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| Released | October 11, 2019 | |||
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| Length | 2:08 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Jeff Gitelman | |||
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"Joanna" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter JoJo, released on October 11, 2019 by Clover Music and Warner Bros. Records. [3] The song marks her first original release since the creation of Clover Music and the singer signing to Warner Bros. Records. [1]
Following the release of her third studio album Mad Love , JoJo announced the creation of her record label imprint, Clover Music, in a joint deal with Interscope. [4] It later moved to Warner Bros. Records. [5] "Joanna" is the singer's first original release under the label. [1]
On December 21, 2018 JoJo's first two studio albums were re-released with re-recorded vocals and slightly reworked production in order to coincide with the singer's 28th birthday. [6] [7] The albums were re-recorded due to Blackground Records' removing of both of the records from all music platforms following the singer's disputes with the label. [8] [9] [10] Work on the singer's fourth studio album began shortly after the re-releases. [11] "Joanna" was announced the day prior to its release. [12]
"Joanna" was written by JoJo, Natalie Dunn, Rebekah Muhammad, and Jeff Gitelman, the latter of whom produced the track. [13] Musically, "Joanna" has been described as a freestyle [1] and R&B [2] ballad with "raw" and "stripped-down" instrumentation led by a "bluesy" guitar riff. [2] [14] [3] The musical arrangement of the song was compared to the songs found on the singer's previous mixtapes. [15] The lyrical content of "Joanna" centers around the comments of haters, music critics, and fans. Singing in the third person, [1] singer mocks the opinions of others in the lyrics "Where did your acting career go? / You were supposed to be somebody / You were supposed to make more money". [14] "Joanna" has also been interpreted as a response to cancel culture. [14]
Madeline Roth, writing for MTV , called the single a "clever, confident response to cancel culture". [14] Allison Stubblebine of Nylon wrote the song "addresses all the negativity that has been thrown [JoJo's] way regarding her career". [1] Mike Wass, writing for Idolator referred to the song as a "hard-hitting track" and a "tantalizing first glimpse of the 'When Love Hurts' hitmaker’s new era". [15] Clare Palo of Vulture referred to the lyrics as "so raw that it seemed almost necessary to start out with a brutally honest take for her never 'Too Little, Too Late' comeback". [3]
A music video was released alongside the single. [16] The video, directed by Se Oh, features hoards of fans rushing past the singer towards an unknown celebrity's car in front of a theater. The singer winks at the camera during the video's conclusion to indicate the release of new music. [16]
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| US R&B Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [17] | 14 |
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