Out of My Head (Charli XCX song)

"Out of My Head" is a song by English singer Charli XCX, featuring Swedish singer Tove Lo and Finnish singer Alma. It was released as the lead single from her fourth mixtape Pop 2 on 8 December 2017 by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records UK.^[2]

"Out of My Head"
Single by Charli XCX featuring Tove Lo and Alma
from the album Pop 2
Released	8 December 2017 (2017-12-08)
Genre	Dance-pop[1]
Length	3:56
Label	Asylum Atlantic UK
Songwriter(s)	Charlotte Aitchison Alexander Guy Cook Sophie Xeon Ebba Tove Nilsson Alma Miettinen
Producer(s)	A.G. Cook Sophie
Charli XCX singles chronology
"Dirty Sexy Money" (2017) "Out of My Head" (2017) "Girls" (2018)
Tove Lo singles chronology
"Disco Tits" (2017) "Out of My Head" (2017) "Colorblind" (2018)
Alma singles chronology
"Phases" (2017) "Out of My Head" (2017) "Bitches" (2018)
Audio video
"Out of My Head" on YouTube

Background and release

On December 7, 2017, Charli XCX announced her new mixtape, Pop 2, after teasing the concept a few days earlier on Twitter.^[3] The song premiered the next day on BBC Radio 1.^[4] In an Instagram post, Charli XCX shared that she first began working on the song at Sophie's house and originally planned for it to be released by Alma, but eventually decided to use it for herself. She maintained Alma on the song and brought in Tove Lo to write the verse lyrics and perform on the song.^[5]

Reception

"Out of My Head" received universal praise from critics. In a review naming Pop 2 "Best New Album," Meaghan Garvey of Pitchfork called it a song that "makes you want to slam a Strawberita and dance all night." For The Guardian, Alexis Petridis compared "Out of My Head" favorably against other chart toppers, saying that it and "Unlock It" sound like "hit singles from a slightly more adventurous, expansive alternate universe than the one the charts currently inhabit."^[6] Kirsten Spruch of Billboard named the track the best collaboration of Charli XCX's catalogue.^[7]

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[8]	6

References

1. Daly, Rhian (18 December 2017). "Charli XCX – 'Pop 2'". NME. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
2. Reed, Ryan (8 December 2017). "Hear Charli XCX recruit Tove Lo on Booming New Mixtape song 'Out of My Head'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
3. "Charli XCX confirms star-studded mixtape Pop 2 is out next week". The FADER. 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
4. Aswad, Jem (2017-12-08). "Charli XCX Drops New Song, 'Out of My Head,' With Tove Lo; New Mixtape Next Week (Listen)". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
5. "Charli XCX Recruits Tove Lo For A New Banger". Nylon. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
6. Petridis, Alexis (2018-01-04). "Charli XCX: Pop 2 review – kick-ass hits from a parallel universe". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
7. Spruch, Kirsten (2019-07-23). "Charli XCX's Best Collabs (So Far): Troye Sivan, BTS, Tove Lo & More". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
8. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2019.