"Mo Bounce" is a song recorded by Australian rapper

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. It was released on 23 March 2017 and it debuted on

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's Beats 1 radio show. It was produced by The Stereotypes and

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. The song was teased from the beginning of the month of March with various pictures posted on her social networks, some of them being GIFs. The song was originally released as a second single from her then-forthcoming second studio album, then titled ''Digital Distortion'', before being shelved and the album being scrapped.

Critical reception

'' Billboard'' commented that "the upbeat tempo and the fun and loud lyrics mirror the happier-sounding track and perhaps her ggy'slife right now." Claire Lobenfeld from '' Fact'' gave a negative review, calling the song "a blog house revival nightmare." According to Hardeep Phull from ''

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'', the song is "the best thing the 26-year-old has released since her glory days of 2014" and "ultra-catchy", also pointing out "it's the strong comeback she desperately needs." "Mo Bounce" was among the Stereotypes's recognized body of work that secured their

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nomination at the

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'' magazine ranked it as the fifth worst song of 2017, saying "the repetitive 'bounce, bounce, bounce' chorus was actually a respite" from Azalea's lyrics.

Music video

The music video was shot in

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by director Lil Internet in late February. On 20 March 2017,

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announced the video would also be premiering on 24 March. On March 21, Iggy Azalea posted a series of GIFs on her

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profile from the music video as she partnered with

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to release a promotional set. There are multiple instances where young women are

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, as well as Iggy doing so. On March 22, Vevo released a 20-second video promoting Iggy Azalea's single. The official music video was released on 24 March 2017 on

. In June 2018, the music video has received 60 million views on YouTube.

Track listing

*Digital download (Explicit version) #"Mo Bounce" – 3.42 *Digital download (Clean version) #"Mo Bounce" – 3:42 *Digital download (Remixes EP) #"Mo Bounce" (Deadly Zoo Remix) – 3:20 #"Mo Bounce" (Eden Prince Remix) – 3:02 #"Mo Bounce" (Dirtcaps Remix) – 3:38

Charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{authority control 2017 songs 2017 singles Def Jam Recordings singles Iggy Azalea songs Song recordings produced by the Stereotypes Songs written by Iggy Azalea Songs written by Jonathan Yip Songs written by Ray Romulus Songs written by Jeremy Reeves Songs written by Ray Charles McCullough II Songs written by Verse Simmonds