1999 (Charli XCX and Troye Sivan song) explained

1999
Type:single
Cover:CharliXCXTroyeSivan1999.png
Artist:Charli XCX and Troye Sivan
Album:Charli
Studio:
Genre:
Label:
Producer:Oscar Holter
Chronology:Charli XCX
Prev Title:Girls Night Out
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:Blame It on Your Love
Next Year:2019

"1999" is a song by English singer Charli XCX and Australian singer Troye Sivan, released as the lead single from the former's third studio album Charli on 5 October 2018.[4] The single cover was inspired by the 1999 film The Matrix.[4] It follows several singles released earlier in 2018 by Charli XCX and Sivan's 2018 album Bloom. The track reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart dated 22 November 2018, becoming Charli XCX's tenth top 40 single and first top 15 single since 2015, as well as Sivan's fourth top 40 single and his first top 20 single.[5]

A sequel to the track, "2099", was released as a promotional single in September 2019.[6]

"1999" is playable in Just Dance Unlimited on Just Dance 2020.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geffen . Sasha . Charli XCX / Troye Sivan "1999" . Pitchfork . 18 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Single Review: Charli XCX & Troye Sivan – 1999 . A Bit Of Pop Music . 4 October 2018 . 11 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Kim . Michelle . Charli XCX: Charli Album Review . Pitchfork . 13 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Charli XCX and Troye Sivan Announce New Song '1999'. Pitchfork. Sodomsky. Sam. 1 October 2018. 2 October 2018.
  5. News: Ariana Grande claims second week at Number 1 with huge streaming numbers. Official Charts Company. 18 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Watch Charli XCX and Troye Sivan debut new song "2099". D'Souza. Shaad. The Fader. 9 June 2019. 17 September 2019.
  7. Web site: '1999' by Charli XCX / Troye Sivan Review. Pitchfork. Geffen. Sasha. 5 October 2018. 16 October 2018.
  8. Web site: Charli XCX, Troye Sivan, 1999. live. 2021-12-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20200901022936/https://tunebat.com/Info/1999-Charli-XCX-Troye-Sivan/05mAIVLkIWc2d1UBYZBCp8 . 1 September 2020 .
  9. Web site: 1999. Mclaughlin. Brett. Bao. Noonie. Aitchison. Charlotte. Sivan. Troye. Holter. Oscar. Charli XCX & Troye. Sivan. Charli. XCX. Sivan. Troye. 11 October 2018. Musicnotes.com.
  10. Web site: Charli XCX to drop new single '1999' with Troye Sivan on Friday. NME. Krol. Charlotte. 1 October 2018. 2 October 2018.
  11. Troye Sivan & Charli XCX Announce New Song '1999'. Billboard. Bote. Joshua. 1 October 2018. 2 October 2018.
  12. Web site: Charli XCX and Troye Sivan announce new duet '1999'. The Fader. Hussein. Wandera. 1 October 2018. 2 October 2018.
  13. Web site: Troye Sivan and Charli XCX Announce Collab in 'Matrix' Cosplay, Internet is Shook. Out. Garner. Glenn. 2 October 2018. 3 October 2018.
  14. Web site: Charli XCX and Troye Sivan drop '1999' music video. The Fader. Hussein. Wandera. 11 October 2018. 12 October 2018.
  15. Web site: Watch Charli XCX and Troye Sivan Dress Like Eminem, Britney Spears, Steve Jobs, More in Amazing New Video for '1999'. Pitchfork. Bloom. Madison. Strauss. Matthew. 11 October 2018. 14 October 2018.
  16. Web site: 2018-10-12. Charli XCX's new video uses deepfake technology because of course it does. 2020-11-04. Popjustice. en-US.
  17. Web site: 1999 – Single by Charli XCX & Troye Sivan on Apple Music. iTunes Store. 19 November 2018.
  18. Web site: 1999 (Stripped)– Single by Charli XCX & Troye Sivan on Tripped. Tidal. 9 June 2020.
  19. Web site: 1999 (The Knocks Remix) – Single by Charli XCX & Troye Sivan on Tidal. Tidal. 19 November 2018.
  20. Web site: 1999 (Remixes) by Charli XCX & Troye Sivan on Apple Music. iTunes Store. 18 January 2019. 18 January 2019.
  21. Chart Search Billboard. Billboard. 16 December 2018.
  22. Web site: Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 43/2018. IFPI Greece. 5 November 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181029091042/http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html. 29 October 2018.
  23. Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. 17 November 2018.
  24. Web site: מדיה פורסט – לדעת שאתה באוויר week 47. Mediaforest.biz. 26 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170910082455/http://www.mediaforest.biz/WeeklyCharts/#/international. 10 September 2017. dead.
  25. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 15 October 2018. 12 October 2018.
  26. Web site: Tipparade week 47 van 2018. Top40.nl. nl. 26 November 2018.
  27. Web site: 2018년 41주차 Download Chart. Gaon Music Chart. ko. 25 October 2018.
  28. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 41, 12 oktober 2018. Sverigetopplistan. 13 October 2018.
  29. https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?page=1&artist=charli%20xcx&f[0=ts_chart_artistname%3Acharli%20xcx&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3APop%20Digital%20Song%20Sales&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2 Chart History (Pop Digital Songs)]. Billboard. 7 April 2019.
  30. Web site: ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2019. Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 January 2020.
  31. Web site: Dance Top 100 - 2019. 30 March 2020. Mahasz.
  32. Web site: 1999 (Alphalove Remix). 9 November 2018. open.spotify.com.
  33. Web site: 1999 (Easyfun Remix) – Single by Charli XCX & Troye Sivan on Apple Music. iTunes Store. 19 November 2018.
  34. Web site: 1999 (Michael Calfan Remix) – Single by Charli XCX & Troye Sivan on Apple Music. iTunes Store. 26 November 2018.
  35. Web site: Top 40/M Future Releases. All Access Media Group. 20 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181120142449/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases. 20 November 2018.
  36. Web site: Vengaboys throw it back to the '90s with a cover of Charli XCX and Troye Sivan's '1999'. NME. 10 September 2021.
  37. Web site: Vengaboys look back at their biggest hits: "People loved or hated us". www.officialcharts.com.
  38. Just Dance . Just Dance Unlimited: 1999 by Charli XCX & Troye Sivan | Official Track Gameplay [US] |type=Trailer |date=January 30, 2020 |via=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKj_nWUZvkA |access-date= February 6, 2020}}

