Fancy That is the second mixtape by the British singer-songwriter and record producer PinkPantheress. It was released on 9 May 2025 through Warner Records. It marks her second mixtape release, following her debut mixtape To Hell with It (2021).[3] The mixtape, which runs for around 20 minutes, features production from PinkPantheress herself as well as Aksel Arvid, The Dare, Count Baldor, Glasear, Jkarri, Phil and Oscar Scheller.
To PinkPantheress, the project felt like the "most tied together project" of her career. She hoped that fans and listeners "can hear the signs of growth" in her as an artist.[4] Upon release, it was met with critical acclaim and reached number three in the United Kingdom. It was shortlisted for the 2025 Mercury Prize and received nominations for Best Dance/Electronic Album and Best Dance Pop Recording for “Illegal” at the 68th Grammy Awards.
Following the success of PinkPantheress's 2023 album, Heaven Knows, and her 2024 Capable Of Love Tour, PinkPantheress was launched to new global heights of popularity, notably with US top 10 single "Boy's a Liar Pt. 2". PinkPantheress first teased the release date of the mixtape in a cryptic Instagram post in March 2025.[6] The lead single[7][8] "Tonight"[9] was released on April 4, a "clubby tune" that samples "Do You Know What I'm Seeing?" by Panic! at the Disco from their 2008 album Pretty. Odd., it was produced by PinkPantheress as well as Aksel Arvid and Count Baldor.[8][10] On April 6, she shared the tracklist of the mixtape, which includes nine tracks. It also features the track "Romeo" which the singer had been teasing on her TikTok in April 2024.[11] On April 18, the singer announced the release of the second single "Stateside",[9] which was released on April 25. The album was released on 9 May 2025, alongside a music video for "Illegal".
Music and artwork
Fancy That has been described as a UK garage and jungle-influenced pop and electronic record.[1] The "Britain-coded" artwork, said to represent "everything kitsch and U.K.-centric," depicts the singer wearing the Imperial State Crown surrounded by a circle of flowers. For the project, she pulled from "more classic dance music," citing artists such as Basement Jaxx, Groove Armada and Fatboy Slim as her main inspiration. Her goal was to "make music where it sounds like a statement is being made with the songs" and wanted to "take on board" what appealed to her.[12] The album features samples and interpolations from Basement Jaxx, Panic! at the Disco and Jessica Simpson.[13]
Commercial performance and promotion
Fancy That debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 11,126 units, marking PinkPantheress's highest-charting album in her native country thus far.[14] It replicated this performance in Scotland, where it also entered at number three, whilst debuting at number 31 in Ireland.[15][16] On both the Australian ARIA Chart and New Zealand RMNZ Chart, the album debuted at number 12. In the US Fancy That debuted at number 72 on the Billboard 200, marking her third entry on the chart.[17]''Illegal'' became her second song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, spending one week at number 96.[18]
In support of the mixtape, PinkPantheress embarked on the "An Evening With... PinkPantheress" tour, which began on 25 June 2025 in Somerset and concluded on 13 November 2025 in Oakland.[19] A music video for "Romeo" was released on 13 August 2025.[20] On 6 October, a remix album titled Fancy Some More? was announced with a release date of 10 October. It features remixes with artists including Kylie Minogue, Seventeen, and Anitta.
Upon release, Fancy That was met with acclaim from music critics. According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Fancy That received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 from 11 critic scores.[22]
Writing for Pitchfork, Harry Tafoya praised the mixtape for being "equally forthright about sex and desire," and that alongside its keyboard and bassline, Fancy That's composition would have been "unthinkable on her introverted early releases."[1] Otis Robinson of DIY stated that PinkPantheress "scratches just about every nostalgic itch" with the work and that it stimulates the "emo-meets-jungle minimalism" heard on her debut album Heaven Knows.[7]NME's Kyann-Sian Williams found it to be a "masterfully hypnotic and vibrant package," opining that its "bouncy 808s and gleaming melodies" transformed a "nostalgia trip into something fractured and emotionally raw."[26]
Clash described the project as a "decisive shift" in PinkPantheress's career with its increasingly "deliberate" production, and particularly lauded its usage of samples to "tell stories rather than simply reference them."[24]The Guardian's Alexis Petridis remarked that the mixtape was "fleeting but not lacking," "familiar but fresh," and centered "less on making grand statements than with immediacy and unforced fun."[25]Will Hermes of Rolling Stone praised Fancy That's "melting pot culture" that the abundance of sampling helped create, though he noted that she "sounds like she’s aiming to beat AI at its own game, plasticizing her voice like some Siri short-circuiting on vodka-and-Red Bulls" on "Tonight" and "Stars".[27]
Accolades
On 10 September 2025, Fancy That was announced as one of 12 nominees for the 2025 Mercury Prize.[28]
"Girl Like Me" contains samples of "Romeo" by Basement Jaxx, performed by Kele Le Roc and Corryne Dwyer, written by Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe, and "Always Be There" by Basement Jaxx, performed by Monday Michiru, written by Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe.
"Stars" contains a sample of "Starz in Their Eyes", performed by Just Jack, written by Jack Allsopp, and "Oh My Gosh", by Basement Jaxx, performed by Vula Malinga and Skillah, written by Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe.
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