GTFO (song) explained

GTFO
Cover:Mariah Carey GTFO.jpg
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Type:Promotional single
Artist:Mariah Carey
Album:Caution
Released:September 13, 2018
Length:3:27
Label:Epic

"GTFO" (an abbreviation for "Get the fuck out") is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. On September 13, 2018, Epic Records released the song as a promotional single from Carey's fifteenth studio album Caution.[1] [2] "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 Porter Robinson's 2014 song "Goodbye to a World".[3] [4]

Release

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

Critical reception

Israel Daramola from Spin was 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] It was included at number 59 on Idolators list of the 100 best singles of 2018, and at number 92 on NPR's list of the 100 best songs of 2018.[9] [10]

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Sarah McColgan.[11] [12] It was premiered via Carey's Vevo channel on September 14, 2018.[13]

Live performances

Mariah Carey performed "GTFO" for the first time at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival.[14] It was also performed at her 2019 Caution World Tour.[15]

Track listing

Digital download[16]

  1. "GTFO" – 3:27

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
France Downloads (SNEP)[17] 98
Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[18] 5
Spain Physical/Digital (PROMUSICAE)[19] 6
US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard)[20] 23
US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs (Billboard)[21] 19

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mariah Carey on Instagram . Instagram . October 15, 2018.
  2. Web site: Mariah Carey Returns With New Song "GTFO". Complex. September 14, 2018.
  3. Web site: Mariah Carey Samples Porter Robinson in New Single "GTFO". September 13, 2018. Edmtunes.com. September 14, 2018.
  4. Web site: Listen to Mariah Carey's New Single 'GTFO' – HipHop-N-More. September 13, 2018. Hiphop-n-more.com. September 14, 2018.
  5. Web site: Mariah Carey – "GTFO": Listen. September 13, 2018. Spin.com. September 14, 2018.
  6. Web site: Mariah Carey shares the sweetly profane "GTFO": Stream. September 13, 2018. Consequence of Sound. September 14, 2018.
  7. Web site: Mariah Carey, Lyrical Life Coach, Returns With More Advice in "GTFO". September 13, 2018. Elle.com. September 14, 2018.
  8. Mariah Carey is Totally Over You on New Sultry Kiss-Off 'GTFO': Listen. Billboard. September 14, 2018.
  9. Web site: Wass . Mike . Bangers, Ballads & Bops: The 100 Best Singles Of 2018 . . March 18, 2019 . January 8, 2019 .
  10. Web site: Best Music Of 2018 . . March 18, 2019.
  11. Web site: Mariah Carey released a new song, "GTFO," from her upcoming album. September 13, 2018. Newsweek.com. September 14, 2018.
  12. Web site: Mariah Carey releases new album teaser 'GTFO' (VIDEO) – Malay Mail. Malaymail.com. September 14, 2018.
  13. Web site: Mariah Carey – GTFO. September 13, 2018. September 14, 2018. YouTube.
  14. Web site: Mariah Carey Live-Premieres New Song During 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival. 2021-04-13. iHeartRadio. en.
  15. Tetris. Kelly. March 1, 2019. Mariah Carey Kicks Off Caution World Tour With Resplendent Dallas Show: Watch Highlights. 2021-04-13. Billboard. en.
  16. Web site: GTFO by Mariah Carey. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201106014358if_/https://music.apple.com/us/album/gtfo/1435840703. November 6, 2020. September 14, 2018. iTunes Store. Apple Inc..
  17. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. September 21, 2018. https://archive.today/20150905220633/http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-telecharges/. September 5, 2015. dead.
  18. Web site: https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0=ts_chart_artistname%3Amariah%20carey&f[1]=ss_chart_search_title%3A%2Agtfo%2A&f[2]=itm_field_chart_id%3AGreece%20Digital%20Song%20Sales&f[3]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=1&artist=mariah%20carey&title=gtfo Greece Digital Song Sales]. https://web.archive.org/web/20181003095416/https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3Amariah%20carey&f[1]=ss_chart_search_title%3A%2Agtfo%2A&f[2]=itm_field_chart_id%3AGreece%20Digital%20Song%20Sales&f[3]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=1&artist=mariah%20carey&title=gtfo. Billboard. September 29, 2018. October 3, 2018.
  19. Web site: Physical/Digital Single Top 50. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929222631/https://spanishcharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=s3&year=2018&date=20180923. PROMUSICAE. September 23, 2018. September 29, 2018.
  20. Mariah Carey Chart History (Hot R&B Songs). Billboard.
  21. Mariah Carey Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs). Billboard.

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