Charlotte Emma Aitchison,known professionally as Charli XCX,is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill,Essex,she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008,which led to her discovery by a promoter who invited her to perform at warehouse raves. In 2010,she signed a recording contract with Asylum Records,releasing a series of singles and mixtapes throughout 2011 and 2012.
"I Love It" is a song by Swedish synth-pop duo Icona Pop featuring vocals from British singer Charli XCX. It was released as a single in May 2012 as a digital download in Sweden,where it peaked at number two on the singles chart. The song was added to their debut studio album,Icona Pop,as well as their EP Iconic and their debut international album,This Is... Icona Pop. "I Love It" was written by Charli XCX,Patrik Berger,and Style of Eye,with production handled by the latter two.
"You're the One" is a song by British singer Charli XCX,released as her fifth single on 14 June 2012 exclusively in Australia under Warner Music,and the third single from her debut EP of the same name,and her major-label debut studio album True Romance (2013).
English singer Charli XCX has released six studio albums,four mixtapes,three extended plays,one live album,one soundtrack album,two DJ mixes,48 singles,and 13 promotional singles. In 2007,XCX began recording her debut album on a loan granted by her parents. Titled 14,after her age at the time,it received only a restricted public release. Two singles,"!Franchesckaar!" and double A-side "Emelline" / "Art Bitch",were released in late 2008 under Orgy Music. In June 2012,Charli XCX released her first mixtape,titled Heartbreaks and Earthquakes,a one-track file consisting of eight songs. A second mixtape,titled Super Ultra,was released in November of the same year. Charli XCX's major-label debut studio album,True Romance,was released in April 2013,and peaked at number 85 on the UK Albums Chart. While failing to appear on any main album charts internationally,the album reached number five on the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States and number 11 on the ARIA Hitseekers chart in Australia. The album spawned five singles—"Stay Away","Nuclear Seasons","You're the One","You " and "What I Like". In 2012,Charli XCX was featured on Icona Pop's song "I Love It",which peaked at number one in the UK and reached the top 10 in various countries including the US,Canada,Ireland and Germany.
"SuperLove" is a song by English singer Charli XCX,released as a single on 2 December 2013. Although the song was originally announced as the lead single from Charli's then-untitled second major-label studio album,it ultimately was not included on 2014's Sucker. The single reached number 62 on the UK Singles Chart,becoming Charli's first solo entry on the chart.
Alexander Guy Cook is an English music producer and the head of the UK record label PC Music. Cook released his first solo singles in 2014. He has also collaborated with PC Music artists such as Hannah Diamond,GFOTY,EASYFUN,Danny L Harle and felicita. He formed the one-off project QT with musician Sophie and performance artist Hayden Dunham,producing the 2014 single "Hey QT".
"Doing It" is a song by English singer Charli XCX from her second studio album,Sucker (2014). An alternative version of the song featuring English singer Rita Ora was released on 3 February 2015 as the album's third single. The single peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart. "Doing It" was named "Best New Track" the week of its release by Pitchfork.
"Famous" is a song by English singer Charli XCX,released as the fourth and final single from her second studio album,Sucker (2014). A music video for the single was released 23 March 2015.
"After the Afterparty" is a single by British singer Charli XCX featuring American rapper Lil Yachty. It was released on 28 October 2016 by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records UK intended as the lead single from XCX's scrapped third studio album,commonly referred to by fans as XCX World. However,the song became a stand-alone single when tracks from the project were leaked online and the album was ultimately cancelled.
"Boys" is a single by English singer Charli XCX,released on 26 July 2017 by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records UK. The song was originally intended to be the second single from her then-upcoming third studio album. However,the song became a stand-alone single when the projected third album was leaked on the internet and cancelled. The song makes use of a sample from the Nintendo video game Super Mario Bros.
