One Woman Army (Porcelain Black song)

"One Woman Army"
Single by Porcelain Black
Released March 5, 2014 (2014-03-05)[1]
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014
Genre
Length 3:36
Label RedOne Records
Writer(s)
Producer(s) RedOne
Porcelain Black chronology
"Naughty Naughty"
(2011)		 "One Woman Army"
(2014)
Music video
"One Woman Army" on YouTube

"One Woman Army" is a 2014 pop rock song by American recording artist Porcelain Black. The song was set to appear on her debut album Mannequin Factory, though the album has since been cancelled. It was produced by the artist's long-time collaborator RedOne. "One Woman Army" was released as a single on the iTunes Store on 5 March 2014 in France. An EP containing three remixes of "One Woman Army" was released on through iTunes on 8 April 2014. Containing rapping, "One Woman Army" follows the verse - refrain structure common in pop music, and has been attributed to many different musical genres, including pop rock, emo pop, and electro.

"One Woman Army" peaked at 14 on the French Singles Chart, and topped the country's iTunes chart, becoming her first number-one hit. The song was also a top-forty hit in Belgium and Spain. Critics praised the song. The song was featured as Popjustice's "Big Song" and "Song of the Week". After the song's success in France, Porcelain Black performed it on the popular radio station NRJ as well as the Fête de la Musique on the French channel France 2 in June 2014.

Background and release

"One Woman Army" was released on her official YouTube channel on March 5, 2014.[3] An EP containing three remixes of "One Woman Army" was released through iTunes on April 8, 2014.[4] During the summer of 2013, Porcelain Black performed a private gig in West Hollywood, featuring all new material. Of the songs performed, "Rich Boi" and "Mama Forgive Me" received critical commentary.[5][6] Several months later, 2101 Records released five songs in five weeks, following 8 August 2013.[5] "Mama Forgive Me" was the first released.[5] Her long anticipated debut album is expected to be released after the five week promotional period, with two brand new singles preceding it.[5] After "Mama Forgive Me", Porcelain performed three new songs, whose titles were: "Pretty Little Psycho", "Rich Boi", and "One Woman Army" respectively.[7][8] Popjustice hosted the songs "Rich Boi" and "One Woman Army" as their weekly Big Songs.[6][7]

Composition
"One Woman Army"
"One Woman Army" features a wide-range of musical styles and genres. This sample of the song showcases the verse–chorus form, the catchy "oh la la" earworm, and rapping. Typically constructing songs in the electropop genre popular in the 2010s, "One Woman Army" demonstrates Porcelain Black's foray into the hip hop genre, which spawned additional songs like "DNA", "Jump Rope", and "Too Much of Not Enough".[7][9]
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"One Woman Army" is a electropop[9] and pop rock[10] song with elements of hip hop,[6] emo pop,[9] and electro.[9] Stylistically in vein with Porcelain Black's unique blend of pop music and rock music, the song features the artist rapping in the verses.[7] In the chorus of the song, Porcelain Black sings: "I'm on the battlefield like oh my god / knocking soldiers down like house of cards", followed by an "oh la la" ear worm.[7][9] Typical for mainstream music released in the past decade, the song follows a verse-chorus formula.[9]

Critical reception

Overall, "One Woman Army" received positive reviews from music journalists. Calling the chorus "powerful", French critics compared the song to works produced by Nicki Minaj, Lady Gaga, and Natalia Kills.[10] In another review, Popjustice writer Peter Robinson commented on Porcelain Black's performance of "One Woman Army" at a private Hollywood show.[7] Stylistically in vein with Porcelain Black's pop rock genre hybrid, "One Woman Army" contains rapping, which Robinson said was "completely ridiculous and we love it."[7] Blogging "What a chorus!", he called attention to the refrain, saying "...haven't we all at some point in our lives been on a battlefield like 'oh my God'?"[7] Pure People called the song "thunderous" and "radio-friendly".[9] Music-reporting website Idolator called the song "surprisingly great".[11]

Chart performance

Porcelain Black, in June 2014, made sales in France, reaching number 3 on the iTunes chart,[10] before crowing the chart at number 1,.[9] On the French Singles Chart, "One Woman Army" peaked at number 14, peaking at number 42 on the Belgian singles chart, Ultratop. In Spain, the song reached 24 on the airplay charts.

Music video

Following the song's release, Black released a lyric video on March 12, 2014.[12] Two music videos were filmed for the song, the first one being directed by Roberto de Angelis and shot in Almería[13] and the second one being directed by Hype Williams,[14] but neither of them were released.

Live performances

"One Woman Army" was performed at French radio station NRJ on 4 June 2014.[10][15] She also performed the song on the Fête de la Musique on the French channel France 2 on 21 June 2014.[9] Sporting an all-black costume and flanked by backup dancers, the performance was said by Pure People to "impress".[9]

Track listings

  1. "One Woman Army" - 3:36
  1. "One Woman Army" (Alvita Remix) - 5:06
  2. "One Woman Army" (Deparis Remix) - 4:12
  3. "One Woman Army" (Rush Remix) - 4:19

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[18] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[19] 42
Spain (Airplay Chart) (PROMUSICAE)[20] 24

Release date

Country Date Format Label Ref
France March 5, 2014 Digital download 2101 Records, Universal Republic Records [21]
United States

References

  1. ↑ "Porcelain Black - One Woman Army single". iTunes. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  2. ↑ BMI | Repertoire Search
  3. ↑ Caputo, Ashley. "A NEW KIND OF ROCK AND ROLL: Porcelain Black". Z!nk Magazine. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "One Woman Army (The Remixes) - Single". Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Callwood, Brett. "City Slang: Introducing Porcelain Black". Metro Times. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 Robinson, Peter (4 June 2013). "Big Song: Porcelain Black – 'Little Rich Boy'". Popjustice. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Robinson, Peter (5 September 2013). "Big Song: Porcelain Black – 'One Woman Army'". Popjustice. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  8. ↑ Hine, Sam (23 August 2013). "The studio version of Porcelain Black’s ‘Rich Boi’ is now online". Popjustice. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Porcelain Black: La sensation qui monte électrise la Fête de la Musique". Pure People (in French). Montpellier, France: PureMédias. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 4 ""One Woman Army" : Porcelain Black et RedOne enflamment la France". PureMédias (in French). 11 June 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  11. ↑ Wass, Mike (24 September 2013). "Porcelain Black Has A New Song With Deadmau5, So Why Is He Beefing With Her On Facebook?". Idolator. Spin Media. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttjdyPAkNUA
  13. ↑ http://los40.com/los40/2014/05/12/musica/1399898033_233230.html
  14. ↑ http://instagram.com/p/oErKdviDwg/?modal=true
  15. ↑ "Porcelain Black "One Woman Army" live sur NRJ" (in French). Paris, France: NRJ. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "iTunes - Music - One Woman Army - Single by Porcelain Black". Itunes.apple.com. 2014-03-05.
  17. ↑ "iTunes - Music - One Woman Army Remixes - Single by Porcelain Black". Itunes.apple.com. 2012-02-21. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  18. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Porcelain Black – One Woman Army" (in French). Les classement single.
  19. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Porcelain Black – One Woman Army" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  20. ↑ "PROMUSICAE - Hit Singles - 2014" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España.
  21. ↑ "iTunes - Musik - One Woman Army - Single av Porcelain Black". Itunes.apple.com.
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