| "Pussy Palace" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Lily Allen | |
| from the album West End Girl | |
| Released | 24 October 2025 |
| Length | 4:01 |
| Label | BMG |
| Songwriters |
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| Producer | Blue May · Leroy Clampitt |
| Visualiser | |
| "Pussy Palace" on YouTube | |
"Pussy Palace" is a song by English musician Lily Allen, released on 24 October 2025 on BMG. [1] [2] The song peaked at number eight on the UK singles chart, becoming Allen's first top ten single on that chart since 2014. [3]
"Pussy Palace" was recorded for West End Girl, her fifth album [4] and her first since 2018. [5] West End Girl was written and recorded in Los Angeles in 10 days during December 2024 [6] [1] during the immediate aftermath of her marriage to martial artist and Stranger Things actor David Harbour. [5] [7] A blend of fiction and non-fiction, the album is generally regarded as being inspired by the breakup, though does not mention Harbour by name. [8] [9] The album was executive produced by Allen, Seb Chew, Kito, and Blue May. [10]
Allen wrote "Pussy Palace" with Leroy Clampitt, May, and Chloe Angelides. [11] During the song, she sings about throwing a partner out and travelling to West Village to deliver letters and medication to his apartment. [12] Her journey is interrupted by delays on the F train in New York. [10] [11] There, having been disconcerted by the apartment's vibe, she discovers a bedroom with bed sheets on the floor, long black hair, [9] a shoebox full of handwritten letters from "heartbroken women" wishing that Harbour could have "been better", [13] and a Duane Reade bag with tied handles containing sex toys, hundreds of Trojan condoms, and personal lubricant. [8] Her discoveries lead Allen to wonder if her partner was a sex addict. [8]
"Pussy Palace" was released as the seventh track of fourteen tracks released as part of West End Girl and its focus track. [10] [14] In reference to the song, USB s in the shape of blue polkadot butt plugs were loaded with the album and handed out at its release party. [15] A visualiser was released for the song featuring Allen dressed as a nun in stilettos. [16] Upon release, many fans opined that the introduction resembled Stranger Things' theme tune. [17]
Reviewing the album, Chloe Craft of Hot Press wrote that the song "boasts an earworm chorus and memorable verses over crashing drums, the lot set to a danceable beat and delivered via a marvellous, synth-led production". [18] Chris Willman of Variety described the chorus as "the kind of earworm you may spend the fall singing out loud" [2] and The Guardian, the Evening Standard, and The New Yorker commented on its catchiness. [19] [12] [20]
Credits adapted from Tidal. [21]
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [22] | 50 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [23] | 43 |
| Ireland (IRMA) [24] | 9 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [25] | 1 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [26] | 8 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [27] | 8 |
| UK Indie (OCC) [28] | 2 |