Yung Rapunxel

"Yung Rapunxel"
Frightening, dark image of a woman with mouth agape and her eyes replaced by said mouth; the hashtag "YUNGRAPUNXEL" at bottom
Single by Azealia Banks
from the album Broke with Expensive Taste
ReleasedApril 16, 2013 (2013-04-16)
Recorded2012
Genre
Length3:45 (single version)
4:00 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Azealia Banks
  • Kevin "SB" James
  • Premro Smith
  • Chadron Moore
Producer(s)Lil Internet[1]
Azealia Banks singles chronology
"Liquorice"
(2012) 		"Yung Rapunxel"
(2013) 		"Heavy Metal and Reflective"
(2014)
Music video
"Yung Rapunxel" on YouTube

"Yung Rapunxel" (stylized as #YUNGRAPUNXEL) is a song recorded by American singer/rapper Azealia Banks for her debut studio album titled Broke with Expensive Taste. Interscope Records released the song as the album's first single to mainstream radio on April 16, 2013. The track contains an interpolation of the song "No More Drama" by R&B singer Mary J. Blige. On March 11, 2013, the song was made available for online streaming via SoundCloud.[2][3] The song was performed by Banks during the Glastonbury Festival in June 2013.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference stoneroses was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Minsker, Evan and Laura Snapes (March 11, 2013). "Listen: Azealia Banks: "Yung Rapunxel"". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  3. ^ Corner, Lewis (March 11, 2013). "Azealia Banks unveils debut single 'Yung Rapunxel' - listen". Digital Spy. Retrieved March 11, 2013.