1999 (Charli XCX and Troye Sivan song)

"1999"
Single by Charli XCX and Troye Sivan
Released 5 October 2018 (2018-10-05)
Format
Length 3:09
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Oscar Holter
Charli XCX singles chronology
"Girls Night Out"
(2018)		 "1999"
(2018)
Troye Sivan singles chronology
"Animal"
(2018)		 "1999"
(2018)
Music video
"1999" on YouTube

"1999" is a song by British singer-songwriter Charli XCX and Australian singer Troye Sivan, released as a single on 5 October 2018.[1] The single cover was inspired by the 1999 film The Matrix.[1] It follows several singles released earlier in 2018 by Charli XCX and Sivan's 2018 album Bloom.

Background

The song marks the first collaboration between Charli XCX and Sivan.[2]

Artwork

The cover art was noted to be similar to 1999 film The Matrix, with Sivan dressed as the character Neo wearing dark sunglasses, a black overcoat and dyed black hair against a bright green background.[2] He is flanked by Charli XCX, who was said to be dressed as the character Trinity.[2] Billboard also noted a similarity to Aaliyah in the music video for the 2000 song "Try Again".[3]

Promotion

Charli XCX and Sivan shared a "cryptic" exchange on Twitter before both shared the cover art and title of the song.[4][5]

Music video

The music video was released on 11 October 2018, and features Sivan and Charli XCX in various homages to 1990s pop culture, including the iMac G3 and Steve Jobs, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, Rose McGowan and Marilyn Manson, the films Titanic, The Matrix, American Beauty, and The Blair Witch Project, the video game The Sims, and the music videos for the Spice Girls' "Say You'll Be There", TLC's "Waterfalls", NSYNC's "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)" and Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way".[6][7]

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 59
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[9] 10
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[10] 64
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 15
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[12] 76

References

  1. 1 2 Sodomsky, Sam (1 October 2018). "Charli XCX and Troye Sivan Announce New Song '1999'". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Krol, Charlotte (1 October 2018). "Charli XCX to drop new single '1999' with Troye Sivan on Friday". NME. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ↑ Bote, Joshua (1 October 2018). "Troye Sivan & Charli XCX Announce New Song '1999'". Billboard. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Hussein, Wandera (1 October 2018). "Charli XCX and Troye Sivan announce new duet '1999'". The Fader. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Garner, Glenn (2 October 2018). "Troye Sivan and Charli XCX Announce Collab in 'Matrix' Cosplay, Internet is Shook". Out. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  6. ↑ Hussein, Wandera (11 October 2018). "Charli XCX and Troye Sivan drop '1999' music video". The Fader. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  7. ↑ Bloom, Madison; Strauss, Matthew (11 October 2018). "Watch Charli XCX and Troye Sivan Dress Like Eminem, Britney Spears, Steve Jobs, More in Amazing New Video for '1999'". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 41, 12 oktober 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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