Brrr (song) explained

Brrr
Cover:Kim Petras - Brrr.png
Type:promo
Album:Feed the Beast
Artist:Kim Petras
Genre:Hyperpop[1]
Length:2:32
Label:
Producer:
  • Ilya
  • Rami Yacoub

"Brrr" is a song by German singer-songwriter Kim Petras. The song was released on 20 January 2023 by Republic Records as the first and only promotional single from Petras' major-label debut studio album Feed the Beast (2023). The track features production work by Ilya.[2] [3]

Composition

NME Emma Wilkes described the song as an "industrial-inspired pop track".[4] Writers for Billboard called "Brrr" a "hypnotic" hyperpop track,[5] and the Dallas Voice said the song has "industrial beats and bad bitch energy".[6] Cillea Houghton of American Songwriter said, "The song features a throbbing beat layered by Petras’ crisp vocals as she takes on the persona of a fearless character."[7]

Promotion

After posting a snippet of the song on 8 January through her social media, Petras officially announced the release of the song on 11 January.

Petras performed the song on Late Night with Seth Meyers on 23 January, four days after its release.[8] She also performed it on 1 March at the 2023 Billboard Women in Music ceremony.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: YOU'RE ABOUT TO HEAR KIM PETRAS' "BRRR" ALL OVER TIKTOK". Elite Daily. 11 November 2022. 11 January 2023. 18 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230318155807/https://www.elitedaily.com/entertainment/kim-petras-brrr-lyrics-2023-debut-album. live.
  2. Daw . Stephen . 2023-01-20 . Queer Jams of the Week: New Music from Boygenius, Arlo Parks, Kim Petras & More . 2023-01-27 . Billboard . 18 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230318155731/https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/best-new-queer-jams-boygenius-arlo-parks-kim-petras-1235202555/ . live .
  3. Web site: Kim Petras: "No one's heard anything like this from me before". Dork. Ackroyd. Stephen. 10 November 2022. 11 November 2022.
  4. Web site: Wilkes . Emma . 2023-01-21 . Kim Petras shares pulsing new track 'brrr' . 2023-01-27 . NME . 18 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230318155728/https://www.nme.com/news/music/kim-petras-shares-pulsing-new-track-brrr-3384651 . live .
  5. Lipshutz . Jason . 2023-01-20 . First Stream: New Music From Trippie Redd, Kali Uchis, The Kid LAROI and More . 2023-01-27 . Billboard . 2023-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230125021047/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/new-music-releases-trippie-redd-kali-uchis-the-kid-laroi-1235202624/ . live .
  6. Web site: Lopez . Rich . 2023-01-20 . Queer Music News: Kim Petras gets cold, music divas collab for '80 for Brady' . 2023-01-27 . Dallas Voice . 18 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230318155734/https://dallasvoice.com/queer-music-news-kim-petras-gets-cold-music-divas-collab-for-80-for-brady/ . live .
  7. Web site: Houghton . Cillea . 2023-01-20 . Kim Petras Releases Gritty New Song "brrr" . 2023-01-27 . American Songwriter . 2023-01-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230124234425/https://americansongwriter.com/kim-petras-releases-gritty-new-song-brrr/ . live .
  8. Paul . Larisha . 2023-01-24 . Kim Petras Brings the Heat During 'Brr' Performance on 'Late Night With Seth Meyers' . 2023-01-26 . Rolling Stone . 2023-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230126143507/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kim-petras-brr-late-night-with-seth-meyers-1234667270/ . live .
  9. Lynch . Joe . Kim Petras Makes a Plea for Body Autonomy and 'True Equality' at Women in Music . Billboard . 18 March 2023 . 9 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230309083743/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/kim-petras-2023-billboard-women-in-music-brrr-1235277807/ . live .