Slut Pop

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Slut Pop
Kim petras slut pop.jpeg
EP by
Kim Petras
Released11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
Genre Dance-pop [1]
Length15:52
Label
Producer Dr. Luke
Kim Petras chronology
Turn Off the Light
(2019)		Slut Pop
(2022)		 Feed the Beast
(2023)

Slut Pop is the third extended play (EP) by German singer Kim Petras. It was released on 11 February 2022 through Amigo Records and Republic. [2]

Contents

Background

"People don’t take people seriously — women, especially — who sing slutty songs or songs about sex, and write it off as not being important. I think that’s so stupid… I fully believe that takes as much skill as writing any other kind of song. And so I was like, “You know what? I make slut pop. And I’m proud of that. And you can suck it if you don’t take me seriously. I don’t care."

–Petras talking about her new music for Paper [3]

Kim Petras signed to Republic Records in 2021 and then started to work on new music for her major label debut studio album, as well other musical projects. [4] About the new songs, Petras stated that she explored sexual themes, getting inspired by other artists, citing Britney Spears as an example. [5] The EP process was completed in two months, [6] and the track listing was put together when the singer realized that she had enough songs about the same theme to put on a whole project on its own. [7] [8] The album cover was shot by Devin Kasparian. [9]

Composition

A dance-pop EP [10] with influences of tech house and electropop, Slut Pop was described as an "X-rated" album about "slutty, sexual fantasies". [11] According to PopCrush , it features "throbbing beats, dirty lyrics and sex-positive anthems inspired by the sex workers community". [12]

Release and promotion

In the weeks leading up to Slut Pop's release, Petras posted videos teasing its songs on social media, as well stills from a new photoshoot done for the project. [13] To promote the EP, Petras realized a club crawl branded as Slut Tour, during which she performed at multiple nightclubs in one night. [14]

On January 7 2024, a vinyl release of the EP was made available for pre-order. The record was sold out in under a few hours. [15]

On January 22 2024, Petras announced on Instagram the official vinyl release of Slut Pop.

Reception

The project received a mixed reception. While some critics praised the EP's sex-positive nature, [16] [17] [18] others criticized Petras' association with producer Dr. Luke, who produced the entirety of the EP. [19] [20]

Track listing

Slut Pop track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Slut Pop"
1:58
2."Treat Me like a Slut"
  • Petras
  • Joseph
  • Gottwald
  • Valdes
  • Joseph
  • Jennings
1:58
3."XXX"
  • Gottwald
  • Valdes
  • Joseph
  • Ogren
  • Alex Chapman
2:04
4."Superpower Bitch"Petras
  • Gottwald
  • Valdes
  • Ogren
2:08
5."Throat Goat"Petras
  • Gottwald
  • Valdes
  • Ogren
2:20
6."They Wanna Fuck"
  • Petras
  • Joseph
  • Angelides
  • Gottwald
  • Chapman
2:30
7."Your Wish Is My Command"
  • Petras
  • Joseph
Gottwald2:54
Total length:15:52

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Slut Pop
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [21] 77
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [22] 34
US Current Album Sales ( Billboard ) [23] 60
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [24] 1

Release history

Release dates and formats for Slut Pop
RegionDateFormatLabel
Various11 February 2022 Republic
9 February 2024 LP

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