"Dirty Sexy Money" is a song by French music producer David Guetta and Dutch music producer Afrojack featuring English singer Charli XCX and American rapper French Montana. It was released on 3 November 2017 as a bonus track from the former's seventh studio album,7 (2018). Noonie Bao and A. G. Cook assisted the artists in writing the song with Skrillex being listed as a co-producer.
Pop 2 is the fourth mixtape by British singer Charli XCX,released on 15 December 2017 by Asylum Records. Executive produced by A. G. Cook of PC Music,sessions for the mixtape began just several months before its release and featured a wide variety of guest contributions. The mixtape was backed by its only single "Out of My Head" featuring Alma and Tove Lo,released exactly one week before its release.
"Focus" and "No Angel" are songs recorded by English singer Charli XCX. They were released as a double single on 28 June 2018 by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records UK as the second installment from a series of monthly single releases. Both of the songs were performed live prior to their release.
"1999" is a song by English singer Charli XCX and Australian singer Troye Sivan,released as the lead single from the former's third studio album Charli on 5 October 2018. The single cover was inspired by the 1999 film The Matrix. It follows several singles released earlier in 2018 by Charli XCX and Sivan's 2018 album Bloom. The track reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart dated 22 November 2018,becoming Charli XCX's tenth top 40 single and first top 15 single since 2015,as well as Sivan's fourth top 40 single and his first top 20 single.
"Boys" is a song recorded by American singer and rapper Lizzo. It was released for digital consumption on June 22,2018,through Atlantic Records as a single. It was written by Lizzo,Nate Mercereau,Ricky Reed,and Aaron Puckett,while Reed handled the song's production. Musically,"Boys" is a retro funk,pop,and electropop song that contains a heavy bassline and pop chorus. Lyrically,it is an ode to the singer's dating pool.
Charli is the third studio album by British singer Charli XCX. It was released through Asylum and Atlantic Records UK on 13 September 2019. Charli was preceded by the singles "1999" with Troye Sivan,"Blame It on Your Love" featuring Lizzo,and "Gone" with Christine and the Queens. Charli was also promoted by the promotional singles "Cross You Out" featuring Sky Ferreira,"Warm" featuring Haim,"February 2017" featuring Clairo and Yaeji,and "2099" also featuring Sivan. Musically,it has been described as avant-pop,electropop,futurepop,and hyperpop.
"Click" is a song by English singer Charli XCX featuring German singer Kim Petras and Estonian rave rapper Tommy Cash from Charli XCX's third studio album Charli (2019).
"White Mercedes" is a song by English singer-songwriter Charli XCX. It was released on 23 October 2019 by Asylum and Atlantic UK as the fourth and final single from her third studio album Charli (2019). It was written by Charli XCX and produced by A.G. Cook,Andrew Watt and Happy Perez. The song is an emotional pop ballad about burning through a relationship with her boyfriend and throwing it away. An accompanying music video for the single,directed by Colin Solal Cardo,features Charli interacting with a sports car,a horse and a monster truck,all colored in white.
"Ringtone (remix)" is a song by American experimental musical duo 100 gecs,composed of Dylan Brady and Laura Les,from their remix album 1000 Gecs and the Tree of Clues (2020). The song features vocals from British singer Charli XCX,American rapper Rico Nasty,and British singer Sarah Bonito of the indie pop band Kero Kero Bonito. The song is a remix of "Ringtone" from 100 Gecs' debut studio album 1000 Gecs (2019). The song's production is glitchy with "80's video game-inspired blips" and uses heavy bass and Auto-Tune.
"Beg for You" is a song by English singer Charli XCX featuring Japanese-British singer Rina Sawayama. It was released on 27 January 2022 as the third single from XCX's fifth studio album,Crash (2022). The song interpolates Swedish singer September's 2006 single "Cry for You",as well as the song "Don't Cry" by Belgian dance group Milk Inc. The song received universal acclaim from music critics. It peaked at number 3 in Malta and number 24 in the UK.
