subject of music critics' comparisons to Perry's " Dark Horse". It has also reached number four in the UK and number fifteen in Australia. The song also became Ora's first top-three hit in the US.
The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Azalea's third top-five hit, following " Fancy" and " Problem". "Black Widow" has been described as "channeling the trap" genre, containing an ominous steel drum rhythm, heavy bass and a sparse beat. Initially a track recorded by Katy Perry for her fourth studio album, Prism (2013), it was excluded from Prism track listing, and Perry handed the demo to Azalea for her to complete. An accompanying music video for the song was released on 13 August 2014. Its lyrics chronicle subjects of revenge and feminism in a failed romantic relationship. It was written by Azalea, Katy Perry, Sarah Hudson, Benny Blanco, and duo Stargate, while the latter also produced the song. Released through Def Jam Recordings, the song impacted on mainstream radio stations in the US on 8 July 2014, as the fifth single from her debut studio album, The New Classic (2014). " Black Widow" is a song by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea featuring British singer Rita Ora. For other songs with the same title, see Black Widow.
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