Apple (song)

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"Apple"
Single by Charli XCX
from the album Brat
Released2 August 2024 [1]
Recorded2023
Genre
Length2:31
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Charli XCX singles chronology
"Guess"
(2024)		"Apple"
(2024)
Lyric video
"Apple" on YouTube

"Apple" is a song by English singer Charli XCX. It was produced by A. G. Cook and written by Charli XCX and released on 7 June 2024 from her sixth studio album Brat through Atlantic Records. The track was highlighted as a standout and went viral on TikTok shortly afterwards, spawning a dance craze on the platform. The song was released to Italian radio through Warner Records on 2 August 2024, as the third single from the album.

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Background and composition

"Apple" was teased on 8 September 2023 after Charli XCX uploaded a photo of her notebook, displaying the lyrics to a track called "The Apple". The track was again previewed on 2 April 2024 in a voice memo sent to her fans, which confirmed "Apple" to be part of her 2024 album Brat. The track addresses XCX's relationship with her parents and intergenerational trauma. "Apple" is used as a metaphor symbolizing both family connection and the nature of trauma. [2] It is described as an electropop and synth-pop song with pulsating synths, driving beats, and ethereal vocals. [3] [4]

Critical reception

Meaghan Garvey of Pitchfork found the track's fruit allegory "curious", but wrote that she had never had an XCX lyric "bounce around" her head in "the way that lines from "Apple" have". [5] Gio Santiago of Resident Advisor wrote that the track "would have no issues turning an empty dance floor into a sweaty sauna" [6] and Anthony Fantano described the track as "very groovy throwback synth-pop". [7]

TikTok virality

The song went viral on TikTok shortly after release after New York-based actor and content creator Kelley Heyer uploaded a dance to the platform, which she created on a whim after finding that the track's rhythm made her want to dance in a particular way. Performing the dance involves body rolls, placing hands on hips, holding an imaginary apple above the performer's head, and pretending to drive a car. [8] By 28 June, XCX had filmed herself performing the dance alongside Troye Sivan, while similar videos had been filmed by various celebrities. [8] [9] [10] [11] In addition, a version of the dance was produced by #Amishtiktok content creators, who substituted driving a car for operating a horse. [8] XCX later uploaded footage of her abortively trying to convince her fiancé George Daniel to perform the dance. [12]

Charts

Chart performance for "Apple"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [13] 18
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [14] 37
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [15] 89
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [16] 31
Greece International (IFPI) [17] 91
Ireland (IRMA) [18] 9
Lithuania (AGATA) [19] 47
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [20] 90
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [21] 22
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [22] 88
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [23] 93
UK Singles (OCC) [24] 8
US Billboard Hot 100 [25] 52
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs ( Billboard ) [26] 4

Release history

Release history for "Apple"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Italy2 August 2024 Radio airplay Warner [27]

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