GTFO (song)

"GTFO"
Promotional single by Mariah Carey
Released September 13, 2018 (2018-09-13)
Format
Length 3:27
Label Epic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Nineteen85
  • Jordon Manswell
Music video
"GTFO" on YouTube

"GTFO" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. Epic Records released it as a promotional single leading up to the release of Carey's fifteenth studio album on September 13, 2018.[1] "GTFO" was written by Carey, Bibi Bourelly, Porter Robinson, Paul "Nineteen85" Jeffries and Jordan Manswell, with the latter two also producing the song. It samples Robinson's 2014 song "Goodbye to a World" from his debut album Worlds (2014).[2][3]

Release

I wanted to give my fans and everyone a first listen that wasn't so serious. I've had so much fun making this album, and I wanted the first moment to reflect that light-hearted spirit

—Carey on releasing "GTFO" as promotional single.[4]

Carey announced "GTFO" would be the first promotional single from her upcoming fifteenth studio album with the release via press release.[4]

Critical reception

Israel Daramola from Spin was very positive, calling it a "ghostly, tender record with a magnetic rhythm".[5] Randall Colburn from Consequence of Sound praised Carey's vocal performance and the song's instrumentation, noting "the song's dreamy flow clashes compellingly."[6] R. Eric Thomas of Elle was also positive stating the track was "[a] sultry mid-tempo addition", noted that song "enters a grand tradition of songs about being told to get out."[7] Billboard editor Gil Kaufman described the song's production as "spiky".[8]

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Sarah McColgan.[9][10] It was premiered via Carey's Vevo channel on September 14, 2018.[11]

Live performances

Mariah Carey performed "GTFO" for the first time at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival.

Track listing

Digital download[12]

  1. "GTFO" – 3:27

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
France Downloads (SNEP)[13] 98
Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[14] 5
Hungary (Single Top 40)[15] 13
Spain Physical/Digital (PROMUSICAE)[16] 6
UK Download (Official Charts Company)[17] 74
US R&B Songs (Billboard)[18] 23
US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Singles Sales (Billboard)[19] 19

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref
United States September 13, 2018 Digital download Epic [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Mariah Carey Returns With New Song "GTFO"". Complex. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mariah Carey Samples Porter Robinson in New Single "GTFO"". Edmtunes.com. September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Listen to Mariah Carey's New Single 'GTFO' – HipHop-N-More". Hiphop-n-more.com. September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Mariah Carey Returns With New Song From Album Out This Year: Listen". Pitchfork. September 14, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Mariah Carey – "GTFO": Listen". Spin.com. September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Mariah Carey shares the sweetly profane "GTFO": Stream". Consequence of Sound. September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Mariah Carey, Lyrical Life Coach, Returns With More Advice in "GTFO"". Elle.com. September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Mariah Carey is Totally Over You on New Sultry Kiss-Off 'GTFO': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Mariah Carey released a new song, "GTFO," from her upcoming album". Newsweek.com. September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Mariah Carey releases new album teaser 'GTFO' (VIDEO) – Malay Mail". Malaymail.com. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Mariah Carey – GTFO". September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018 – via YouTube.
  12. 1 2 "GTFO by Mariah Carey". iTunes. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Greece Digital Song Sales". Billboard. September 29, 2018. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Physical/Digital Single Top 50". PROMUSICAE. September 23, 2018. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  18. ↑ "R&B Songs Chart".
  19. ↑ "R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales".
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