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 became friends with American singer Katy Perry through Chris Anokute, an A&R at Azalea's record label Def Jam Recordings.

The song is featured on the video game series Just Dance 2015. Azalea has performed the song live as part of the set list for her first headlining tour, The New Classic Tour (2014). Accordingly, before becoming a single it achieved peaks of number 91 in the United Kingdom and number 86 in Australia, and appeared on several component charts. 'Black Widow' charted due to strong digital sales during the debut week of The New Classic. Other journalists, praised its beat and Azalea and Ora's vocals. Ts composition has been the subject of music critics' comparisons to Perry's 'Dark Horse'. It has also reached number four in the UK and number fifteen in Australia. The song also became Ora's first top-three hit in the US. The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Azalea's third top-ten hit, following ' Fancy' and ' Problem'. 'Black Widow' has been described as 'channeling the trap' genre, containing an ominous steel drum rhythm, heavy bass and a sparse beat. On July 8, 2014, the song impacted on mainstream radio stations in the US as the fifth single from The New Classic and the accompanying music video for the song was released on August 13, 2014. Initially a track recorded by Perry for her fourth studio album, Prism (2013), the song was excluded from its track listing, however Perry handed the demo to Azalea for her to complete. 'Black Widow' was written by Azalea, Katy Perry, Sarah Hudson, Benny Blanco, and duo Stargate the latter also produced the song. 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.

' Black Widow' is a song by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea, from her debut studio album, The New Classic.

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