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"'''Cheerleader'''" is a song by American musician [[Porter Robinson]]. It was released on March 20, 2024, through [[Mom + Pop]], as the lead single from his third studio album, ''Smile! :D''. It was accompanied by a music video.
"'''Cheerleader'''" is a song by American musician [[Porter Robinson]]. It was released on March 20, 2024, through [[Mom + Pop]] as the lead single from his third studio album, ''Smile! :D accompanied by a music video.<ref name="clash">{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=2024-03-21 |title=Porter Robinson Shares Pop Mission Statement 'Cheerleader' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/porter-robinson-shares-pop-mission-statement-cheerleader/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Sam |date=2024-03-22 |title=Porter Robinson is back with new single and video, 'Cheerleader' |url=https://readdork.com/news/porter-robinson-video-cheerleader/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunworth |first=Liberty |date=2024-03-26 |title=Listen to Porter Robinson's explosive new single 'Cheerleader' |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/listen-to-porter-robinson-explosive-new-single-cheerleader-3609909 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Facchi |first=Cleber |date=2024-03-25 |title=Porter Robinson abre passagem para nova fase na carreira com "Cheerleader" |url=https://musicainstantanea.com.br/porter-robinson-cheerleader-video/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Música Instantânea |language=pt-BR}}</ref>


== Composition ==
== Composition and reception ==
"Cheerleader" is [[Porter Robinson]]'s first solo release in two years. On writing the song, he said: "When I got back in the studio for 'Cheerleader', I asked: what would be something that people could love with zero context – just instantaneous, universal, explosive connection? 'Cheerleader' is my take on bottling that feeling".<ref name=line>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Tyler Damara |date=2024-03-20 |title=Porter Robinson shares first solo single in two years, 'Cheerleader' |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/porter-robinson-shares-first-solo-single-in-two-years-cheerleader |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=[[The Line of Best Fit]] |language=en-US |archive-date=March 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320163755/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/porter-robinson-shares-first-solo-single-in-two-years-cheerleader |url-status=live }}</ref> The song featured Robinson's own vocals.
"Cheerleader" is [[Porter Robinson]]'s first solo release in two years. It was one of the first songs Robinson wrote for his new "incoming era".<ref name="clash">{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=2024-03-21 |title=Porter Robinson Shares Pop Mission Statement 'Cheerleader' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/porter-robinson-shares-pop-mission-statement-cheerleader/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> On writing the song, he said in a press release<ref name=uproxx /> that he wanted to create something "that people could love with zero context – just instantaneous, universal, explosive connection".<ref name=line>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Tyler Damara |date=2024-03-20 |title=Porter Robinson shares first solo single in two years, 'Cheerleader' |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/porter-robinson-shares-first-solo-single-in-two-years-cheerleader |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=[[The Line of Best Fit]] |language=en-US |archive-date=March 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320163755/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/porter-robinson-shares-first-solo-single-in-two-years-cheerleader |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Pappis 2024">{{Cite news |title=Porter Robinson returns with new song 'Cheerleader' |url=https://ourculturemag.com/2024/03/20/porter-robinson-returns-with-new-song-cheerleader/ |last=Pappis |first=Konstantinos |date=2024-03-20 |access-date=2024-03-20 |work=[[Our Culture Mag]] |archive-date=March 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320172329/https://ourculturemag.com/2024/03/20/porter-robinson-returns-with-new-song-cheerleader/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Sam |date=2024-03-22 |title=Porter Robinson is back with new single and video, 'Cheerleader' |url=https://readdork.com/news/porter-robinson-video-cheerleader/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

The song features Robinson's own vocals, which Robin Murray of ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' described as "scintillating".<ref name="clash" /> The lyrics depict the convoluted relationship between musicians and their fans: "She's got hearts in her eyes / Saying, 'Boy, you better watch the time / Cause if you're not mine I'd rather see you burned alive".<ref name=nme /> In the [[bridge (music)|bridge]], Robinson sings: "Somehow, I don't even know what she does now / But do I wish her the best or do I actually miss her? / She had hearts in her eyes, she was rootin' for me all the time / Her love, the type that makes you dedicate your life / Oh, my cheerleader / Thought she needed me, but I need her."<ref name=uproxx /> On the lyrics, ''EDM.com'' writer Jason Heffler said: "Its lyrics, an anguished confessional of unrequited devotion, pierce like cherry blossom thorns to mirror the fragility we all feel as a relationship's expiration date nears. Robinson delivers them with [a] tortured ache ... mourning affection's insatiable voids through harmonies drenched in longing."<ref name=edm >{{cite web|last=Heffler |first=Jason |date=2024-03-20 |url=https://edm.com/music-releases/porter-robinson-new-single-cheerleader |title=Hyperpop bliss meets anime angst in Porter Robinson's new single, 'Cheerleader' |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=EDM.com}}</ref>

