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C,XOXO is the fourth studio album by American singer Camila Cabello. It was released on June 28,2024,through Geffen and Interscope Records. It is her first album following her departure from Epic Records.
The album was preceded by the release of the singles "I Luv It" with Playboi Carti,which peaked at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 [1] and "He Knows" with Lil Nas X,as well as the promotional single "Chanel No. 5". Following the album's release,"Hot Uptown" featuring Drake was released as the third single,and "Godspeed" was released as the fourth single on September 6,2024,alongside the "Magic City Edition",which features 4 additional tracks. Guest vocalists include Playboi Carti,Lil Nas X,JT,Yung Miami,BLP Kosher,Drake,and uncredited vocals from PinkPantheress,with the deluxe including a collaboration with Eem Triplin.
In September 2022,following the release of Cabello's third album, Familia in April of the same year,it was announced she had departed from Epic Records and signed to Universal Music Group's label,Interscope Records. [2]
Cabello appeared in an interview by Alexandra Cooper of Call Her Daddy ,where she revealed her album is "really sitting in the discomfort of things and realizing there's not gonna be a neat,in-a-box answer. I feel strong in these ways,weak in these ways,and there's no real clear answer here. But the album process has been such a journey. It started out with me having that intention of going back to how it started for me,which was just sitting with myself and really getting back to that first passion of songwriting. Nerding out over references and artists and poetry—whatever—and really tapping into that." [3]
In an interview with Apple Music's Zane Lowe,Cabello described the album's sonic departure from her previous works,crediting Pablo "El Guincho" Díaz-Reixa and Jasper Harris with assisting her in the departure. She revealed:"I do feel like I'm a weirdo,and that's the music that I love,and that's the music that I feel the most proud of making. I think a lot of times it comes to finding people that are weirdos too,and Jasper's a weirdo,Guincho's a weirdo,and I think the three of us were able to just keep it in this bubble of like,we don't give a fuck,and we're just going to do what we think is fire." [4]
C,XOXO is a pop record with elements of hyperpop,hip-hop,avant-pop,and alt-pop. [5] [6] The album opens with the lead single "I Luv It," with rapper Playboi Carti. This track combines a hip-hop beat with hyperpop elements. [7] "Chanel No.5," the album's promotional single,features R&B-inspired vocals and minimalist production. [6] "He Knows," with Lil Nas X,combines hip-hop with dance influences. [5] "Hot Uptown," featuring Drake,has been described as having a danceable beat and infectious melody. [8]
The album explores themes of love,self-discovery,and empowerment,reflecting Cabello's personal experiences. [9] According to SiriusXM,Cabello described the album as having "Miami baddie energy" and noted that it contains "things that you haven't heard from [her] before" and moments that are sonically and lyrically unique. [7]
"I Luv It",with rapper Playboi Carti,was released as the album's lead single on March 27,2024. [10] The song debuted and peaked at number 81 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [11] "He Knows",with rapper Lil Nas X,was released as the album's second single on May 10, [12] while "Chanel No. 5" was released as the album's first promotional single on June 21. [13] "Hot Uptown",featuring Canadian rapper Drake,impacted US contemporary hit radio as the album's third single on June 28,2024. [14]
On August 29,2024,Cabello announced a 'Magic City' deluxe edition of the album,releasing on September 6,2024,alongside the first single "Godspeed" and its music video also being released on the same day.
