Cross You Out

"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. It was produced by A. G. Cook and Lotus IV.[2]

"Cross You Out"
Promotional single by Charli XCX featuring Sky Ferreira
from the album Charli
Released16 August 2019 (2019-08-16)
Studio
GenrePop[1]
Length3:28
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

Background and lyrics

Charli XCX stated that the song was written "about leaving some pretty traumatic people from my past behind me".[3] NME opined that the track is "a ballad about finally severing ties with someone – and not feeling bad about it".[2]

Critical reception

Reviewing for Pitchfork, Cat Zhang noted that the track "launches with thudding electronics and bright keys," but "simmers down as Charli begins singing, her voice Auto-Tuned and vulnerable." Zhang further stated that "glitchy metallics [of the track] preserve the (un)conventional Charli sound."[4] Rolling Stone critic Claire Shaffer called the track a "synth-heavy club banger of a breakup song" with "synths that soar as high as a Gothic cathedral", judging its lyrics to be about "finding closure and liberation in the end of a relationship".[5] Stereogum's James Rettig described the track's chorus as "booming,"[3] while Rania Aniftos of Billboard characterised the song as a "glittery pop tune".[1] Helen Brown thought that the track is driven by an "industrial drone of intergalactic hanger doors opening and closing, with the sweet, high vocals drifting weightless above."[6]

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[7] 36

References
  1. Aniftos, Rania (14 August 2019). "Charli XCX Teases 'Cross You Out' Featuring Sky Ferreira". Billboard. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. Gwee, Karen (16 August 2019). "Charli XCX releases 'Cross You Out' featuring Sky Ferreira". NME. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. Rettig, James (16 August 2019). "Charli XCX & Sky Ferreira Team Up On New Song "Cross You Out": Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  4. Zhang, Cat (16 August 2019). "Charli XCX: "Cross You Out" [ft. Sky Ferreira]". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  5. Shaffer, Claire (16 August 2019). "Charli XCX, Sky Ferreira Find Liberation in Heartbreak in New Collaboration 'Cross You Out'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  6. Brown, Helen (11 September 2019). "Charli XCX review, Charli: Reassures listeners that she's still a sonic adventurer". The Independent. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  7. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.


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