"Fancy" is a song by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea featuring British singer Charli XCX, taken from the former's debut studio album, The New Classic (2014).

The visuals are inspired by the 1995 American comedy film Clueless, with Azalea playing Beverly Hills socialite Cher Horowitz and XCX as Tai Frasier.

"Fancy" is a three-minute and 19-second electro-hop, electropop, and pop rap song,[5][6] which was written by Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX.

The song was also composed and co-produced by the Invisible Men (Jason Pebworth, George Astasio and Jon Shave) and the Arcade (Kurtis Mckenzie).

[12] On 5 February 2014, Azalea announced that she would be releasing a new single titled "Fancy", featuring English singer-songwriter Charli XCX, later that week.

[citation needed] On 17 February 2014, the song was serviced to urban contemporary radio in the United Kingdom as the album's fourth single.

Brad Stern of MTV Buzzworthy remarked, "Not since Fergie's 'Glamorous' has there been such a spectacularly sass-filled ode to the glam life," praising their chemistry, calling it "a match made in heaven that we never would've expected.

"[15] Chris Tomas of Hip Hop Wired wrote that the song "could be the hit record Iggy Azalea has been looking for," noting that "Charli XCX also provides a very potent chorus that women will be chanting in their clubs, cars, and the like.

[19] Jamie Parmenter of Renowned for Sound noted that the song showed the influence of Missy Elliott, and that "Iggy is almost playing a character or parody of herself like Eminem is renowned for," praising Charli XCX for "nicely breaking up the song, sounding like an edgy Gwen Stefani, matching with Iggy's rebel style.

However, Lamb also stated that the entire song seemed "a bit too recycled" and had a "tiresome obsession with material culture delivered with a straight face.

[citation needed] In the United States, "Fancy" has peaked at number one, becoming Azalea's first song to chart on the top of the Billboard Hot 100.

With this achievement, Azalea became only the sixth artist to occupy the top two position and the first to do so since Taylor Swift with the singles "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and "Ronan" in 2012.

[55] On 23 December 2014, it was certified Triple Platinum in Canada after peaking at number one on the Canadian Hot 100,[56] with 346,000 copies sold digitally throughout 2014.

[57] According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), "Fancy" achieved combined sales and track-equivalent streams of 9.1 million units in 2014, ranking as the seventh best-selling single of the year.

[58] Directed by Director X, the visuals are inspired by the famous 1990s coming-of-age comedy film Clueless, with Azalea playing Beverly Hills socialite Cher Horowitz and XCX as Tai Frasier.

The cast also includes a redheaded rival filling in as Amber, and the brief character appearance of Dionne and Murray lookalikes, with Troy Bronson portraying Elton Tiscia, in a remake of the cult classic originally starring Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Elisa Donovan, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd, and Jeremy Sisto.

[66] The video opens with Azalea in her wardrobe finding the perfect outfit for a speech at school, using a tablet computer, similar to the protagonist of Clueless Cher Horowitz.

After a scene with some cheerleaders, the video moves to the schoolyard; there, Charli XCX and Azalea are sitting at a table, with the former singing the hook.

[citation needed] Chanel Parks of The Huffington Post wrote: "While it might be a little, dare we say it, sacrilegious to replicate this cult classic – we were wondering when there was going to be a music video homage to our favorite movie of all time.

"[67] Brent Taalur Ramsey of Paste magazine praised the video, writing that "Azalea combined a quintessential 90s culture moment with her hip-hop vibes [...] this young Aussie brought it all together with some major beats and classic outfits—a sound and look that will be totally trending in the music world of 2014.

The nostalgia trip probably fueled a lot of the popularity of "Fancy," but don't get it twisted: Azalea is a star, and all she needed was the right role to convince the world that was true.

[81] American rock band the Killers covered "Fancy" during their headlining show in Montreal on 10 July 2014, as an intro to one of their original songs.

[88] On 7 July 2014, host Jimmy Fallon covered the song in the manner and appearance of Neil Young on The Tonight Show, backed up by the real Crosby, Stills and Nash.

[90] On 28 April 2014, Jimmy Fallon lip-synched the song in a "Lip Sync Battle" against actress Emma Stone on The Tonight Show.

[93] Jazz fusion and funk band the New Mastersounds featured a reggae cover of the song on their 2015 album Made for Pleasure.

[97] On 7 August 2014, English band Rizzle Kicks did a mashup of the song with Ed Sheeran's "Sing" on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.

[109] On 22 April 2014, the pair recreated the Clueless-inspired video once again during another televised live performance on Good Morning America for the release of Azalea's debut album The New Classic.

[113][114] On 8 August 2014, Azalea performed "Fancy" on The Today Show as part of the Toyota concert series in Rockefeller Center, New York City.

The track was included on Azalea's medley performances on Saturday Night Live on 25 October 2014,[116] and at the 2014 American Music Awards on 23 November 2014, with XCX joining her on stage for the latter.