    Background and composition

    Background

    The song contains nostalgic lyrical references to the titular year along with a snare-heavy beat, "fuzzy sawtooth bass and sparking Eurodance keys".[7] Sasha Geffen of Pitchfork stated that the track is "more concerned with the act of remembering than with the specifics of the year it calls up itself" and "fits alongside the rest of Charli XCX's sleek, forward-looking pop songs". The song also references Britney Spears' 1998 debut single, "...Baby One More Time".

    Musical composition

    The song is written in the key of D major, with an allegro tempo of 124 BPM in common time. Sivan's and Charli XCX's voices span between the notes B3 and F#5.[8] [9]

    Artwork

    The cover art references the 1999 film The Matrix, with Sivan dressed as Neo, wearing dark sunglasses, a black overcoat, and dyed black hair against a bright green background.[10] Charli XCX, who is dressed as Trinity, flanks him. Billboard also noted its similarity to Aaliyah in the music video for her 2000 song "Try Again".[11]

    Promotion

    Charli XCX and Sivan tweeted lyrics from "1999" addressed to each other on Twitter before sharing the cover art and title of the song.[12] [13]

    Music video

    The music video was released on 11October 2018, and features Sivan and Charli XCX in various homages to 1990s pop culture, including the iMac G3 and Steve Jobs, Spice Girls, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, New Radicals, Eminem, the Nokia 3310, Rose McGowan and Marilyn Manson, the films Titanic, The Matrix, American Beauty, and The Blair Witch Project, the Dancing baby, the video game The Sims, and the music videos for the songs "Say You'll Be There", "Waterfalls", "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)", and "I Want It That Way".[14] [15] For many of the homages, deepfake technology was used.[16]

    Track listing

    Digital download[17]

    1. "1999" – 3:09

    Digital download — Stripped version[18]

    1. "1999" (Stripped) – 3:21

    Digital download — The Knocks Remix[19]

    1. "1999" (The Knocks Remix) – 3:41

    Digital download – Remixes[20]

    1. "1999" (Alphalove remix) – 3:55
    2. "1999" (Easyfun remix) – 3:12
    3. "1999" (Michael Calfan remix) – 3:03
    4. "1999" (R3hab remix) – 3:18
    5. "1999" (Carta remix) – 2:52
    6. "1999" (Super Cruel remix) – 2:51
    7. "1999" (Young Franco remix) – 3:33
    8. "1999" (Dipha Barus remix) – 2:28
    9. "1999" (The Knocks remix) – 3:40

    Charts

    Weekly charts

    Chart (2018–2019)Peak
    position
    Finland Digital Songs (Billboard)[21] 9
    Greece International Digital Singles (IFPI)[22] 83
    Ireland (IRMA)[23] 28
    Israel (Media Forest TV Airplay)[24] 5
    New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[25] 10
    Netherlands (Tipparade)[26] 14
    South Korea International Downloads (Gaon)[27] 96
    Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 15
    US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)[29] 23

    Year-end charts

    Chart (2019)Position
    Australia (ARIA)[30] 100
    Hungary (Dance Top 40)[31] 87

    Release history

    RegionDateFormatVersionLabel
    Various5 October 2018OriginalAsylum
    9 November 2018Alphalove remix[32]
    16 November 2018Easyfun remix[33]
    23 November 2018Michael Calfan remix[34]
    United States4 December 2018Contemporary hit radioOriginalAtlantic[35]
    Various18 January 2019RemixesAsylum

    Vengaboys version

    In September 2021, Vengaboys released a cover version of the song, which was retitled "1999 (I Wanna Go Back)" and came with a deepfake-style video which saw the cover stars from various 1990s albums lip-syncing to the song and the band put into the Friends title sequence with the sofa and fountain. One of the "deepfakes" is superimposed on the single cover of Vengaboys' own "We're Going To Ibiza".[36] [37]

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