Iffy (song)

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"Iffy"
Iffy Chris Brown.jpg
Single by Chris Brown
from the album Breezy
ReleasedJanuary 14, 2022
Genre R&B [1]
Length2:53 [2]
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Chris Brown singles chronology
"Goodbye"
(2021)
"Iffy"
(2022)
"WE (Warm Embrace)"
(2022)
Music video
"Iffy" on YouTube

"Iffy" is a song by American singer Chris Brown, released by RCA Records as the lead single from his 10th album Breezy on January 14, 2022. [3]

Contents

Background

On the first day of 2022, Brown announced that "Iffy" would be released as the lead single from his upcoming tenth studio album Breezy, posting a teaser clip on Instagram with the caption "Breezy Season Coming! 2022 New Era Unlocked". [4] The song ended up being included as the album's bonus track on the standard edition. [5]

Content

A press release explained that the song's lyrics contain "Brown boasting about his cars and money". [6] According to British radio station Capital Xtra , lyrically the song has Brown "discussing cars, jewellery, and other lavish items". [7] [8]

Music video

An accompanying music video was released on January 14, 2022, and directed by Joseph Kahn. The video was described by Trent Clark of HipHopDX as taking place in a "Fast & Furious–type drag racing underworld". [9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Iffy"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [10] 148
South Africa (TOSAC) [11] 73
UK Singles (OCC) [12] 75
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [13] 38
US Billboard Hot 100 [14] 71
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [15] 25
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay ( Billboard ) [16] 12
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [17] 3

Year-end charts

2022 year-end chart performance for "Iffy"
Chart (2022)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [18] 94
US Rhythmic (Billboard) [19] 26

Release history

"Iffy" release history
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJanuary 18, 2022 Rhythmic contemporary radio RCA [20]
Urban contemporary radio [21]

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