NEW ORLEANS

NEW ORLEANS is the first track from the 2018 BROCKHAMPTON album iridescence. It features Jaden Smith, who previously appeared in the group's "LET'S GET MARRIED" video.

The song features vocals from every vocalist in the group. It is followed by "THUG LIFE", an outro for the song. A music video for the song was released on September 27, 2018.

Background
On March 28, 2018, Kevin Abstract posted an image of a text conversation with Jaden Smith, including a text implying that Jaden is an unofficial member of the group.

Jaden Smith later appeared in the "LET'S GET MARRIED" snippet posted later that month.

The group also ran a Things We Lost In The Fire Radio, which ran during July 2018 and released the singles "1999 WILDFIRE", "1998 TRUMAN", and "1997 DIANA."

Ahead of the album's release, he tweeted that the album sounded like Lil Wayne's 2005 album Tha Carter II. A fan tweeted a response asking for a track to sound like "Fireman" from that album, and Kevin responded saying that it was the "first track on the new album."

Song
As with the opening tracks in the SATURATION trilogy, this track was energetic. Kevin Abstract's chorus notably speaks about the group's rise to stardom.

The song smoothly transitions into "THUG LIFE."

Music video
The music video was shot at the Sydney screening of The Longest Summer In America on September 27. A deleted tweet by Kevin Doan asked the audience to wear black t-shirts to the event. The video itself features each vocalist (excluding Jaden Smith) performing their verses while they moshed with fans.

"THUG LIFE"
A music video for following track "THUG LIFE", which is a continuation of this track alone, was posted on the group's twitter. As with the song itself, the video continues from where "NEW ORLEANS" left off.

Personnel
Credits from Wikipedia.

Writing credits

 * Dominique Simpson
 * Ian Simpson
 * Ciaran McDonald
 * Matthew Champion
 * Russell Boring
 * William Wood
 * Romil Hemnani
 * Jabari Manwaring

Technical

 * Russell Boring (mixing)
 * Matt Mysko (mixing assistance, recording)
 * Andy Maxwell (mixing, mixing assistance, recording)
 * Romil Hemnani (mixing assistance, recording)
 * Chris Parker (recording assistance)
 * Mike Bozzi (mastering)

Trivia

 * This track features vocals from each vocalist in the group.
 * The previous case was "BLEACH", which included vocals from ex-member Ameer Vann.