Boss Bitch — Doja Cat
Written with Ashnikko for the Birds of Prey soundtrack, Doja Cat’s two-minute single reached the UK top 30 and went double platinum in the US.
- Released by Atlantic on 23 January 2020 as the third single from the Birds of Prey soundtrack.
- Written by Doja Cat, Ashnikko, Sky Adams and Imad Royal; produced by Adams and Royal.
- No. 24 in the UK, No. 8 in Ireland; certified double platinum in the US.
“Boss Bitch” runs for 2 minutes 14 seconds. Doja Cat recorded it for the soundtrack of Birds of Prey, and the uptempo single went on to platinum certifications in the US, the UK, Australia and France.
A soundtrack single
Atlantic released the track on 23 January 2020 as the third single from the soundtrack of Birds of Prey, the Harley Quinn film released that year. Warner sent it to Italian radio on 31 January.
Who made it
Doja Cat wrote the song with Ashnikko (Ashton Casey) and its producers, Sky Adams and Imad Royal. Manny Marroquin mixed it at Larrabee Sound Studios in North Hollywood, and Emerson Mancini mastered it. Reviewers filed it under electropop, electro hop and pop rap: a fast track built on synths and cowbells, with lyrics aimed squarely at her critics.
Video and charts
Jack Begert directed the video, released the same day as the single. It mixes unseen footage from the film with Doja Cat fighting enemies and dancing with Harley Quinn. The single peaked at No. 8 in Ireland, No. 17 in Australia, No. 24 in the UK and No. 27 in Canada. In the US it reached No. 47 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and No. 100 on the Billboard Hot 100. Certifications followed: double platinum in the US and New Zealand, platinum in the UK, Australia and France, and gold for streaming in Japan.
Reception and the dance floor
Critics liked it. In June 2020 Billboard ranked it No. 27 among the best songs of the year so far, and NME placed it No. 12 on its 2020 list. In a DJ set it works as a short, high-energy burst rather than a long blend. For other pop records built for the club, read about Kesha’s “We R Who We R” and David Guetta’s “Turn Me On” with Nicki Minaj.
FAQ
Which film is Boss Bitch from?
Birds of Prey (2020). It was the third single from the film’s soundtrack.
Who wrote and produced Boss Bitch?
Doja Cat wrote it with Ashnikko, Sky Adams and Imad Royal. Adams and Royal produced it.
How did Boss Bitch chart?
It reached No. 8 in Ireland, No. 17 in Australia, No. 24 in the UK and No. 100 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
