Click (Charli XCX song)
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| Song by Charli XCX featuring Kim Petras and Tommy Cash | |
| from the album Charli | |
| Released | 13 September 2019 |
| Length | 3:53 |
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"Click" is a song by British singer Charli XCX featuring German singer Kim Petras and Estonian rave rapper Tommy Cash from Charli XCX's third studio album Charli (2019).
Composition
The song features heavy use of Auto-Tune, creating a sound that Vulture described as a "mindfuck".[1] Petras' verse was described by Paper as "possibly the most bombastic 60 seconds in her discography to date." Her verse builds up to "one of the most exciting climaxes of the entire record, cushioned by a question of silence and torn to shreds by a mind-bending drum sample."[2]
The final 30 seconds of the song contains "distorted blaring noise taking listeners by surprise" and earned commentary from multiple critics.[3] Paper called it "uncomfortable and restricting on top of being nearly painful if your volume's turned up loud enough."[2] According to The Ticker, "This abrasive sound on 'Click' isn’t rare for Charli XCX or PC Music, but the bratty verses from Kim Petras and the English singer drive the piercing production with an equal amount of punch that makes it stick out, even on such a sonically focused record like Charli."
Reception
Stereogum called the song "the sort of track that only Charli could pull off, silly and serious at the same time, making the 30 seconds before you pull up to a party sound like the end of the world."[4]
No Boys Remix
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| Single by Charli XCX featuring Kim Petras and Slayyyter | ||||
| Released | 11 October 2019 | |||
| Length | 3:51 | |||
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On 11 October 2019, an official remix entitled "Click (No Boys Remix)" was released. The remix keeps Petras' verse from the original, but replaces Tommy Cash with American singer Slayyyter.
Background
Charli started teasing the remix on her Twitter account on 11 October 2019.[5] It was released the same day, but due to technical issues it wasn't available anywhere out of the United Kingdom.[6] It got released worldwide on 14 October.[7]
Critical reception
Paper said of Slayyyter's verse, "Her contribution enhances the track's powerful female presence, making it an official girl-power anthem."[8]
References
- ^ Jenkins, Craig (13 September 2019). "Charli XCX Is Making Pop for Our Doomed Future". Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ a b Wetmore, Brendan (16 September 2019). "Charli XCX Dissects Her Album, Track by Track". Paper. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ Benson, Francesca (22 September 2019). "Album Review: Charli XCX – Charli". Redbrick. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ Retting, James (11 September 2019). "Premature Evaluation: Charli XCX Charli". Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ @charli_xcx (October 11, 2019). "Click remix ft @slayyyter.... into it?" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 October 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ @charli_xcx (October 12, 2019). "CLICK "NO BOYS" REMIX FT @SLAYYYTER OUT NOW! STREAM. PARTY. LIVE UR BEST LIFE. spoti.fi/33A1TsD" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 October 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ @charli_xcx (October 13, 2019). "apparently the Click remix will be out everywhere by tomorrow - i'm annoyed it's not out by now. Like, wtf. Everyone rushed to make this happen. Just put it on all the fucking services like I requested. annoying. anyways. tomorrow I guess if u haven't got it yet" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 October 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ Leung, Tiffany (15 October 2019). "Hear What Happens When Charli XCX Kicks Boys Out of the Studio". Paper. Retrieved 17 October 2019.