"Flash Pose" is a song by Brazilian singer and drag queen Pabllo Vittar featuring British singer Charli XCX. It was released on 25 July 2019 as the lead single off of Vittar's 111 1 EP and 111 album. The track is Charli XCX and Vittar's second collaboration,following "I Got It",which appears on Charli's Pop 2 mixtape and is followed by "Shake It",on the album Charli.
In an interview with Billboard,Vittar explained her inspiration behind making the song entirely in English,saying "I did a Pride tour in the U.S. and Canada this year,and there were a lot of fans there. They try to learn Portuguese so they can sing and communicate with me,so it's time for me to learn to speak their language too,right?"[1]
Composition
"Flash Pose" is Vittar's first English-language track. Musically,it is a "self-assured,club-ready"[2]electropop composition influenced by house music and "inspired by the global Pride parades at which [Vittar] performs".[3][4] It features a "percussive,electronic-tinged chorus",[5] "driving" beats[6] and "a roiling verse about wearing vintage Versace and party-hopping in a bright pink car àlaMalibuBarbie" by Charli XCX.[7] Thaís Matos of Brazilian website G1 noted the absence of the tecnobrega or funk sound Vittar's previous releases incorporated.[3]
Music video
The "Flash Pose" music video premiered one day after the song on the Grindr app,and later,on YouTube.[8][9]
Critical reception
Mike Wass of Idolator called the song a highlight on its parent album.[10] Suzy Exposito of Rolling Stone placed the music video on a list of the 10 best Latin music videos of July.[11] Alex Blynn praised the single,writing:"The track feels eminently danceable,fun as hell and offer[ing] a new take on classic Pabllo-sounds".[1]
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