Draft:Club Classics (song)


"Club Classics"
Single by Charli XCX
from the album Brat
A-side"B2B (double A-side)"
ReleasedApril 3, 2024 (2024-04-03)
Genre
Length
  • 2:33 (original)
  • 2:54 (remix)
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Charli XCX singles chronology
"Von Dutch"
(2024)
"Club Classics"
(2024)
"360"
(2024)

"Club Classics" (stylized in sentence case) is a song by English singer Charli XCX, released on April 3, 2024,[1] through Atlantic Records, and served as the first promotional single for Brat along with "B2B" as a double A single.

The song was later remixed with BB Trickz[2] and included as the second track on the remix album, Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat.

Upon the album's release, it charted and later peaked at number 9 on the UK Official Dance Chart.[3]

The song was also included in her Boiler Room DJ set in Ibiza.[4]

Background

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The song began in Charli's partner, George Daniel's kitchen.[5] She states in an Instagram post about the song:

"I was talking about missing hearing Sophie’s music as much as I used to at parties and ended up turning this thought into a song about only really wanting to hear my own music and my friends’ music at clubs."[6]

The song was teased multiple times before its release, most notably an extended demo instrumental of the song that was included as the b-side of the Von Dutch physical release as "??????", or "edit".[7]

Reception

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Daniel T. Liu of The Harvard Crimson rated the song a 4.5 out of 5, stating, "On a club dance floor, “Club Classics” is energy on energy. Bold synths rise and break over an addictive elastic bass, and everything is about the “right now,” as the song chants over and over. Charli's signature rhythmical voice rides the beat, creating an urgency to get up to dance and rage. The repeated jolty jumps in the beat only increase this urgency."[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Club classics and B2b - out now". Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  2. ^ Ihaza, Jeff (2024-10-23). "Meet Bb Trickz, the Viral Spanish Rapper Who Caught Charli XCX's Attention". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  3. ^ "CLUB CLASSICS". Official Charts. 2024-06-20. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  4. ^ INSTRUMENTALS (2024-07-28). Charli XCX — Club classics (Petal Supply 'Dance All Night' Mix). Retrieved 2024-11-23 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ Dzurillay, Julia (2024-04-19). "Charli XCX Embodies (House)Party Girl Vibes With 'Club Classics'". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  6. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  7. ^ INSTRUMENTALS (2024-03-29). Charli XCX – Club classics (Instrumental Demo) (edit - ??????). Retrieved 2024-11-07 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "'Club Classics/B2b' Review: Charli XCX Has Mastered the Party | Arts | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2024-11-07.