At an exclusive fan listening event in
Berlin in July 2025,
Tyla unveiled two songs, "
Dynamite" and "Chanel". Both were originally intended for inclusion on her second
extended play (EP),
WWP, which was described by Tyla during an interview with
Variety in August 2025, as "a bridge to the album". The EP was released on 25 July 2025, and featured "Dynamite" as a collaboration with
Wizkid, but did not include "Chanel". During her set at the
Global Citizen Festival on 27 September 2025, in
Central Park, New York, Tyla once again shared a preview of the song with its music video. On 15 October 2025, Tyla announced on social media that "Chanel" would be released as a
single on 24 October 2025, and shared a pre-save link. and features Tyla wearing vintage
Chanel clothing from the "early 1990s to the mid-2010s", styled by Ron Hartleben.
Controversy After the song's release, American rapper
Yung Miami, formerly of
City Girls, took to
X (formerly Twitter) to accuse Tyla of stealing her song. She stated: "This girl really ran off with my song, and I don't know how to feel about it. Mind you, I played this song for her", accompanied by thinking emojis, before adding, "I'm confused!". Fans commented that Yung Miami had delayed releasing her own version of the song, to which she responded, "Don't matter it's my mf song!!!" She also mentioned that she had played the track for Tyla. Tyla did not respond to the claims through a public response on social media or through her representatives. ==Composition==