"Hungry" is a song recorded by American singer Fergie, featuring guest vocals from American rapper Rick Ross. It was released officially on August 25, 2017, as a promotional single from Fergie's second studio album, Double Dutchess. Although the song was officially released in August 2017, Fergie began teasing the song in June 2016, posting "Hungry (1st Byte)" and "Hungry (2nd Byte)". Musically, the song is a hip hop/pop track with a "stuttering beat" and Middle Eastern elements. The track contains a sample of Dead Can Dance's 1987 song "Dawn of the Iconoclast".
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| Promotional single by Fergie featuring Rick Ross | |
| from the album Double Dutchess | |
| Released | August 27, 2017 |
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| Length | 3:23 |
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| "Hungry" on YouTube | |
The song received a positive feedback from music critics, with most praising Fergie's vocals and the production, although some felt the track came across as more of an interlude. The music video was directed by Bruno Ilogti.
Critical reception
editUpon release, the song received generally positive reviews. Jon Wiederhorn of Radio.com praised for "stuttering beat and sensual vocals".[3] Idolator's Mike Wass described the song as "hypnotic hip-hop track" and believed that it "sounds more like an interlude than an actual song".[1] Tara Joshi of The Guardian said that the song "is all sassy delivery and theatrical production that prove Fergie an unstoppable force of hip-hop-infused pop".[2]
Music videos
edit"Hungry (1st Byte)" was released on June 9, 2016. After its release, it was presumed that "Hungry" would be an intro track for Fergie's second album. In the video, there are snakes, spiders, fire and a broken glass. MTV's Madeline Roth described the music video as "exciting, promising sign of more to come".[4] Brennan Carley of Spin called it "stylish as hell".
"Hungry (2nd Byte)" was released on June 28, 2016. In the video, it confirmed the title of Fergie's second studio album, as her husband Josh Duhamel said in an interview, Double Dutchess. The official music video was released on August 24, 2017. It was directed by Bruno Ilogti and Giovanni Bianco.
The official music video was released on August 24, 2017. It features Rick Ross is featured on it, and was also directed by Bruno Ilogti and Giovanni Bianco.
Credits and personnel
editRecording and management
- Recorded at The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California)
- Mixed at Brownsville Studios (New York City)
- Mastered at Engine Room (New York City)
- Headphone Junkie Publishing (ASCAP); BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP) on behalf of Momentum Music Ltd.; Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. (PRS); 4 Blunts Lit at Once/Sony/ATV Songs LLC
- Contains excerpts from "Dawn of the Iconoclast" written by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry and published by Momentum Music Ltd. C/o BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP); Beggars Banquet Music Ltd. (PRS) used by permission. All rights reserved
- Rick Ross appears courtesy of Epic Records.
Personnel
- Fergie Duhamel – vocals, songwriting, vocal production
- Lisa Gerrard – songwriting
- Brendan Perry – songwriting
- William Roberts – guest vocals, songwriting
- Young Yonny – production
- JP Did This – production
- Donut – co-production
- Venus Brown – mixing, additional vocal producer
- Stevie Mackey – vocal production
- Patrizio Pigliapoco – mixing
- Alex Williams – engineering
- Mark Christiansan – mastering
Credits adapted from Double Dutchess liner notes.[5]
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| United States | August 25, 2017 | Digital download | Dutchess Music |
References
edit- ^ a b Wass, Mike (August 25, 2017). "Fergie Drops "Hungry" Video Feat. Rick Ross, Confirms Visual Album". Idolator.
- ^ a b Joshi, Tara (September 24, 2017). "Fergie: Double Dutchess review – gloriously confident". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
opener Hungry is all sassy delivery and theatrical production that prove Fergie an unstoppable force of hip-hop-infused pop
- ^ Wiederhorn, Jon (August 25, 2017). "Fergie Drops Two New Songs, Announces 'Double Dutchess' Release Date". radio.com. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- ^ Roth, Madeline (June 10, 2016). "Don't Watch Fergie's New Video If You're Afraid Of Spiders Or Snakes". MTV. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016.
- ^ Double Dutchess liner notes [CD] (2017).