Crown (Azealia Banks song)

"Crown" is a song recorded by Azealia Banks. It was released on February 17, 2017. Production of the song was handled by Lunice, while the song was penned by Banks alone.[1]

"Crown"
Promotional single by Azealia Banks
from the album Slay-Z (Re-release)
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2017
Recorded2015
GenreElectronic
Length3:44
LabelChaos & Glory Recordings
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Lunice
Azealia Banks promotional singles chronology
ATM Jam
(2013)		 Crown
(2017)		 Movin' On Up
(2018)

Background and release

Banks announced the song via her private Twitter account. It features production from Canadian producer Lunice, whom previously collaborated with Banks on her song "Runnin'", which was featured on her first mixtape Fantasea.

Crown was released to online streaming company, SoundCloud on February 17, 2017 after teasing the single on Twitter. The song has since garnered over 200 thousand plays on the web site.[2] On July 12, 2017, it was released to iTunes and other online music stores via Chaos & Glory Recordings; it was included in the reissue of Banks' 2016 mixtape Slay-Z.

Critical reception

Upon release, "Crown" has received generally positive reviews by critics. A writer for XXL described the single as "an instrumental that sounds like rapid squirting from a bottle of lotion and a drum beat, Azealia flies into a rapid-fire flow, stunting on anyone who’d dare doubt her flyness".[3] Maya Lewis' critical consensus, writing for The Fader, states, "This poppy electronic track might remind you why she’ll always be you’re problematic fave".[4] Sheldon Pearce, writing for Pitchfork, gave his mixed feelings on his track by stating, "the track is marred by beat shifts often sound more like interruptions than change-ups, with Banks awkwardly oscillating between vicious raps and busts of song... The song is redeemed by her flow, which can navigate the nooks and crannies in any production. She slips nimbly between synth notes with a breathless cadence, unabated and in control".[5]

Release history
Country Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide February 17, 2017 Streaming Self-released
July 12, 2017 Digital download Chaos & Glory Recordings [6]

References
  1. Azealia Banks Returns to Twitter, Shares New Song “Crown” Produced by Lunice
  2. "CROWN - AZEALIA BANKS X LUNICE". SoundCloud. February 17, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  3. Azealia Banks Reps the 'Crown' on New Song
  4. Azealia Banks Is Back With New Single ‘Crown’
  5. "Crown" by Azealia Banks / Lunice Review
  6. Azealia Banks Keeps It Real About Being Shut Out of the Music Industry
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