"Wannabe" is the debut single by the British girl group the Spice Girls,released on 26 June 1996. It was written by the Spice Girls,Matt Rowe and Richard "Biff" Stannard and produced by Rowe and Stannard for the group's debut album,Spice,released in November 1996. The song was originally mixed by Dave Way,however the Spice Girls were not pleased with the result,and the recording was instead mixed by Mark "Spike" Stent. A dance-pop song,its lyrics address the value of female friendship over heterosexual relationships. It has since became a symbol of female empowerment and the most emblematic song of the group's girl power philosophy.
Charlotte Emma Aitchison,known professionally as Charli XCX,is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill,Essex,Charli XCX began posting songs on Myspace in 2008 before entering the London rave scene. She signed a recording contract with Asylum Records in 2010,releasing a series of singles and mixtapes throughout 2011 and 2012. She later featured on "I Love It" with Swedish duo Icona Pop,with the song becoming her first number-one in the UK and receiving global success. Her debut studio album,True Romance (2013),was released to positive reviews but failed to meet commercial expectations.
"I Love It" is a song by Swedish synth-pop duo Icona Pop featuring vocals from British singer Charli XCX. It was released as a single in May 2012 as a digital download in Sweden,where it peaked at number two on the singles chart. The song was added to their debut studio album,Icona Pop,as well as their EP Iconic and their debut international album,This Is... Icona Pop. "I Love It" was written by Charli XCX,Patrik Berger,and Style of Eye,with production handled by the latter two.
English singer Charli XCX has released six studio albums,five mixtapes,three extended plays,one live album,one soundtrack album,one remix album,two DJ mixes,48 singles,and 13 promotional singles. In 2007,XCX began recording her debut album on a loan granted by her parents. Titled 14,after her age at the time,it received only a restricted public release. Two singles,"!Franchesckaar!" and double A-side "Emelline" / "Art Bitch",were released in late 2008 under Orgy Music. In June 2012,Charli XCX released her first mixtape,titled Heartbreaks and Earthquakes,a one-track file consisting of eight songs. A second mixtape,titled Super Ultra,was released in November of the same year. Charli XCX's major-label debut studio album,True Romance,was released in April 2013,and peaked at number 85 on the UK Albums Chart. While failing to appear on any main album charts internationally,the album reached number five on the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States and number 11 on the ARIA Hitseekers chart in Australia. The album spawned five singles—"Stay Away","Nuclear Seasons","You're the One","You " and "What I Like". In 2012,Charli XCX was featured on Icona Pop's song "I Love It",which peaked at number one in the UK and reached the top 10 in various countries including the US,Canada,Ireland and Germany.
"Fancy" is a song by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea featuring British singer Charli XCX,taken from the former's debut studio album,The New Classic (2014). It was released on 17 February 2014 by Def Jam Recordings as the fourth single from the album. "Fancy" was described as an electro-hop,electropop,and pop rap song. It was written by Azalea and XCX,composed and produced by production team the Invisible Men,alongside additional producers the Arcade. It was leaked under the title "Leave It" in December 2013.
"Boom Clap" is a song by English singer Charli XCX,released as the first single from the soundtrack album of The Fault in Our Stars (2014) and is also featured on her second studio album,Sucker. There are two existing mixes of this song:the first and original one is heard in the film,the film's soundtrack,and the music video shot in Amsterdam;the second mix is heard on the music video shot in Japan and in Sucker.
American DJ and record producer Diplo has released four studio albums,two reissue albums,ten EPs,six compilation albums,five mixtapes,one live album and a series of singles,music videos and other appearances. His alias,short for Diplodocus,derives from his childhood fascination with dinosaurs. During his rise to fame,Diplo worked with British musician M.I.A.,an artist who is credited with giving him exposure in his early career. Since then,Diplo has worked on production and mixtape projects with many other pop artists,such as Die Antwoord,Britney Spears,Madonna,Shakira,Beyoncé,No Doubt,Justin Bieber,Usher,Snoop Dogg,Chris Brown,CL,and G-Dragon. As an artist,Diplo,combined with his other collaborations Major Lazer,Jack Üand Silk City,three electronic groups.
