"Blame It on Your Love" is a song by British singer Charli XCX featuring American singer and rapper Lizzo. It was released on 15 May 2019 as the second single from Charli XCX's third studio album,Charli,[5][6] and soon after debuted on BBC Radio 1 as Annie Mac's "Hottest Record in the World".[7] It was Charli XCX's first single since her 2018 collaboration with Troye Sivan,"1999".[8] The single is a reworked version of "Track 10",the final track from Charli XCX's mixtape Pop 2 (2017).[9] The music video was released on 13 June 2019.[10]
Charli XCX performing "Track 10" in 2024 during the Brat Tour with simulated rainfall
"Track 10" is the final track of Charli XCX's mixtape Pop 2 (2017). The song is a reworking of an early demo of "Blame It on Your Love" into a raw,emotional,and synth-filled piece.[11] The released version uses samples of the 2015 PC Music song "I.D.L" by Life Sim and another Pop 2 song "Tears".[12]
"Track 10" was highly acclaimed upon the release of Pop 2,with Pitchfork placing the song at 92 on its list of the 100 Best Songs of 2018[13] and 85 on its list of the 200 Best Songs of the 2010s.[14] In April 2022,Clash named "Track 10" among the 17 best of Charli's songs,with Ruby Carter claiming that "it helped solidify her image of 'Charli 2.0',on the heels of her Vroom VroomEP."[15]
"Track 10" was later reworked into a more mainstream version titled "Blame It on Your Love",which features additional vocals from Lizzo and was released in 2019.[16]
Prior to Charli's shows in São Paulo for the Crash:The Live Tour,her Brazilian fans got the song to the top of the country's iTunes charts in late October 2022.[17][18] Charli acknowledged the fans' collective activism on Twitter on November 2,2022[19] and performed the song at her shows for the rest of the Latin America leg of the tour. Moving forward Charli regularly included "Track 10" in her setlists.[20]
Promotion
Charli XCX tweeted on 13 May 2019 that she had a "bop" with Lizzo,whom she called the "queen of everything","coming this week".[21] Less than a day later,she confirmed the title and release date,posting a picture of herself with Lizzo,who is holding a sign saying "Bout 2 Save Pop Music".[22] The song was premiered as the "Hottest Record in the World" on BBC Radio 1 on 15 May 2019,with Charli XCX also being interviewed by Annie Mac.[7]
↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 45. týden 2019 in the date selector. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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