On April 19,2024,Cabello appeared as a surprise performer during Lana Del Rey's set at Coachella;she performed "I Luv It" with the singer. [15] She then appeared as a speaker at the guest panel of American Express and F1 Academy's event,"A Celebration of Women with Drive",on May 1—where she performed an acoustic version of "I Luv It" and the then-unreleased album track "Twentysomethings". [16] [17] Cabello performed "I Luv It" again on the June 12,2024 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. [18]
To promote C,XOXO,Cabello performed at multiple festivals;she revealed that the vision for her performances was "[this] magical world that [Cabello] and the XOXO girls and guys can all live in for a while". She debuted music from the album at the Rock in Rio Lisboa and Mawazine festivals on June 23 and 25,in Portugal and Morocco. [19] [20] Following the album's release,she performed at Tinderbox in Denmark, [21] on the Other Stage at Glastonbury, [22] at Hera HSBC in Mexico, [23] and the iHeartRadio Music Festival in the US,between June and September 2024. [24] Cabello's festival performances' production consisted of "dancers [in] Cyberdog-esque outfits", [25] "robotic camera dog[s]", [26] "BMX riders [on] skate ramps", [20] "[melting] ice [pops]",and "a stage filled with popular playground games". [27] DIY described her Rock in Rio Lisboa set as "a high-budget production" wherein Cabello "[is] determined to commit to the bit,and does so with aplomb", [26] while NME stated that "there [was] occasionally method in the madness" of her Glastonbury set. [25] Morocco World News praised Cabello's "communion with her audience". [28]
The Rock in Rio Lisboa concert was recorded and subsequently released on September 5,2024,as an Apple Music Live exclusive with both a film of the concert and a live album,on Apple Music and Apple TV+. [27] [29] [30] On September 11,Cabello performed "Godspeed",the lead single of the album's Magic City Edition,at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards;a recording of her singing the opening of album track "June Gloom" was used as a precursor. [31]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 5.5/10 [32] |
Metacritic | 64/100 [33] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [34] |
Clash | 7/10 [35] |
The Guardian | [36] |
NME | [37] |
Pitchfork | 6.9/10 [38] |
Rolling Stone | [39] |
Slant Magazine | [40] |
Exclaim! | 6/10 [41] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic,C,XOXO received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 64 out of 100 from 11 critic scores. [33]
Commentary on the album largely focused on Cabello's shift in sound. Writing for The Guardian ,Alexis Petridis opined that the album's direction compared to Cabello's earlier discography was "pretty radical to the point of being occasionally baffling". He concluded that Cabello "often sounds slightly uncomfortable" and that she "feels like a guest on her own album" due to the prominence of its featured artists. [36]
In Rolling Stone ,Maura Johnston noted that Cabello embraces a "weirdo" persona,describing the album as an experimental departure from her previous work. [39] NME reviewer Nick Levine highlighted the album's "party girl rebrand" and described its songs as "scrappy,intriguing earworms". [37]
Harry Tafoya of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.9 out of 10,noting its mix of genres and its sonic variety. [38] Slant Magazine reviewer Paul Attard criticized the album for "mistaking mimicry for mastery",giving it 2 out of 5 stars. [40]
James Mellen from Clash rated the album 7 out of 10,appreciating its boldness and the departure from Cabello's earlier pop sound. [35] Sputnikmusic gave it 4 out of 5,praising its innovation and execution. [42]
In the United States,C,XOXO debuted at number thirteen on the US Billboard 200 earning 36,500 album-equivalent units,becoming her first album to miss the Top 10. [43] It reached the top-ten in Portugal and Spain.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
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1. | "I Luv It" (with Playboi Carti) |
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| 2:54 |
2. | "Chanel No. 5" |
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| 2:40 |
3. | "Pink XOXO" |
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| 0:55 |
4. | "He Knows" (with Lil Nas X) |
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| 3:01 |
5. | "Twentysomethings" |
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| 2:42 |
6. | "Dade County Dreaming" (featuring JT and Yung Miami) |
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| 2:39 |
7. | "Koshi XOXO" (featuring BLP Kosher) |
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| 0:46 |
8. | "Hot Uptown" (featuring Drake) |
| 2:30 | |
9. | "Uuugly" (performed by Drake) |
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| 1:55 |
10. | "Dream-Girls" |
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| 2:51 |
11. | "305tilidie" |
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| 0:49 |
12. | "B.O.A.T." |
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| 2:56 |
13. | "Pretty When I Cry" |
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| 2:34 |
14. | "June Gloom" |
| 3:00 | |
Total length: | 32:23 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
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15. | "Baby Pink" (with Eem Triplin) |
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| 3:52 |
16. | "Come Show Me" |
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| 2:21 |
17. | "Can Friends Kiss?" |
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| 2:17 |
18. | "Godspeed" |
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| 3:36 |
Total length: | 44:29 |
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Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [44] | 29 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [45] | 16 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [46] | 13 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [47] | 24 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [48] | 20 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [49] | 15 |
French Albums (SNEP) [50] | 54 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [51] | 20 |
Irish Albums (IRMA) [52] | 57 |
Italian Albums (FIMI) [53] | 61 |
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon) [54] | 43 |
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [55] | 84 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [56] | 25 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [57] | 37 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [58] | 39 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [59] | 5 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [60] | 16 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [61] | 10 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [62] | 15 |
UK Albums (OCC) [63] | 20 |
US Billboard 200 [64] | 13 |
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Pop star Camila Cabello brings her new album to life live from the Rock in Rio stage in Lisbon. Hear songs from C, XOXO along with hits from her entire catalog, all performed in front of a live audience and in Spatial Audio.