Iron (Woodkid song)

"Iron"
Single by Woodkid
from the album The Golden Age
Released	March 28, 2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	Baroque pop, neofolk, experimental
Length	3:22
Label	Green United, Island, Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Yoann Lemoine
Producer(s)	Gustave Rudman (arrangement)
Woodkid singles chronology
"Iron" (2011) "Run Boy Run" (2012)
Music video
"Iron" on YouTube

"Iron" is the debut single by Woodkid from his album The Golden Age which was released in 2013. It was written by Yoann Lemoine with arrangements by Gustave Rudman. The single was released on March 28, 2011. The song gained popularity after being used in a trailer for Assassin's Creed: Revelations. It was also sampled in Kendrick Lamar's "The Spiteful Chant" on his 2011 album section.80.

On 5 October 2021, a newer arrangement of Iron, titled Iron 2021, was released in conjunction with the original song's 10th anniversary.[1][2]

Track list

Iron single (promo)

1. "Iron" (album version) (3:22)

Iron EP

1. "Iron" (Single Version) (3:12)
2. "Brooklyn" (3:33)
3. "Baltimore's Fireflies" (4:10)
4. "Wasteland" (3:13)
5. "Iron" (Remix By Mystery Jets) (4:29)
6. "Iron" (Remix By Gucci Vump) (5:37)

Charts

Chart (2011-2014)	Peak position
Ultratop 40 Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[3]	21
SNEP French Singles Chart	29
UK Singles Chart	94

Music video

The music video, starring the fashion models Agyness Deyn,[4] Matvey Lykov,[5] Willy Cartier[6] and Ross Tanner,[6] was directed by Yoann Lemoine himself.[7] It was awarded "Best Music Video" at the Namur Film Festival 2011,[4][8] "Best Art Direction" and Best Cinematography at the Antville Music Video Awards 2011,[9] and won the Grand Prix at the Protoclip International Music Video Festival 2011.[4] It was nominated for "Best Cinematography" ,[4] for "Best Music Video" at the Camerimage International Film Festival 2011[10] and for "Best International Pop Video", "Best Styling in a Video" and "Best Visual Effects in a Video" at the UK Music Video Awards.[11]

References

1. "Release "Iron 2021" by Woodkid - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
2. Iron 2021, 2021-10-05, retrieved 2021-10-09
3. Ultratop 40: Woodkid - "Iron" page (Belgium, Wallonia charts)
4. "Woodkid brings his majestic, orchestral live show to NYC, SF and LA | Force Field PR". Force Field. 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
5. "Клип дня: Woodkid — I Love You". Esquire Magazine Russia (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-08-09.
6. "WOODKID - IRON". Fucking Young!. 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
7. "Woodkid's The Golden Age — An Analysis of an Audiovisual Experience". Medium. 2017-12-12. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
8. "Releases w/c 21/05/12". Believe. 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
9. "Antville Video Music Awards 2011 - the winners | News | Promonews". Promonews. 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
10. "MUSIC VIDEOS COMPETITION LINE-UP ANNOUNCED – EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2020". Camerimge News Poland. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
11. "Uk Music Video Awards 2011". French Charts News. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 2020-08-09.