"Fantasy" is the fourth single from Nadia Ali's

Nadia Ali

Nadia Ali is a Pakistani-American singer-songwriter, born in Libya and raised in Queens, New York. She gained attention as the frontwoman and songwriter of the band iiO, after their 2001 hit "Rapture" reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted across several countries in Europe...

 solo debut album Embers

Embers (album)

Embers is the debut album of Pakistani American singer-songwriter and former iiO front-woman Nadia Ali, released on September 15, 2009 by Smile in Bed Records. The album features Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs number one single "Love Story", top 4 single "Fine Print" and top 6 single "Crash and Burn"...

. It was released on April 27, 2010 by Smile in Bed Records.

Background

"Fantasy" is written by Nadia Ali and produced by Ali and the DJ duo Sultan and Ned Shepard. It was chosen as a single from Embers by fans after a poll conducted by Ali on her Facebook page between "Fantasy" and "Point the Finger".

Ali has spoken about "Fantasy" that she always wanted it as a single as she felt the song had really powerful emotions. She mentioned that the track sums her up as how she wants to be recognized "an emotional songwriter who loves being a part of electronic music".

The Morgan Page

Morgan Page

Morgan Page is an American progressive house and electro house DJ from Los Angeles. His most widely recognized track is "The Longest Road," featuring Lissie, which was included on his debut album Elevate, released in March 2008. The Deadmau5 remix was nominated for a Grammy...

 remix of "Fantasy" went on to be nominated in the Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

The Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical is an honor presented to producers for quality remixed recordings at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards...

 category at the 53rd Grammy Awards

53rd Grammy Awards

The 53rd annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2011, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. They were broadcast on CBS with a rating of 26.6 million viewers. Barbra Streisand was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year two nights prior to the telecast on February 11. Nominations were...

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Music video

The music video for "Fantasy" was directed by Ryan Littman and Berman Fenelus and filmed at the Tribeca Cinemas in New York in April, 2010. The concept of the video was the transformation and elevation of Ali as the 'Queen of Clubs'. The theme of the video was used to promote Ali's upcoming greatest hits collection,Queen of Clubs Trilogy: The Best of Nadia Ali Remixed

Queen of Clubs Trilogy: Ruby Edition

Queens of Clubs Trilogy: The Best of Nadia Ali Remixed is a three-part compilation of remixed tracks by singer-songwriter Nadia Ali. The albums feature songs from her time as one-half of iiO and her subsequent solo career. The compilation celebrates Ali's decade-long career as a musician...

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The idea of the video was to show the culture which Ali's music embodies. There are four main sequences to the song, the first showing Ali singing the song, the second shows Ali dancing with male backup dancers, while the third shows her singing with her arms enwrapped and tied to black cloth hanging from the wall. The climax of the video shows Ali seated on a table with turntables and the Kings of Spades, Clubs, Hearts and Diamonds seated around her. The scenes were intercut with each other and special effects created using Parafluid, a magnetic fluid used to create fractile-based structures. Ali wears 4 different couture pieces in the music video, which were custom designed or runway pieces by up-and-coming New York designers.

Debuting the Morgan Page

Morgan Page

Morgan Page is an American progressive house and electro house DJ from Los Angeles. His most widely recognized track is "The Longest Road," featuring Lissie, which was included on his debut album Elevate, released in March 2008. The Deadmau5 remix was nominated for a Grammy...

remix of the song, the video premiered on May 25, 2010 on YouTube. On July 28, 2010, Ali released an alternative music video featuring the album version of the song. This video features almost entirely new footage, and is in black and white. Intersecting scenes of clouds, Nadia with her Kings of Spades and Clubs, the video also features famed contortionist Jonathan Nosan.

Track listing

• Fantasy - EP

• Fantasy (Extended Club Remixes)

• Fantasy Remixes, Pt.2

• Fantasy (Extended Club Remixes) Pt.2