Gillian Telling of ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' wrote that the song is "more of a pop anthem with emo undertones", contrasting with Robinson's previous works; Telling said Robinson was "reinventing his sound".<ref name="Telling 2024" /> Similarly, Cleber Facchi of ''Música Instantânea'' said the song shows Robinson having a "completely distinct approach" when compared to his previous releases, with an emo sound.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Facchi |first=Cleber |date=2024-03-25 |title=Porter Robinson abre passagem para nova fase na carreira com 'Cheerleader' |url=https://musicainstantanea.com.br/porter-robinson-cheerleader-video/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=Música Instantânea |language=pt-BR}}</ref> Jason Lipshutz of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' described it as "a [[synth-pop]] shot of adrenaline, with buzzing melodies and instrumental pile-ups that will leave you dizzy (and applauding Robinson for creating the complete opposite of background noise)."<ref name="billboard">{{Cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |date=2024-03-25 |title=Florrie's Resilient 'The Lost Ones' and 4 More Cool New Pop Songs This Week |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/florrie-the-lost-ones-new-pop-songs-this-week/ |access-date=2024-03-30 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US}}</ref> ''EDM.com'' writer Jason Heffler described it as an "anime-inspired dance track" that "shimmers like a Tokyo cityscape, fusing bubbly [[hyperpop]] and [[indietronica]] to deliver an incandescent earworm that earns its place among his best."<ref name=edm />

Robin Murray of ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' said the song "is a fresh start, with Porter wiping the slate clean&nbsp;... the single was built from the ground up, aiming to tap into something explosive. As a result, it rips out of the speakers".<ref name="clash" /> Liberty Dunworth of ''[[NME]]'' called it "explosive" and said that, with the track, Robinson "wipes the slate clean and launches into a new era – building up to an explosive, high-energy chorus".<ref name=nme>{{Cite web |last=Dunworth |first=Liberty |date=2024-03-26 |title=Listen to Porter Robinson's explosive new single 'Cheerleader' |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/listen-to-porter-robinson-explosive-new-single-cheerleader-3609909 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=[[NME]] |language=en-AU}}</ref>

Heffler said the song has "a fizzy [[synthpunk]] beat".<ref name=edm />


== Music video ==
== Music video ==
'Cheerleader' was released on March 20, 2024 with a music video directed by Hugh Mulhern,<ref name="Pappis 2024">{{Cite news |title=Porter Robinson returns with new song 'Cheerleader' |url=https://ourculturemag.com/2024/03/20/porter-robinson-returns-with-new-song-cheerleader/ |last=Pappis |first=Konstantinos |date=2024-03-20 |access-date=2024-03-20 |work=[[Our Culture Mag]] |archive-date=March 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320172329/https://ourculturemag.com/2024/03/20/porter-robinson-returns-with-new-song-cheerleader/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="uproxx">{{Cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Megan |date=2024-03-20 |title=Porter Robinson can't escape a squad of obsessed dolls in his 'Cheerleader' video |url=https://uproxx.com/indie/porter-robinson-cheerleader-video/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=[[Uproxx]] |language=en-US |archive-date=March 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321072332/https://uproxx.com/indie/porter-robinson-cheerleader-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and creative-directed by Bradley & Pablo.<ref name="Telling 2024">{{Cite web |last=Telling |first=Gillian |date=2024-03-20 |title=EDM superstar Porter Robinson is going pop! Listen to his first single 'Cheerleader' |url=https://people.com/edm-superstar-porter-robinson-is-going-pop-first-single-cheerleader-8611520 |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320191856/https://people.com/edm-superstar-porter-robinson-is-going-pop-first-single-cheerleader-8611520 |archive-date=2024-03-20 |url-status=live}}</ref>
'Cheerleader' was released on March 20, 2024 with a music video directed by Hugh Mulhern and creative-directed by Bradley & Pablo.<ref name="Telling 2024">{{Cite web |last=Telling |first=Gillian |date=2024-03-20 |title=EDM superstar Porter Robinson is going pop! Listen to his first single 'Cheerleader' |url=https://people.com/edm-superstar-porter-robinson-is-going-pop-first-single-cheerleader-8611520 |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320191856/https://people.com/edm-superstar-porter-robinson-is-going-pop-first-single-cheerleader-8611520 |archive-date=2024-03-20 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=clash />

The video "sees Robinson become enmeshed in a [[virtual reality]]".<ref name=nme />

Video description:<ref name="uproxx">{{Cite web |last=Armstrong |first=Megan |date=2024-03-20 |title=Porter Robinson can't escape a squad of obsessed dolls in his 'Cheerleader' video |url=https://uproxx.com/indie/porter-robinson-cheerleader-video/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=[[Uproxx]] |language=en-US |archive-date=March 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240321072332/https://uproxx.com/indie/porter-robinson-cheerleader-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Charts==
==Charts==
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==Release history==
==Release history==

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"Cheerleader"
Single by Porter Robinson
from the album Smile! :D
ReleasedMarch 20, 2024 (2024-03-20)
GenreHyperpop, synth-pop
LabelMom + Pop
Songwriter(s)Porter Robinson
Producer(s)Porter Robinson
Porter Robinson singles chronology
"Circle Game (ANOHANA Ver.)"
(2023) 		"Cheerleader"
(2024) 		"Knock Yourself Out XD"
(2024)

"Cheerleader" is a song by American musician Porter Robinson. It was released on March 20, 2024, through Mom + Pop, as the lead single from his third studio album, Smile! :D. It was accompanied by a music video.

