In 2012, Charli XCX rose to prominence with the Icona Pop collaboration "I Love It", which became an international success, reaching top 10 in North America and Europe. Her debut studio album, True Romance (2013), was released that year to critical acclaim, despite not meeting commercial expectations. In 2014, she contributed the chorus and hook to "Fancy" by rapper Iggy Azalea, which finished the year as one of the best-selling singles worldwide and was nominated for two Grammy Awards. The same year, Charli XCX released "Boom Clap", which became her first solo top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100. Her second studio album, the pop/rock-influenced Sucker, was released at the end of the year, and spawned the successful singles "Break the Rules" and "Doing It".
In 2015, Charli XCX began working with producers and artists in A. G. Cook's British collective PC Music, as well as producer Sophie. While working on her third album, she released the Vroom Vroom EP in 2016 and the mixtapes Number 1 Angel and Pop 2 in 2017, as well as a series of singles including the BPI-certified "After the Afterparty", "Boys", and "1999". In 2019, Charli XCX released her third studio album, Charli, which was followed by her fourth studio album, How I'm Feeling Now, which she recorded and released during the UK's first national lockdown in 2020. Charli's latest addition to her discography is CRASH, released on 18 March 2022, including the singles Good Ones and New Shapes.
In addition to her solo work, Charli XCX has co-written songs for other artists including Camila Cabello, Rita Ora, Selena Gomez, and many more.
Girls
Charli XCX Lyrics
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Never happy endings, unless someone pretending
But sometimes it feels good to be lonely
Call it independence, done with this pretending
I cut you off, don't call my line
It's not 'cause I'm on guard, but I
Been hurt one too many times
I'm a selfish girl
I've gotta put myself first
'Cause I'm a selfish girl
I only want the whole world, oh, oh, yeah
Can you handle that?
Can you handle that? Can you handle that?
Can you handle that?
No one really can, no, no
Can you handle that?
Can you handle that? Can you handle that?
Can you handle that?
No one really can, no, no
One hand in the air at the party
Stuck in sound and vision, something like religion, oh
Don't try to light something I've started
Yeah, you might be different, but I told you that we're finished, oh
Cut you off, don't call my line
It's not 'cause I'm on guard, but I
Been hurt one too many times
And that's the reason why
I'm a selfish girl
I've gotta put myself first
'Cause I'm a selfish girl
I only want the whole world, oh, oh, yeah
Can you handle that?
Can you handle that? Can you handle that?
Can you handle that?
No one really can, no, no
Can you handle that?
Can you handle that? Can you handle that?
Can you handle that?
No one really can, no, no
Hands up if you're selfish (woo)
Put your hands up if you're selfish, selfish (put 'em up, put 'em up, put 'em up)
Put your hands up if you're selfish (put 'em up, put 'em up)
Put your hands up if you're selfish, selfish (woo)
Put your hands up if you're selfish (put 'em up, put 'em up, put 'em up)
Put your hands up if you're selfish, selfish
Put your hands up if you're selfish (put 'em up, put 'em up)
Put your hands up if you're selfish, selfish (one more time)
I'm a selfish girl
I've gotta put myself first
'Cause I'm a selfish girl
I only want the whole world
The song "Girls Night Out" by Charli XCX is a celebration of female camaraderie and the power of friendship. The lyrics describe the excitement of getting ready for a girls' night out, with the singer describing the process of putting on lip gloss, perfume, and platforms. The singer and her friends then go out to the club, where they sing along to the music and scream out the words together, feeling like they wrote the song themselves. The chorus repeats the phrase "It's a girls' night out, let's have a girls' night out tonight" several times, emphasizing the joy that comes from spending time with your best girlfriends.
The song is also notable for its rejection of the male gaze - the singer declares that there will be "no boys" on this night out, creating a safe and supportive space for female friendship. At the same time, however, the song is not exclusively aimed at a straight female audience - the use of gender-neutral pronouns like "we" and "our" suggests that the song is meant to be inclusive of non-binary and queer individuals as well.
Overall, "Girls Night Out" is a fun and empowering song that celebrates the importance of female friendship and the joy that comes from spending time with your best gal pals.