"Dirty Sexy Money" is a song by French music producer David Guetta and Dutch music producer Afrojack featuring English singer Charli XCX and American rapper French Montana. It was released on 3 November 2017 as a bonus track from the former's seventh studio album,7 (2018). Noonie Bao and A. G. Cook assisted the artists in writing the song with Skrillex being listed as a co-producer.
"Girls" is a song by English singer Rita Ora featuring American rapper Cardi B,American singer Bebe Rexha and English singer Charli XCX. It was released on 11 May 2018 by Atlantic Records. It was written by the former three as well as Klenord Raphael,Ali Tamposi,Pardison Fontaine,Brian Lee,and producers Jonny Coffer,Watt,and Ben Billions.
"1999" is a song by English singer Charli XCX and Australian singer Troye Sivan,released as the lead single from the former's third studio album Charli on 5 October 2018. The single cover was inspired by the 1999 film The Matrix. It follows several singles released earlier in 2018 by Charli XCX and Sivan's 2018 album Bloom. The track reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart dated 22 November 2018,becoming Charli XCX's tenth top 40 single and first top 15 single since 2015,as well as Sivan's fourth top 40 single and his first top 20 single.
"Blame It on Your Love" is a song by English singer Charli XCX featuring American singer and rapper Lizzo. It was released on 15 May 2019 as the second single from Charli XCX's third studio album,Charli,and soon after debuted on BBC Radio 1 as Annie Mac's "Hottest Record in the World". It is Charli XCX's first single since her 2018 collaboration with Troye Sivan,"1999". The single is a reworked version of "Track 10",the final track from Charli XCX's mixtape Pop 2 (2017). The music video was released on 13 June 2019.
"Gone" is a song by British singer Charli XCX and French singer Christine and the Queens. It was released on 17 July 2019 as the third single from Charli XCX's third studio album Charli. The music video was released alongside the track.
"Cross You Out" is a song by British singer Charli XCX featuring American singer Sky Ferreira,released as the first promotional single from Charli XCX's third album,Charli, on 16 August 2019. A. G. Cook and Lotus IV produced it.
"Out Out" is a song by British DJs Joel Corry and Jax Jones,featuring British singer Charli XCX and American rapper Saweetie performing vocals. The single was released on 13 August 2021 by Asylum Records UK. "Out Out" peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart.
"New Shapes" is a song by English singer Charli XCX,featuring French singer Christine and the Queens and American singer Caroline Polachek. It was released on 4 November 2021 as the second single from XCX's fifth studio album,Crash (2022). The song has been described as an '80s-inspired synth-pop,indie pop,and electro-funk track.
"Beg for You" is a song by English singer Charli XCX featuring Japanese singer Rina Sawayama. It was released on 27 January 2022 as the third single from XCX's fifth studio album,Crash (2022). The song interpolates Swedish singer September's 2006 single "Cry for You". The song received widepsread acclaim from music critics. It peaked at number 3 in Malta and number 24 in the UK.
"Hot in It" is a song by Dutch DJ Tiësto and English singer Charli XCX,released on 30 June 2022 through Musical Freedom and Atlantic Records as the fourth single from Tiësto's seventh studio album Drive. It marks the pair's first direct collaboration,with Tiësto having previously remixed Charli's 2012 collaboration with Icona Pop,"I Love It",and her 2014 single "Break the Rules".
"Guess" is a song by British singer Charli XCX taken from Brat and It's the Same but There's Three More Songs So It's Not,the deluxe edition of her sixth studio album,Brat (2024). A remix version featuring American singer Billie Eilish was released on 1 August 2024 as a single from Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat,the remix album of Brat. The song interpolates the Daft Punk song "Technologic". Released alongside a music video from which 10,000 pairs of underwear were donated to I Support the Girls,the remix marked the first studio collaboration by Eilish in several years and was the fourth remix from Brat.
"Sympathy Is a Knife" is a song by English singer Charli XCX. It was released on 7 June 2024 through Atlantic Records as the third track from her sixth studio album,Brat. Written and produced by Charli XCX herself and long-time collaborator Finn Keane,better known as Easyfun,the former bares her thoughts on a woman that evokes feelings of "doubt and insecurity" in herself on the song. It was seen as a representation of one of the central themes of its parent album,as it deals with the singer's "complicated emotions about other women".
