M.I.A.

"Bad Girls"

BY Alex HudsonPublished Jan 30, 2012

M.I.A. hasn't released an album since 2010's iffy ///Y/, but that may soon change as she has just released a new single in advance of a forthcoming LP.

The new song is called "Bad Girls," and it's a reworked version of a track that appeared on her Vicki Leekx mixtape. This Danja-produced number favours repetitive chants over melody, and you can check this worldbeat-inspired tune over at Pitchfork.

This song will be officially released as a single tomorrow (January 31) via Interscope Records, and a video from director Romain Gavras is due on Friday (February 3). M.I.A. is currently working on her new as-yet-untitled album, which is expected to arrive this summer.

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