Femininomenon

Femininomenon
General information
Released	August 12, 2022 (Single) September 22, 2023 (Album)
Recorded	2022
From	The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Genre	Alternative pop
Length	3:40
Credits
Artist	Chappell Roan
Writer(s)	Daniel Nigro, Roan
Producer(s)	Nigro, Mike Wise
Label	Amusement Records, Island Records
Singles chronology
Previous	"My Kink Is Karma"
Current	"Femininomenon"
Next	"Casual"
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess track list
"Femininomenon"
"Red Wine Supernova"

"Femininomenon" is a song by American singer-songwriter Chappell Roan. It was released on August 12, 2022 and later became the fifth single and opening track off of Roan's debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. The track was initially released independently following Roan's departure from Atlantic Records and was later re-released through Amusement Records and Island Records.

Background

After being dropped by Atlantic Records in August 2020, Roan briefly moved back to Missouri to work on her music independently while working in a drive-through. In 2022, she moved back to Los Angeles to continue working on her music while working a series of odd jobs, including as a production assistant and working in a donut shop. She then earned a publishing deal with Sony, and released a string of independent singles, "Naked In Manhattan" and "My Kink Is Karma". "Femininomenon" was announced as Roan's third independent single on July 21, 2022 and released on August 12. Before her debut album “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” was properly named, It was also to be named “Femininomenon”

“

We just kind of obviously made the word up. But it was about like how it’s a phenomenon if like sleeping with a man is better than sleeping with a girl. So I was like, 'It’s a phenomenon, but it’s also feminine.' And so we just kind of mushed it together.

”

Critical Reception

Earmilk described the song as "so fun and loud but so intricate" and noted that it was different from Roan's past releases. A1234 gave the song a positive review and said the track "is one of Roan’s best tracks to date".

Composition

Musically, "Femininomenon" is a Alt-Pop track with influences of Dance-Pop. It's composed in the key of C Minor and has a tempo of 125 beats per minute.

Photoshoot

A photoshoot by Ryan Clemens was conducted for the song.

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Behind The Scenes

Commercial Release

Femininomenon - Single

	Label(s): KRA International Inc. Format(s): Digital Released: August 12, 2022 Photography: Ryan Clemens Design: Unknown

#	Name	Length
1.	"Femininomenon"	3:40

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Same old story, time again
Got so close but then you lost it
Should've listened to your friends
'Bout his girlfriend back in Boston
You sent him pictures and playlists and phone sex
He disappeared from the second that you said
"Let's get coffee, let's meet up"
I'm so sick of online love
And I don't understand
Why can't any man

[Pre-Chorus]
Hit it like, get it hot
Make a bitch, it's a fem
Hit it like, get it hot
Make a bitch, it's a—
Um, can you play a song with a fucking beat?

[Chorus]
(Hit it like) Hit it like rom-pom-pom-pom
(Get it hot) Get it hot like Papa John
(Make a bitch) Make a bitch go on and on
(It's a fem) It's a femininomenon
(Hit it like) Hit it like rom-pom-pom-pom
(Get it hot) Get it hot like Papa John
(Make a bitch) Make a bitch go on and on
(It's a fem) It's a femininomenon

[Verse 2]
So let's say it's working out
You pretend to love his mother
Lying to your friends about
How he's such a goddamn good lover
Stuck in the suburbs, you're folding his laundry
Got what you wanted, so stop feeling sorry
Crying at the nail salon
I'm so sick of online love
And I don't understand
Why can't any man

[Pre-Chorus]
Hit it like, get it hot
Make a bitch, it's a fem
Hit it like, get it hot
Make a bitch, it's a—
Dude, can you play a song with a fucking beat?

[Chorus]
(Hit it like) Hit it like rom-pom-pom-pom
(Get it hot) Get it hot like Papa John
(Make a bitch) Make a bitch go on and on
(It's a fem) It's a femininomenon
(Hit it like) Hit it like rom-pom-pom-pom
(Get it hot) Get it hot like Papa John
(Make a bitch) Make a bitch go on and on
(It's a fem) It's a femininomenon

[Bridge]
Ladies, you know what I mean
And you know what you need
And so does he
But does it happen? (No)
But does it happen? (No)
Well, what we really need is a femininomenon
(A what?) A femininomenon

[Pre-Chorus]
(Hit it like) Hit it like rom-pom-pom-pom
(Get it hot) Get it hot like Papa John
(Make a bitch) Make a bitch go on and on
(It's a fem) It's a femininomenon
(Hit it like) Hit it like rom-pom-pom-pom
(Get it hot) Get it hot like Papa John
(Make a bitch) Make a bitch go on and on
Did you hear me? Play the fucking beat

[Chorus]
Hit it like rom-pom-pom-pom
(Get it hot) Get it hot like Papa John
(Make a bitch) Make a bitch go on and on
(It's a fem) It's a femininomenon
(Hit it like) Hit it like rom-pom-pom-pom
(Get it hot) Get it hot like Papa John
(Make a bitch) Make a bitch go on and on
(It's a fem) It's a femininomenon

[Outro]
Hit it like, get it hot
Make a bitch, it's a fem (It's a femininomenon)
Hit it like, get it hot
Make a bitch, it's a fem, fem, fem, fem

Credits

Song

Personnel

• Chappell Roan — vocals, songwriting
• Daniel Nigro — production, background vocals, bass, engineering, guitar, programming, songwriting
• Mike Wise — engineer, additional production, programming
• Emily Williams — background vocals
• Paul Cartwright — strings
• Mitch McCarthy — mixing
• Randy Merrill — mastering

Technical

• Published by Daniel Leonard Nigro Music (ASCAP)