Composition and reception[edit]

"Cheerleader" is Porter Robinson's first solo release in two years. It was one of the first songs Robinson wrote for his new "incoming era".[1] On writing the song, he said in a press release[2] that he wanted to create something "that people could love with zero context – just instantaneous, universal, explosive connection".[3][4][5]

The song features Robinson's own vocals, which Robin Murray of Clash described as "scintillating".[1] The lyrics depict the convoluted relationship between musicians and their fans: "She's got hearts in her eyes / Saying, 'Boy, you better watch the time / Cause if you're not mine I'd rather see you burned alive".[6] In the bridge, Robinson sings: "Somehow, I don't even know what she does now / But do I wish her the best or do I actually miss her? / She had hearts in her eyes, she was rootin' for me all the time / Her love, the type that makes you dedicate your life / Oh, my cheerleader / Thought she needed me, but I need her."[2] On the lyrics, EDM.com writer Jason Heffler said: "Its lyrics, an anguished confessional of unrequited devotion, pierce like cherry blossom thorns to mirror the fragility we all feel as a relationship's expiration date nears. Robinson delivers them with [a] tortured ache ... mourning affection's insatiable voids through harmonies drenched in longing."[7]

Gillian Telling of People wrote that the song is "more of a pop anthem with emo undertones", contrasting with Robinson's previous works; Telling said Robinson was "reinventing his sound".[8] Similarly, Cleber Facchi of Música Instantânea said the song shows Robinson having a "completely distinct approach" when compared to his previous releases, with an emo sound.[9] Jason Lipshutz of Billboard described it as "a synth-pop shot of adrenaline, with buzzing melodies and instrumental pile-ups that will leave you dizzy (and applauding Robinson for creating the complete opposite of background noise)."[10] EDM.com writer Jason Heffler described it as an "anime-inspired dance track" that "shimmers like a Tokyo cityscape, fusing bubbly hyperpop and indietronica to deliver an incandescent earworm that earns its place among his best."[7]

Robin Murray of Clash said the song "is a fresh start, with Porter wiping the slate clean ... the single was built from the ground up, aiming to tap into something explosive. As a result, it rips out of the speakers".[1] Liberty Dunworth of NME called it "explosive" and said that, with the track, Robinson "wipes the slate clean and launches into a new era – building up to an explosive, high-energy chorus".[6]

Heffler said the song has "a fizzy synthpunk beat".[7]

Music video[edit]

'Cheerleader' was released on March 20, 2024 with a music video directed by Hugh Mulhern and creative-directed by Bradley & Pablo.[8][1]

The video "sees Robinson become enmeshed in a virtual reality".[6]

Video description:[2]

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Cheerleader"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[11] 12

Release history[edit]

Version Region Date Format(s) Label
Original Worldwide March 20, 2024
Mom + Pop

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Murray, Robin (March 21, 2024). "Porter Robinson Shares Pop Mission Statement 'Cheerleader'". Clash. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Armstrong, Megan (March 20, 2024). "Porter Robinson can't escape a squad of obsessed dolls in his 'Cheerleader' video". Uproxx. Archived from the original on March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Kelly, Tyler Damara (March 20, 2024). "Porter Robinson shares first solo single in two years, 'Cheerleader'". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Pappis, Konstantinos (March 20, 2024). "Porter Robinson returns with new song 'Cheerleader'". Our Culture Mag. Archived from the original on March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  5. ^ Taylor, Sam (March 22, 2024). "Porter Robinson is back with new single and video, 'Cheerleader'". Dork. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Dunworth, Liberty (March 26, 2024). "Listen to Porter Robinson's explosive new single 'Cheerleader'". NME. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Heffler, Jason (March 20, 2024). "Hyperpop bliss meets anime angst in Porter Robinson's new single, 'Cheerleader'". EDM.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Telling, Gillian (March 20, 2024). "EDM superstar Porter Robinson is going pop! Listen to his first single 'Cheerleader'". People. Archived from the original on March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  9. ^ Facchi, Cleber (March 25, 2024). "Porter Robinson abre passagem para nova fase na carreira com 'Cheerleader'". Música Instantânea (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  10. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (March 25, 2024). "Florrie's Resilient 'The Lost Ones' and 4 More Cool New Pop Songs This Week". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  11. ^ "Porter Robinson Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
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