Gwen Stefani has teamed up with rapper Saweetie for a new version of her latest single Slow Clap.
Released as the second track from her forthcoming fifth solo album, the Slow Clap remix dropped Friday (April 9), along with an old-school music video directed by Sophie Muller.
Muller previously collaborated with Gwen on the videos for No Doubt’s iconic ballad Don’t Speak and solo track Wind It Up.
In her new verse, Saweetie declares: “My favorite position is CEO check the stats / Me and Gwen Stefani snatchin’ wigs on the track.”
The star also pays homage to Gwen’s hits Hollaback Girl and Rich Girl with the cheeky line: “I ain’t no Hollaback bitch / Now I got it, I ain’t gotta act rich.”
Gwen previously revealed the collaboration came about after she saw Saweetie jamming along to her song Luxurious from her 2004 album ‘Love. Angel. Music. Baby.’ on her Instagram Story.
“I saw on the internet that Saweetie had posted her listening to my song Luxurious, so then I wrote to the guy helping me find a feature, ‘Oh look, it’s in the air, Saweetie’s listening to my song’,” she told Variety.
“He said, ‘Oh, you want her to hop on your song?’ I said, ‘Sure!’ and then literally the next day she posts, ‘I’m going in to work with someone, here’s a clue: she’s iconic.’”
Saweetie laid down her verse the same day and Gwen chose to reshoot the Slow Clap video — most of which had already been filmed — in order to include her.
Gwen returned to the charts in December with Let Me Reintroduce Myself – the lead track from her fifth solo LP.
