
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", and tried to listen to the song through her label contacts, but she was later ignored. Perry's version included a chorus and verse. The song was initially written as a last-minute addition to Perry's fourth studio album, Prism, 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 so that she could win votes 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 made a friendship with American singer Katy Perry through Chris Anokute, an A&R at Azalea's record label Island Records. Azalea has performed the song live as part of the set list for her first headlining tour, The New Classic Tour. Accordingly, it achieved peaks of number 91 in the United Kingdom and number 86 in Australia, and appeared on several component charts. The song charted due to strong digital sales during the debut week of The New Classic. Other journalists, however, praised its beat and Azalea and Ora's vocals. Its composition has been the subject of music critics' comparisons to Perry's " Dark Horse" and other StarGate productions, some of which have been negative. Katy Perry's demo leaked in full on July 8, 2020. The song was serviced as the fourth official single of Azalea's album on Jbecoming a commercial success. The song's hook is sung by British recording artist Rita Ora, and its lyrics chronicle subjects of revenge and feminism in a failed romantic relationship. The song is influenced by snap and trap genres, containing an ominous steel drum rhythm, heavy bass and a sparse beat.

Initially a track recorded by Perry for her fourth studio album Prism, the song was excluded from its tracklisting, however Perry handed the song to Azalea for her to complete.

It was written by Azalea, Katy Perry, Sarah Hudson, Benny Blanco, and duo StarGate the latter also produced the song. " Black Widow" is a song by rapper Iggy Azalea, from her debut studio album, The New Classic and it's re-release Reclassified.
