21st Century Girl (song)
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"21st Century Girl" is a song by American recording artist Willow
. The song is the second single from her upcoming eponymous debut album, Willow.
page. 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
.
Willow debuted the full song on February 28 by performing the song on The Oprah Winfrey Show. It was released on iTunes
the following day, March 1.
The song debuted at number 93 in the UK Chart. It climbed a further two places to 91 on March 20. It charted at number 99 in the US charts.
playing a nomadic tribes woman pulling Willow from the desert sand. 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
.
. It charted very low in the U.S, peaking in the Hot 100 at 99. The song also charted poorly in the UK, where it stayed inside the chart for 2 weeks peaking at 91. However, the song did make the top 40 in Ireland, peaking at 36.
Willow Smith
Willow Camille Reign Smith , often known simply as Willow, is an American child actress and singer. She is the daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, and the younger sister of Jaden Smith. Smith made her acting debut in 2007 in the film I Am Legend and later appeared in Kit Kittredge: An...
. The song is the second single from her upcoming eponymous debut album, Willow.
Background
On January 22, 2011, Willow released a 16 second preview of the song on her FacebookFacebook
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page. 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
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
production team Twin
Twin (production team)
Twin is a Swedish record production and songwriting team, consisting of Niclas Molinder and Joacim Persson, who are working in the genres of pop, R&B and rock.- Charlotte Perrelli - Miss Jealousy :* 02. "Miss Jealousy"...
.
Willow debuted the full song on February 28 by performing the song on The Oprah Winfrey Show. It was released on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
the following day, March 1.
The song debuted at number 93 in the UK Chart. It climbed a further two places to 91 on March 20. It charted at number 99 in the US charts.
Music video
The video was released on March 7, and shows Cicely TysonCicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson is an American actress. A successful stage actress, Tyson is also known for her Oscar-nominated role in the film Sounder and the television movies The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and Roots....
playing a nomadic tribes woman pulling Willow from the desert sand. 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
Los Ángeles
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and was directed by Rich Lee
Rich lee
Rich Lee is an American music video and commercial director signed to DNA in Hollywood, California and Flynn Productions in the United Kingdom. He has directed music videos for Eminem, The Black Eyed Peas, Norah Jones, Michael Bublé and The All-American Rejects. Rich Lee started his professional...
.
Charts
The song charted far lower than Smith's debut single Whip My HairWhip My Hair
"Whip My Hair" is a song sung by American recording artist Willow Smith. The song is the debut single from her eponymous debut album, Willow. The song was written by Janae Rockwell and Ronald "Jukebox" Jackson, with the latter producing the track...
. It charted very low in the U.S, peaking in the Hot 100 at 99. The song also charted poorly in the UK, where it stayed inside the chart for 2 weeks peaking at 91. However, the song did make the top 40 in Ireland, peaking at 36.
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
91 |