Femininomenon

Album: The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (2023)
Charted: 66
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Songfacts®:

  • "Femininomenon" plunges us headlong into the digital age's messy tangle of relationships. Chappell Roan sings of a promising online connection that takes a nosedive when she suggests meeting up for coffee.
  • The pre-chorus and chorus cheekily allude to a rather common shortcoming of men - they can't bring Roan to climax. It's a refreshing candor that feels both daring and downright relatable.

    On Reddit, Roan was even more forthright: "Ummm no man could literally get me off (still the case)," she proclaimed.
  • Roan and her co-writer Dan Nigro concocted the word "Femininomenon" by mashing up "feminine" and "phenomenon." The singer explained to Capital Buzz that she made up the word because it was "a phenomenon if sleeping with a man was better than sleeping with a girl."
  • "Femininomenon" is the opening track of Chappell Roan's debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. Crafted alongside Dan Nigro, who's known for working with the likes of Olivia Rodrigo and Conan Gray, the album is a heartfelt exploration of identity, love, and the complexities of growing up in the Midwest.

    "It is the storyline of a girl who moved from a small conservative town to a city and had an awakening of this world she never knew existed," the singer told Teen Vogue. "Which includes queerness, which includes heartbreak, which includes falling in love, which includes the city and clubs, and it's the world of Chappell Roan."
  • Critics lauded Midwest Princess for its bold, innovative, and emotionally charged nature. It found its way onto multiple year-end best albums lists for 2023.

    Though it wasn't an instant commercial juggernaut, the album gradually gained a cult following. Its commercial breakthrough came with the success of Roan's single "Good Luck, Babe!."

    By June 2024, Midwest Princess was scaling the worldwide charts. Subsequently, several of its tracks, including "Hot To Go!," "Red Wine Supernova," and "Pink Pony Club," debuted on the Billboard Hot 100.
  • "Femininomenon" entered the Hot 100 after featuring in a promotional TikTok from Kamala Harris' official account days after she emerged as the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination.

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