Vroom Vroom (song)

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"Vroom Vroom"
Promotional single by Charli XCX
from the EP Vroom Vroom
Released20 October 2015 (2015-10-20)
Recorded2015
Genre Hyperpop
Length3:11
Label
Songwriters
Producer Sophie
Music video
"Vroom Vroom" on YouTube

"Vroom Vroom" is a song by British singer Charli XCX from her 2016 EP of the same name. In October 2025, it was listed by Rolling Stone as one of the "250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far". [1]

Contents

Release

On 20 October 2015, Charli XCX hosted a radio show on Beats 1 where she previewed "Vroom Vroom" for the first time. [2] [3] The music video for "Vroom Vroom" was released on 22 April 2016 [4] and included cameos by Sophie, A.G. Cook, and Hannah Diamond. [5]

Critical reception

"Vroom Vroom" received generally positive reviews from music critics. Reviewing the song's preview on Beats 1, James Rettig of Stereogum called it "perfect", writing that he had been listening to a bootleg live recording of the song prior to its official debut. He additionally praised Sophie's production on the track, calling it "top-notch" and rivaling her then-short career. [6] PopCrush 's Christopher Tirri called the song's beat drop "strange (in the best way possible)", lauding how its sound effects are "all strung together with a club-ready, elastic bass line that makes the onomatopoeias actually sound appealing instead of just silly." [7] Writing for Tiny Mix Tapes , S. David lauded it as "a near-masterpiece", calling it "a post-'Material Girl' hymn to independence, financial or otherwise: a desire for personal freedom". [8]

Calling it one of Sophie's most essential tracks, Jared Richards of Junkee wrote: "Frenzied, aggressive, and utterly hedonistic, title track 'Vroom Vroom' takes you along for a ride, shifting gears repeatedly but never stalling. There’s a lot going on here — so many bridges, buildups, breakdowns for a three-minute track — and it demands you jump around and get ridiculous." [9] In a ranking by the same publication, they named it Charli XCX's best song, opining that "[w]hile Charli will never stop growing, 'Vroom Vroom' will always be the song that made her one of the most buzzed-about artists of the decade, so we can either hop in or eat her purple, glittery dust." [10]

In an infamous review for Pitchfork , Laura Snapes wrote that the song "sounds like a rickety clown car whose horn toots Missy [Elliott]'s 'The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)'—a blocky, disjointed paean to fast rides and good times." [11] [12]

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak

position

UK Vinyl Singles (OCC) [13] 1
UK Physical Singles Chart (OCC) [14] 2

References

  1. ↑ "The 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far". Rolling Stone . 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  2. ↑ McCall, Malorie (20 October 2015). "Charli XCX Debuts New Track 'Vroom Vroom': Listen". Billboard . Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Camp, Zoe (20 October 2015). "Charli XCX Teams With Sophie on "Vroom Vroom"". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Kickham, Dylan (22 April 2016). "Charli XCX releases sleek, dance-heavy video for single 'Vroom Vroom'". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Weekes, Jabbari (22 April 2016). "Watch One Guy Sneak in a Dab for the SOPHIE Charli XCX Collab "Vroom Vroom"". Vice . Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Rettig, James (20 October 2015). "Charli XCX – "Vroom Vroom" (Prod. SOPHIE)". Stereogum . Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  7. ↑ Tirri, Christopher (21 October 2015). "Charli XCX Unveils Previously Unreleased Track 'Vroom Vroom'". PopCrush . Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  8. ↑ David, S. "Music Review: Charli XCX - Vroom Vroom [EP]". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  9. ↑ Richards, Jared (1 February 2021). "SOPHIE's 15 Most Essential And Groundbreaking Tracks". Junkee . Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  10. ↑ Langford, Jackson. "Every Charli XCX Song Ranked From Worst To Best". Junkee . Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  11. ↑ Snapes, Laura (23 March 2016). "Charli XCX: Vroom Vroom EP". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  12. ↑ Rude, Mey. "Pitchfork Writer Regrets Infamous Negative Charli XCX Review". Out . Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Official Vinyl Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  14. ↑ "Official Vinyl Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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