| "Pussy Palace" | |
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| 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 No. 12 on the UK singles chart. [3]
"Pussy Palace" is the seventh track of fourteen tracks released as part of West End Girl and its focus track. [4] [5] Her fifth album [6] and her first since 2018, [7] West End Girl was written and recorded in Los Angeles in 10 days during December 2024 [8] [1] during the immediate aftermath of her marriage to martial artist and Stranger Things actor David Harbour. [7] [9] 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. [10] [11] The album was executive produced by Allen, Seb Chew, Kito, and Blue May. [4]
Allen wrote "Pussy Palace" with Leroy Clampitt, May, and Chloe Angelides. [12] During the song, she sings about throwing a partner out and walking into his apartment in West Village with the intention of delivering letters and medication. [13] Her journey is interrupted by delays on the F train in New York. [4] [12] There, having been disconcerted by the apartment's vibe, she discovers a bedroom with bed sheets on the floor, long black hair, [11] a shoebox full of handwritten letters from "heartbroken women" wishing that Harbour could have "been better", [14] and a Duane Reade bag with tied handles containing sex toys, hundreds of Trojan condoms, and personal lubricant. [10] Her discoveries lead Allen to wonder if her partner was a sex addict. [10]
Upon release, many fans opined that the introduction resembled Stranger Things' theme tune. [15] 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". [16] 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. [17] [13] [18]
Credits adapted from Tidal. [19]
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC) [20] | 12 |
| Ireland (IRMA) [21] | 17 |