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Charli XCX has shared "In The City," a collaboration with her fellow Brit, Sam Smith. The upbeat club pop track is produced by ILYA, A. G. Cook, Omer Fedi, George Daniel (of The 1975), and Charli herself. Check it out below.
"The song is about finding the people you truly love and connect with through wild nights out and partying in magical places," Charli XCX says in a statement. "It’s about feeling accepted, the magnificence of being welcomed into queer spaces and those once in a lifetime people you get to meet when you’re there."
Earlier this week Charli XCX shared a message with fans in which she expressed her shock and disappointment at the negative comments she had seen written about Smith after first revealing news of their collaboration. "It's been really disheartening but, at the same time, I'm so proud of Sam's ability to withstand that," she said in a video posted on social media.
"In The City" is Charli XCX's first standalone solo material since her 2022 album CRASH, one of The FADER's best albums of last year. This year she contributed "Speed Drive" to the Barbie soundtrack. Smith's latest album, Gloria, was released in January.