Line by Line Meaning
Goin' out on the weekend
Going out with friends on the weekend to have fun.
Gettin' dressed with my girls
Getting ready for the night out with friends.
Put on my favorite lip gloss
Applying a favorite lip gloss for the night out.
Cherry Garcia swirl
A specific flavor of lip gloss that is being used.
Perfume, pleasure, and platforms
Using perfume and wearing platform shoes for pleasure.
Livin' that kind of world (Ooh-ooh)
Enjoying oneself in the world of partying and having fun.
We're gonna live it up tonight
Planning to enjoy oneself to the fullest extent during the night out.
So, if you're out with your girls
Addressing the listener who is also out with their female friends.
And if you feel on top of the world
If you are feeling confident and happy with yourself.
It's a girls' night out
Referring to the night out with only female friends.
Let's have a girls' night out tonight
Encouraging everyone to have fun tonight during the girls' night out.
No boys, no boys
Asserting that there are no boys allowed on this night out.
R.I.P to the club (Bang, bang)
Suggesting that the group will party so much that the establishment will feel the impact.
'Cause we walk in and kill it (Mwah!)
Asserting that they are confident and will make a big impact when entering the club.
DJ, hey, turn it up (Oh, yeah!)
Requesting the DJ to increase the volume of the music to a level that will make them dance more.
Sing along like we wrote it (La la la lala la)
Singing along to the songs with complete passion, as if the group wrote them themselves.
We're gonna live it up tonight
Affirming once again that they will have a great time tonight.
It's a girls' night out, it's a girls' night out
Repeating the notion of girls' night out to enforce that the time out is exclusively for women.
Throw your hands up if you feel alright
Encouraging everyone to dance and have fun by raising hands in the air.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Charlotte Emma Aitchison, Deaton Chris Anthony, Linus Wiklund, Noonie Bao
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Verse 1: Rita Ora]
Her name is Lara, we learned a lot, ah
How to do it, like we do it like we wanna
We just know, we just know
I ain't one-sided, I'm open-minded
I'm 50/50 and I'm never gonna hide it
You should know, eh, you should know, ayy
[Pre-Chorus: Charli XCX]
All summer, we've been in the 'Bu
'68 Chevy with nothin' to do
Just rollin' J's, kush lovin'
And last night, yeah, we got with the dude
I saw him, he was lookin' at you
So I said, "Hey," kush lovin'
[Chorus: Rita Ora & Charli XCX]
Sometimes, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
Sometimes, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
Girls, girls, girls, girls, girls
[Verse 2: Bebe Rexha & Charli XCX]
Yeah, you know I tamed it, and then I named it
I put the lion in the cage and then I laid with
Her all night (All night), her all night, yeah
I'm the hunter and she the prey, yeah
I'm the thriller and the killer and the saviour
Up all night, we up all night, yeah (Do it one more time)
[Pre-Chorus: Rita Ora, Bebe Rexha & Both]
All summer, we've been in the 'Bu (Oh)
'68 Chevy with nothin' to do
Just rollin' J's, kush lovin' (Roll it out, roll it out)
[Chorus: Bebe Rexha, Rita Ora & Charli XCX]
Sometimes, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
(Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah)
Sometimes, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
(You know that I do)
Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
Girls, girls, girls, girls, girls
[Bridge: Charli XCX, Rita Ora, Both & (Cardi B)]
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
Oh, we can go up
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah (Rita, look, Cardi)
[Verse 3: Cardi B]
Now I could be your lipstick, just for one night (One night)
Girls just wanna have fun and have their funds right (Yeah)
I mean, say my name, say my name, say my name (Say my name)
It tastes good just rollin' off your tongue, right? (Hurrr)
I put this MAC on your lips, so pucker up (Mwah)
We ain't never heard of you 'cause you ain't done enough (No)
And I don't gotta introduce myself (Cardi!)
I'm too sexy, I seduce myself (Bardi!)
