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"Purge" is a song by American singer Willow featuring American singer Siiickbrain. It was released on April 1, 2022, through Roc Nation.

"Purge"
Single by Willow featuring Siiickbrain
Released	April 1, 2022 (2022-04-01)
Genre	Pop-punk rock
Length	2:37
Label	Roc Nation
Songwriter(s)	Willow Smith Siiickbrain
Producer(s)	No Love for the Middle Child
Willow singles chronology
"Emo Girl" (2022) "Purge" (2022) "psychofreak" (2022)
Siiickbrain singles chronology
"Moonlight" (2022) "Purge" (2022) "Break Me" (2022)

Background and release

In February 2022, Willow partnered with American singer and rapper Machine Gun Kelly, releasing "Emo Girl", a single from Kelly's album Mainstream Sellout.[1] "Purge" was released on April 1, through Roc Nation.[2]

Composition

"Purge" is a pop-punk[3] and rock[4] song which has been described as an aggressive, high-energy, "screamo-tinged" track. It reminded journalist Emily Zemler of the 2000s. Several publications noted that the song was Willow's most heavy song to date.[1][5]

Music video

The music video for "Purge", self-directed by Willow, was uploaded to YouTube a week prior to the song's release on other music streaming platforms.[4][5]

Synopsis

In the clip, the two artists move around a warehouse with low light levels. Willow applies a tattoo to the face of Siiickbrain.[6] The two sing and yell into each others' faces, and kiss in a car. After kissing, the duo destroys the car they were inside of using baseball bats.[4]

Reception

Zemler remarked that, though the clip was most likely filmed prior to the Will Smith–Chris Rock slapping incident, where the latter was slapped by the former, the clip felt like a "pointed statement" directed at Rock due to the two singers "showcas[ing their] shaven heads", as if it was meant to be a response to Rock's jokes about Jada Pinkett Smith's baldness.[1] Brenton Blanchet called the music video a "good time".[4]

Credits

Credits are adapted from Spotify.[7]

• Willow Smith – performer, songwriter
• Siiickbrain – performer, songwriter
• No Love for the Middle Child – producer

Release history

Release history and formats for "Purge"

Country	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Various	April 1, 2022	Music download streaming	Roc Nation MSFTS	[2]

References

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