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• On which album does “Whip My Hair” appear?
• Genius is the world’s biggest collection of song lyrics and musical knowledge
• Willow and Tyler Cole's collaborative project The Anxiety
• Willow Smith used to regret her 2010 hit 'Whip My Hair.' Now, she embraces the song
• Willow Smith, 20, Shaves Her Head During Her Concert While Performing ‘Whip My Hair’ – Watch
• “Whip My Hair” by Willow

The song was also an overall commercial success, strongly appealing to adults as well. When Pearl Jam plays "Daughter" live, they usually extend the ending so Eddie Vedder can improvise, saying or singing whatever is on his mind. Jerry Cantrell used a talkbox to create the warbling vocal effect on the Alice in Chains song "Man In The Box." I only had one really terrible experience, which is ‘Whip My Hair’ (…) Just that the values of the people around me [at the time] should have been the opposite.

On which album does “Whip My Hair” appear?

By 2019, Willow was 18, more in tune with herself than ever, and ready to drop another album. The self-titled "Willow" drew inspiration from The Cocteau Twins and crop circles, and explores self-acceptance and growth for the newly-adult singer. "I wanted to bring in a psychedelic rock vibe to it while also bringing in those ambient harmonies — lots of harmonies — to really bring that divine, almost spiritual, energy to the music," Willow told Billboard. Later, Willow would release a full project with a similar sound called "Ardipithecus." Willow is the sole writer of 14 of the 15 tracks, and the sole producer of 10. Her brother Trey Smith, known professionally as AcE, also contributed to three of the songs. "I'm just a teeeeenagerrrrr," she croons, as she reflects on growing pains and adolescence.

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“Whip My Hair” is Willow’s debut single, released by Jay-Z’s record label Roc Nation. The song and its music video became an instant viral hit, which helped the song reached its #11 peak on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. As of 2011, the song has sold over 1,216,000 digital copies in the US. She collaborated on multiple chart topping singles, including PinkPantheress' "Where you are," Machine Gun Kelly's "emo girl" and Yungblud's "Memories". She even collabed with Camila Cabello and co-wrote a controversial book– all while working on her own album. As previously noted, Willow has a strong heavy music influence in her life thanks to her mom, Jada Pinkett Smith.

Willow and Tyler Cole's collaborative project The Anxiety

The proud mom unveiled her shaved head last week, sharing a photo of her new look, as she snuggled up to her daughter. "Willow made me do it because it was time to let go BUT … my 50's are bout to be Divinely lit with this shed," Jada, 49, wrote in the caption. "I feel like I was just shedding a lot of history and emotional baggage," Smith later explained on an episode of Red Table Talk.

As of this writing, the song is now certified Gold in Canada, New Zealand and the United States. In November, Willow Smith released the devotional meditation EP "RISE" with Jahnavi Harrison. Willow, in particular, has shown incredible vulnerability on the show. Most notably, the singer revealed that with the success of her first single came struggles with depression and self harm. "I definitely had to forgive you and daddy for that whole 'Whip My Hair' thing," Willow said to her mom in a 2018 episode (via NME).

Willow Smith used to regret her 2010 hit 'Whip My Hair.' Now, she embraces the song

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Willow only performs an acoustic version of the song during her shows. Seemingly making peace with the trials and tribulations that come with growing up in the spotlight, the 17-year-old Willow opened up to Girlgaze (via W Magazine) about how she felt like she had to become part of the machine. "You can't change your face. You can't change your parents," she said. The I Am Legend actress most recently convinced her mom Jada Pinkett Smith that bald is beautiful.

Barker lent his guitar skills to "t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l," while Lavigne hopped on the catchy "G R O W." "Just infinite gratitude to both of them," Smith told Nylon, "because they're honestly pop-punk royalty." In 2018 came "Red Table Talk," a Facebook Watch talk show starring Willow Smith, her mom, Jada Pinkett Smith, and her maternal grandmother, Adrienne Banfield Norris. In the series, the women cover a wide variety of topics ranging from the perils of fame to mental health and sexuality. "Red Table Talk" provides a platform for the women to speak openly and candidly, and more recently, has become a stage for celebs to address any personal drama.

Watch Willow Smith’s Official ‘Whip My Hair’ Video

"Just wanting to perform coping mechanism more and more and spread this wonderful, beautiful album that personally I feel like is some of my best work," she told SPIN when asked about her 2023 goals. "I just want everyone to hear it and I want to inspire people all around the world." Since then, she's realized "Whip My Hair" fits right in — at least thematically — with the the pop-punk songs that appear on her upcoming album, "Lately I Feel Everything," available July 16. And coming in second place would be another of her solo tracks, 2016’s “Wait a Minute!

“I realized that the content in my songs has always been centered around self-love and the universe and our humanity’s divine path, about expressing oneself and being unapologetic,” she explained. “I listened to ‘Whip My Hair’ not too long ago, after many years, and realized that it’s the same message. I’m not saying anything that’s against my values, and on top of that, I’m saying things that are in harmony with my values."

With five experimental albums of different genres under her belt and a sixth in the works, (not including her collaborative project with Tyler Cole, multiple stand-alone singles and four EPs...), Willow is a talented chameleon. Her latest record, "COPINGMECHANISM," has revealed an even edgier side of the singer, who has fully submerged herself into the pop/rock sphere. In mid-2021 another child born into an A list family, North West (daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West), made headlines performing the “whip my hair” dance to this song, as posted online by her mom.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Willow is the youngest of three children and has always gravitated towards the spotlight. In a 2007 chat with Collider, Will Smith revealed that Willow was inspired to act at just 6 years old after seeing her brother Jaden's first performance on the big screen. "I think a big part of it is probably Jaden. After 'The Pursuit of Happyness' and she saw what Jaden did, she thought, 'I want that.'" However, her father admits that despite the talent that runs in the family, Willow's charisma and confidence is all Willow. "You kind of don't work with Willow, you work for Willow," the Oscar winner joked.

In early 2012, Willow shocked the world when she chopped her hair off. "I had to recuperate it, and it got to the point that I didn't know what my natural hair looked like because I kept doing all this other stuff," she told Refinery29. The latter was harshly criticized for not being "age appropriate," as Willow, now 12, was seemingly singing about older boys and romantic relationships. "Just for clarity," Willow said on an episode of "The Queen Latifah Show," "the word fling means something that's short-lived." Willow Smith, known these days as simply Willow, has lived a life most of us could only dream of. At just 10 years old, she made her explosive musical debut with "Whip My Hair," and from there, she has only continued to grow and evolve as an artist.

But “Whip My Hair” still serves as the most-successful song she ever participated on. "Whip My Hair" is the debut single by American singer-songwriter Willow Smith, released in 2010 under the name Willow. The song was written by Ronald "Jukebox" Jackson and Janae Liann Ratliff, and produced by Ronald Jackson.[1] "Whip My Hair" peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.

As reported by Hyperallergic, viewers observed through glass as Cole and Willow went through the eight stages of anxiety, including PTSD, phobias, acceptance, and euphoria. Willow and Cole later released an EP under the band name THE ANXIETY and of the same title, which includes the viral track "Meet Me At Our Spot." Most importantly, this head-shaving moment doesn't seem at all like it's just about getting a haircut in a really unexpected way — that's due to the specific song choice. Willow Smith came into her own with her 2010 debut single "Whip My Hair." The daughter of Hollywood stars Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith was just 9 years old when she recorded the infectious R&B song, which encourages girls to whip their hair as they shake haters off.