"21st Century Girl" is a song by American musician Willow Smith, released on March 1, 2011 through Roc Nation as a standalone single.
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| Single by Willow Smith | ||||
| Released | March 1, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Electropop | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
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Background
editOn January 22, 2011, Willow released a 16-second preview of the song on her Facebook page.[2] The video clip of the song shows Willow on the set of the music video. 21st Century Girl is an upbeat dance song and was produced by Swedish production team Twin.[3]
Willow debuted the full song on February 28 by performing the song on The Oprah Winfrey Show.[4] It was released on iTunes the following day on, March 1, 2011.
Live performances
editWillow performed the song on The Oprah Winfrey Show, as well as at the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards. Willow performed at the White House Easter Egg Hunt. The song was also performed by Willow as a support act on UK dates of Justin Bieber's My World Tour.
Music video
editThe video was released on March 7, 2011, and shows Cicely Tyson playing a nomadic tribal woman pulling Willow from the sand in a desert.[5] Willow and her friends in the video then begin to pull an entire city out of the desert. The video was shot in Los Angeles and was directed by Rich Lee.[6]
Track listing
editDigital download
- "21st Century Girl" – 3:00
- "21st Century Girl" (Jump Smokers Remix) - 3:29
Charts
edit| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[7] | 12 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[8] | 14 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 36 |
| Scotland (OCC)[10] | 71 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[11] | 91 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 99 |
References
edit- ^ "Willow Readies Her Second Single '21st Century Girl'". Sony. February 28, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ "Willow Smith Previews New '21st Century Girl' Song". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ "21st Century Girl by Willow Smith". Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ "Willow Smith To Premiere '21st Century Girl'". MTV. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ "Yes, that's Cicely Tyson in Willow Smith's '21st Century Girl' video". Archived from the original on 11 April 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ "WILLOW SMITH RELEASES '21ST CENTURY GIRL' MUSIC VIDEO". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ "Willow – 21st Century Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- ^ "Willow – 21st Century Girl" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- ^ "Chart Track: Week 11, 2011". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- ^ "Willow Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-11-04.