2014 single by Alicia Keys featuring Kendrick Lamar
"It's On Again " is a song by American singerAlicia Keys featuring American rapperKendrick Lamar . The song was written for the 2014 superhero filmThe Amazing Spider-Man 2 by the artist alongside the producers,Hans Zimmer , who scored the film, andPharrell Williams . It was released on March 31, 2014 as the lead single from the film's soundtrack. The song was nominated at the15th Black Reel Awards forOutstanding Original Song .
Todd Martens ofLos Angeles Times wrote that the song "feels a little like two songs smashed into one", one "underscored by slow-rising synths that add heft to the generally fierce intensity of Lamar" and the other "keeps Keys relatively restrained, as her voice sticks close to a warm beat", praising Pharrell and Zimmer production.[ 2]
The music video of "It's On Again" was released on April 14, 2014 onVevo and was directed byRich Lee .[ 3] It features appearances from the involved musicians and footage of the film.[ 4]
On March 12, 2014,Columbia Records issued a press release announcing that "It's On Again" would be included on the soundtrack forThe Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) and serve as the closing song for the film.[ 5] The release included a statement from directorMarc Webb , who described the process of selecting "a song that would be upbeat and exciting, but also contain a note of foreboding" to serve as the film's closing theme and praised "It's On Again" as the "perfect end note."[ 5] Keys also expressed her excitement at working with Kendrick Lamar, producerPharrell Williams and film composerHans Zimmer , the latter of whom scores the film.[ 5] On March 31, "It's On Again" was uploaded to Keys' officialSoundCloud page[ 6] and impactedmainstream urban radio in the United States.[ 7] The following day, it was releaseddigitally as a single.[ 8]
The songs was performed for the first time on television onThe Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon .[ 9] The song was also performed at the film's premiere concert inNew York City .[ 10]
Commercial performance [ edit ] "It's On Again" debuted on theBillboard Adult R&B Songs andHot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts at numbers 17 and 40 respectively on the chart week ending April 19, 2014.[ 11]
"It's On Again" (featuringKendrick Lamar ) – 3:49 "It's On Again" – 3:14 Chart (2014) Position Belgium Urban Singles[ 28] 91
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