A Cold Play

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"A Cold Play"
A Cold Play by the Kid Laroi.png
Single by the Kid Laroi
Released5 September 2025 (2025-09-05)
Length2:59
Label Columbia
Songwriter Charlton Howard
Producer KBeazy
The Kid Laroi singles chronology
"She Don't Need to Know"
(2025)		"A Cold Play"
(2025)
Music video
"A Cold Play" on YouTube

"A Cold Play" is a song by Australian rapper and singer the Kid Laroi, released on 5 September 2025 through Columbia Records. [1] The single is his fifth single of 2025. [2] The lyric reveal his "wishing he could fix someone" with fans speculating the song is about Tate McRae, with whom the artist split in July 2025. [3] Three weeks later, McRae issued her response track titled "Tit for Tat". [4]

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by Akex Lill and premiered on 27 September 2025. It is a one-take video, slowly zooming out on a crying Kid Laroi.

Reception

Lauren McNamara from Rolling Stone Australia said the "single finds him at his most emotionally vulnerable yet, delivering heartfelt lyrics over another earworm hook". [2]

Charts

Chart performance for "A Cold Play"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [5] 53
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [6] 81
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [7] 5
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [8] 2

References

  1. ↑ "The Kid Laroi Drops Surprise Single "A Cold Play"". Sony Music Canada. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Song You Need to Know: The Kid LAROI "A Cold Play""". Rolling Stone Australia . 8 September 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Rubenstein, Megan (27 September 2025). "Tate McRae's "Tit for Tat": The Kid Laroi Breakup Fan Theories". E! . Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Zemler, Emily (26 September 2025). "Hear Tate McRae Take Control on Single 'Tit for Tat'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 6 October 2025". The ARIA Report. No. 1857. Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 October 2025. p. 4.
  6. ↑ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of October 11, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of September 20, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
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