Heavy Metal and Reflective

"Heavy Metal and Reflective"
Single by Azealia Banks
from the album Broke with Expensive Taste
Released July 28, 2014
Format Digital download
Recorded 2012
Genre
Length 2:31
Label Azealia Banks Records
Writer(s)
  • Azealia Banks
  • Julian Wodsworth
  • Kevin James
  • Strife
Producer(s) Lil Internet
Azealia Banks singles chronology
"Yung Rapunxel"
(2013)
  • "Heavy Metal and Reflective"
  • (2014)

"Heavy Metal and Reflective" is a song by American rapper Azealia Banks, released as the second single from her debut studio album, Broke with Expensive Taste (2014). It was independently released on July 28, 2014.[1]

Music video

Banks teased the official music video, directed by Rob Soucy and Nick Ace, on July 25, 2014,[2][3] and it was released August 5, 2014.[4] The video was filmed earlier that year in the desert outside of Los Angeles.

The music video begins with Banks getting kidnapped and tied to a chair in the desert. She sits for a while, rapping some verses. Clips of motorcyclists appear as she wiggles her way out of the ropes. Banks said that this scene was "symbolic of [her] getting off [her old] label."[5] Later, we see Banks as a speedway woman for the motorcycle race that is happening. In another scene, she is in the center of the scene as the motorcyclists circle around her. She is also seen with pit bulls barking at the camera as the motorcyclists are in the background. In the end of the video, she is seen walking away from the camera as the scene fades to black.

Track listing

  1. "Heavy Metal and Reflective" (explicit) – 2:31
  2. "Heavy Metal and Reflective" (clean) – 2:30

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
scope="row"UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[7] 40
US Billboard Twitter Real-Time[8] 46

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
France July 28, 2014 Digital download Azealia Banks Records [9]
Germany [10]
New Zealand [11]
United Kingdom [12]
United States [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Azealia Banks Shares New Single "Heavy Metal and Reflective"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Azealia Banks’ “Heavy Metal And Reflective” Video: Watch A Preview". Music News, Reviews, and Gossip on Idolator.com. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Azealia Banks". Billboard. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "AZEALIA BANKS on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Naomi Zeichner. "Free From Her Label, Azealia Banks Goes It Alone". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Heavy Metal and Reflective [Explicit]: Azealia Banks: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-08-09" UK Indie Chart. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Azealia Banks – Chart history: Twitter Top Tracks". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Heavy Metal and Reflective [Explicit]: Azealia Banks: Téléchargements MP3" (in French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Heavy Metal and Reflective [Explicit]: Azealia Banks: MP3-Downloads" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Heavy Metal and Reflective – Single by Azealia Banks". iTunes Store New Zealand. Apple. Archived from the original on August 18, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Heavy Metal and Reflective [Explicit]: Azealia Banks: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved July 28, 2014.

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