Seven-figure, never need a nigga (Nope)
I steal your bitch, have her down with the scissor
Tonight, I don't want a dog, I want a kitten (Eeeow)
I might French a girl from Great Britain
[Chorus: Rita Ora, Bebe Rexha, Charli XCX & Cardi B]
Sometimes, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls (Oh yeah)
Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls (Uh, yeah)
Sometimes, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls (Red wine, red wine)
Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls (Oh, oh, oh)
Girls, girls, girls, girls, girls
[Outro: Rita Ora, Bebe Rexha, Charli XCX & Cardi B]
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
(Down with me)
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
(She gettin' down on me, ahh)
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah (Yeah)
(Down with me, yeah)
She likes what she likes (Aha)
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah (Yeah)
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah (Ah-ha)
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
Girls, girls, girls, girls, girls
Hehehehe-aha (Hahahaha)
@mcaelaz
[Rita Ora:]
Her name is Lara,
We learned a lot-ah
How to do it, like we do it like we wanna
We just know
We just know
I ain't one-sided,
I'm open-minded
I'm fifty-fifty and I'm never gonna hide it
You should know, eh
You should know, ay
[Charli XCX:]
All summer, we've been in the 'bu
'68 Chevy with nothin' to do
Just rollin' Js, kush lovin'
And last night, yeah, we got with the dude
I saw him, he was lookin' at you
So, I said, "Hey!" Kush lovin'
[Rita Ora & Charli XCX:]
Sometimes, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
Sometimes, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
Girls, girls, girls, girls, girls
[Bebe Rexha (Charli XCX):]
You know I tamed it,
And then I named it
I put the lion in the cage and then I laid with her
All night (all night)
Her all night, yeah
I'm the hunter and she the prey, yeah
I'm the thriller, I'm the killer
I'm the saviour,
Up all night
We up all night, yeah
(Do it one more time)
[Rita Ora:]
All summer, we've been in the 'bu
'68 Chevy with nothin' to do
[Rita Ora & Bebe Rexha:]
Just rollin' Js, kush lovin'
[Bebe Rexha:]
Sometimes, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
([Charli XCX:] Yeah yeah, yeah yeah)
Sometimes, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
([Rita Ora:] You know that I do)
Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
Girls, girls, girls, girls, girls
[Charli XCX:]
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
[Rita Ora:]
Oh, we can go up
[Charli XCX & Rita Ora:]
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
She gettin' down with me, yeah-ah
Rita
[Cardi B:]
Look, Cardi
Now I could be your lipstick just for one night (one night)
Girls just wanna have fun and have their funds right (yeah)
I mean, say my name, say my name, say my name (say my name)
It tastes good just rolling off your tongue, right? (hurrr)
I put this MAC on your lips, so pucker up (mwah)
We ain't never heard of you 'cause you ain't done enough (no)
And I don't gotta introduce myself (Cardi)
I'm too sexy, I seduce myself (Bardi)
Seven-figure,
Never need a nigga (nope)
I steal your bitch, have her down with the scissor
Tonight, I don't want a dog, I want a kitten (Eoooaaawww)
I might French a girl from Great Britain
[Rita Ora, Bebe Rexha, Charli XCX & Cardi B:]
Sometimes, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls (oh yeah)
Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
Sometimes, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls (red wine)
Red wine, I just wanna kiss girls, girls, girls
Girls, girls, girls, girls, girls
She gettin' down with me, yeah (Down with me)
She gettin' down with me, yeah (She looking down on me, yeah)
She gettin' down with me, yeah (Down with me, yeah)
She likes what she likes (Oh, we can go up)
She gettin' down with me, yeah (Yeah)
She gettin' down with me, yeah (She getting' down with me, yeah)
She gettin' down with me, yeah
Girls, girls, girls, girls, girls
@aieo6648
Charli XCX: I was busy dreamin bout boys
Also Charli XCX: GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS
@pksmashing483
BOTH!!!!
@dayanad6441
Bisexual? Lol
@heyitsjustme8721
That’s our queen ❤️❤️🥰
@hausofluzon
Kweeen
@tommoyatucker8808
Simple she's BI
@jayc.9957
all of their voices compliments each others so much
@FIREOFPOP
https://youtu.be/Ws_TbUPQQdk
@nuniion2550
cxxxxx
@starboy2969
Exactly!!!! I was thinking too 😎