“Iconic” is about encouragement, self-confidence and that one does not have to do much to be “iconic”. It discusses not caring what other people think and pushing limits.
On September 23, 2018, Poppy posted a snippet of the song on her Instagram story. She confirmed the song title in a tweet saying...
[Intro]
You gotta be iconic
You gotta be iconic
[Verse 1]
You go wherever the danger goes
And you feel ready for anything (Uh)
Your heels are keeping you on your toes
And you won't stop at anything (Uh)
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't let them ever see you sweat
Go hard, baby, no regrets
Take it to the limit and then push it
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Don't let them ever see you sweat
Go hard, baby, no regrets
Take it to the limit and then push it
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
You don't have to be flawless
Put on a little polish
From the bedroom to the office
You gotta be iconic
In school, they never taught it
Don't worry, babe, I got you
If you really, really want it
You gotta be iconic (Iconic, iconic-conic)
[Verse 2]
Put on your mostest dramatic clothes
And you'll be ready for anything (Uh)
People might say you're a weirdo, might call you a freak (Freak)
If they do, just tell them you're in real good company (Uh)
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't let them ever see you sweat
Go hard, baby, no regrets
Take it to the limit and then push it
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Don't let them ever see you sweat
Go hard, baby, no regrets
Take it to the limit and then push it
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Chorus]
You don't have to be flawless
Put on a little polish
From the bedroom to the office
You gotta be iconic
In school, they never taught it
Don't worry, babe, I got you
If you really, really want it
You gotta be iconic (Iconic, iconic-conic)
[Bridge]
Iconic, iconic-conic
Iconic, iconic-conic
Iconic, iconic-conic
Iconic, iconic-conic (Iconic, iconic-conic)
[Chorus]
You don't have to be flawless
Put on a little polish
From the bedroom to the office
You gotta be iconic
In school, they never taught it
Don't worry, babe, I got you
If you really, really want it
You gotta be iconic
[Outro]
If you really, really want it (Iconic, iconic-conic)
If you really, really want it (Iconic, iconic-conic)
If you really, really want it (Iconic, iconic-conic)
If you really, really want it, then you gotta be iconic
Iconic was written by Poppy & Simon Wilcox & Titanic Sinclair.
Iconic was produced by DNNYD & Ramiro Padilla & Fernando Garibay.