After the Afterparty

"After the Afterparty"
Single by Charli XCX featuring Lil Yachty
Released	28 October 2016
Format	Digital download
Genre	Electropop[1]
Length	3:39
Label	Asylum Atlantic UK
Writer(s)	Charlotte Aitchison Miles Parks McCollum Mikkel Storleer Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen Samuel Long Fred Gibson Eyelar Mirzazadeh Rachel Keen
Producer(s)	Stargate Fred Sophie (add.)
Charli XCX singles chronology
"Famous" (2015) "After the Afterparty" (2016)
Lil Yachty singles chronology "Talk Too Much" (2016) "After the Afterparty" (2016) Music video "After the Afterparty" on YouTube

"After the Afterparty" is a single by English singer Charli XCX, released on 28 October 2016 by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records UK. The song serves as the lead single from her untitled third studio album to be released May 2017, and features American rapper Lil Yachty. In August 2016, Charli XCX revealed that her upcoming album would largely be produced by Sophie and Stargate.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Critical reception

Ailbhe Malone of The Irish Times called it "a turned-up banger, similar to "We Can't Stop" by Miley Cyrus", but also claming that it had a "layer of modernist gloss" due to the input of Sophie.^[9]

Music video

The music video for "After the Afterparty" was released on 30 October 2016. The video was directed by Diane Martel, and features XCX and Yachty partying with people dressed as zombies and other creatures for Halloween.^[10]

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[11]	37
Ireland (IRMA)[12]	88
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[13]	7
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[14]	16
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15]	41

References

1. Murphy, Sarah (October 28, 2016). "Charli XCX and Lil Yachty Team Up for "After the Afterparty"". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
2. "After the Afterparty (feat. Lil Yachty) - Single". iTunes (NZ). 13 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
3. Wass, Mike (13 October 2016). "Charli XCX Taps Lil Yachty For New Single "After The Afterparty"". Idolator. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
4. Bowe, Miles (13 October 2016). "Charli XCX teases Lil Yachty collab on upcoming SOPHIE-produced LP". Fact. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
5. Cooper, Duncan (16 August 2016). "Shame Less". The Fader. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
6. Rettig, James (13 October 2016). "Charli XCX Teases Lil Yachty Collab "After The Afterparty"". Stereogum. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
7. "Charli XCX Teases New Lil Yachty Collab Single 'After the Afterparty'". DIY. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
8. Renshaw, David (14 October 2016). "Charli XCX's New Single Will Feature Lil Yachty". The Fader. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
9. Malone, Ailbhe (1 November 2016). "Pop Corner: Charli XCX drops new single After the After Party". Irish TImes. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
10. Kreps, Daniel (October 30, 2016). "See Charli XCX Throw Zombie Bash in 'After the Afterparty' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
11. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
12. "Chart Track: Week 47, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
13. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
14. "Archive Chart: 2016-12-02". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
15. "Archive Chart: 2016-12-02" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 December 2016.