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Wikipedia article




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"'After the Afterparty'" is a single by British singer Charli XCX featuring American rapper Lil Yachty. It was released on 28 October 2016 by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records UK intended as the lead single from XCX's scrapped third studio album, commonly referred to by fans as 'XCX World'. However, the song became a stand-alone single when tracks from the project were leaked online and the album was ultimately cancelled.

Critical reception



Ailbhe Malone of 'The Irish Times' called the song "a turned-up banger, similar to 'We Can't Stop' by Miley Cyrus", but also claiming that it had a "layer of modernist gloss" due to the input of Sophie. Laura Snapes of 'Pitchfork' described the song's "neon nihilism and aggressive self-possession are the drivers of Charli's career rather than its destructors" and commented on Charli's vocals at the end of track beginning to "slip and stutter". 'NME' named it the tenth best song of 2016 on their year-end list.

Music video



The music video for "After the Afterparty" was released on 30 October 2016. The video was directed by Diane Martel, and features XCX and Yachty partying with people dressed as zombies and other creatures for Halloween. A. G. Cook and Sophie both appear in the video as zombies.

Live performances



In November 2016, XCX sang "After the Afterparty" during the finale of 'The X Factor Australia'. On 8 February 2017, XCX also performed it on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'.

Track listing



Charts



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! scope="row"| New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)

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Certifications



References



Category:2016 songs

Category:2016 singles

Category:Asylum Records singles

Category:Atlantic Records singles

Category:Warner Music Group singles

Category:Charli XCX songs

Category:Lil Yachty songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Stargate (record producers)

Category:Song recordings produced by Sophie (musician)

Category:Songs written by Charli XCX

Category:Songs written by Raye (singer)

Category:Music videos directed by Diane Martel

Category:Songs written by Lil Yachty

Category:Songs written by Fred Again

Category:Songs written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen

Category:Songs written by Tor Erik Hermansen

Category:Songs written by Sophie (musician)

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