Gardenia (Iggy Pop song) explained

Gardenia
Cover:Iggy Pop - Gardenia cover art.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Iggy Pop
Album:Post Pop Depression
B-Side:Sunday
Recorded:JanuaryMarch 2015 in California
Label:Loma Vista
Producer:Josh Homme
Prev Title:Waiting for the D Train
Prev Title2:I'm Going Away Smiling
Prev Year:2013
Next Title:Sunday
Next Year:2016

"Gardenia" is a song by American musician Iggy Pop. It was released as the lead single from his 17th studio album, Post Pop Depression (2016), on January 22, 2016. The song was premiered live on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on the day of the song's release.[1] The song received critical acclaim from music critics and peaked at number 136 on the French Singles Chart and number 26 on the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart.

Critical reception

Evan Minsker of Pitchfork awarded "Gardenia" the site's "Best New Track" tag, commenting that "'Gardenia' is partially hypnotic thanks to the dreamy, trembling guitar drone, which sounds like something off mbv. His voice, ever the weighty and authoritative instrument, is given space to exist on its own, which is important for his poetry here. He's always exuded this dual nature of being absolutely charming—smiling, genteel—but behind those kind eyes is the former junkie slimeball that rolled around in glass. Both personalities are key to this song."[2] Tom Breihan of Stereogum complimented the song and compared it to Pop's older works; "'Gardenia' has the same sort of mean, skeletal, machinelike groove that so many of those great old Iggy songs had."[3]

Track listing

Personnel

Personnel adapted from Post Pop Depression liner notes.[5]

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)42
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6] 26

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iggy Pop Debuts 'Gardenia'. YouTube. January 22, 2016. March 19, 2016.
  2. Web site: "Gardenia" by Iggy Pop . . January 25, 2016 . March 18, 2016 . Minsker, Evan.
  3. Web site: Iggy Pop – "Gardenia" (Feat. Josh Homme) . . January 22, 2016 . March 18, 2016.
  4. Web site: Iggy Pop – Gardenia / Sunday (CD) . . March 18, 2016.
  5. Post Pop Depression. Iggy Pop. 2016. album liner notes. Loma Vista Recordings.
  6. Iggy Pop Chart search . . March 18, 2016 . dead . https://archive.today/20240527192958/https://www.webcitation.org/6gNSXy9eI?url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts%3Ff%5B0%5D=ts_chart_artistname:Iggy%20Pop&f%5B1%5D=ss_bb_type:chart_item&type=2&artist=Iggy%20Pop . May 27, 2024 .