Triggered (Freestyle)
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| Single by Jhené Aiko | ||||
| from the album Chilombo | ||||
| Released | May 8, 2019 | |||
| Length | 3:31 | |||
| Label | Def Jam | |||
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"Triggered (Freestyle)" is a song by American singer Jhené Aiko, released as a single on May 8, 2019, through Def Jam Recordings. Written by Aiko, Ross James. Maclean Robinson, Brian K. Warfield and Julian-Quán Việt Lê. The song is a freestyle rap about Aiko's conflicted feelings following a breakup, in which she sings: "Knew from the beginning, you'd ruin everything you do it every time, you are my enemy, you are no friend of mine." The song was interpreted as a diss track towards Aiko's ex-boyfriend Big Sean, with whom she formed the duo Twenty88, although she denied this, saying: "triggered is NOT a diss song. it is a moment of talking shit out of frustration and passion."
The song debuted at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 a week after its release, spending four weeks on the chart altogether. The song was also ranked at number 1 in Associated Press's 10 Best Songs of 2019 year-end list.