Iguana (song)

"Iguana" was written by Inna and Cristina Maria Chiluiza, while production was solely handled by David Ciente; he also engineered the song, and Max Kissaru provided mixing and mastering. Originally, it was announced that "Iguana" would be released as Yo second single on 16 November 2018, but plans were scrapped; The digital release of "Iguana" followed on 30 November 2018 and was also conducted by Roc Nation (by Global Records in Romania), Musically, "Iguana" is club and salsa-influenced, and a more uptempo track than its predecessor "Ra" (2018), but extends Inna's change in direction introduced with the latter. It starts "gentle and rhythmically whilst Inna goes in hard with her lyrics" until the refrain is reached; there, club beats are introduced and the singer powerfully repeats the line "Sigo bailando sin ti" ("I keep dancing without you"). Billboard noted "deafening beats and introspective lyrics" during the track, and pointed out that although "'no reservations' seems to be [Inna's] mantra, [...] a velvety croon of desolation flows throughout the song." ==Reception==

Upon its release, "Iguana" was met with positive reviews from music critics. The staff of Cancan magazine praised the song's dance nature and Inna's energetic attitude, The latter also noted Inna's "most passionate vocals to date, truly meaning every single word." Commercially, "Iguana" debuted at number 91 on Romania's Airplay 100 chart for the week ending 24 November 2018, and rose 54 places to number 37 the next week, standing as the highest climber. It has since peaked at number four. ==Music video and promotion==

channel on 26 and 29 November 2018, respectively, with the music video being ultimately released on 30 November 2018. It had already been broadcast by Romanian TV channels for several days beforehand. Produced by Loops Production, Bogdan Păun was the video's director and Alexandru Mureșan was hired as the director of photography; Andra Manea performed make-up, Sorin Stratulat did hair styling and RDStyling brought the outfits used. Billboard pointed out that Inna showed an "all-around bold attitude" during the music video. For further promotion of "Iguana", the singer delivered a live performance of the track alongside performances of "Ra" and "Cola Song" (2014) at the 2018 Telehit Awards in Mexico City on 7 November 2018. Inna also appeared on Kiss FM to perform the single; Currinn of CelebMix spoke highly of her vocal performance, considering it superior to the studio track and writing that "she has literally managed to blow us away, [...] her vocal ability [is] definitely impressive and intricate, considering how technical this song is." In May 2019, Inna performed "Iguana" on Românii au talent. In October 2019, Sorana Darclee impersonated the singer and sang the track for Romanian reality talent show Te cunosc de undeva!. ==Credits and personnel==

Credits adapted from YouTube. • Inna – lead vocals, songwriter • Cristina Maria Chiluiza – songwriter • David Ciente – producer, engineer • Max Kissaru – mixing and mastering ==Track listing==

• Digital download • "Iguana" – 2:41 == Charts ==

Weekly charts Year-end charts ==Release history==