Charli XCX’s new tune “Woman, so complicated” has followers pondering it’s about Lorde. (Getty)
Charli XCX’s new album appears to be her reply to a meme evaluating her to Lorde.
To us, the lyrics to trace 10 on Brat have multiple that means. “Woman, so complicated” refers each to how “complicated” it’s to be a lady, and the way complicated Charli finds among the ladies in her life. A kind of ladies, in accordance with followers, may very well be Lorde.
“Individuals say we’re alike, they are saying we’ve bought the identical hair,” Charli sings, making reference to a meme about Lorde’s 2013 hit, “Royals”.
When a journalist advised Charli mentioned she was an enormous fan of her music – by accident mentioning “Royals” – Charli went with the circulate. Ten years later, and the meme has caught, with the Cambridge-born artist speaking about it on quite a few events.
“We speak about making music, however I don’t know if it’s trustworthy. Can’t inform for those who wanna see me,” she sings on “Woman, so complicated”.
Ardent XCX followers have linked the lyric to a put up Charli as soon as shared on her not-so-secret Instagram account @360_brat, after one follower requested whether or not she’d collaborate with Lorde.
“I need to. We discuss writing lots however it by no means appears to occur and I don’t know why,” Charli responded. “I kind of go spherical and spherical on it in my head. Like why doesn’t this occur? It’s really one thing I need to ask her about.”
And on “Woman, so complicated” she sings: “In the future we would make some music, the web would go loopy.”
Chatting with queer comedians Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers on their podcast Las Culturistas forward of Brat’s launch, LGBTQ+ ally Charli declined to call the musician in query, however hinted that it’s who we’re pondering it’s.
“I haven’t fairly determined whether or not I’m revealing,” she mentioned. “Persons are gonna guess… I believe you each most likely have an correct guess. It’s most likely that particular person.”
However different followers have surmised the tune may very well be about “Froot” singer Marina Diamandis, or “This Hell” musician Rina Sawayama – each of whom Charli has collaborated with, however with whom she has additionally butted heads.
Fairly who it’s about stays to be seen, however both approach, “Inexperienced Mild” singer Lorde doesn’t appear to thoughts. Writing a uncommon put up on her Instagram Tales yesterday (6 June), she revealed Brat is the one album she’s ever pre-saved forward of its launch.
“Charli simply cooked this one completely different. A lot grit, grace and pores and skin within the recreation,” she wrote. “I communicate for all of us once I say it’s an honour to be moved, modified and gagged by her work. There is no such thing as a one like this b*tch.”
Lorde, or whoever “Woman, so complicated” is about, doesn’t appear to be the one musician sings about on Brat.
On monitor three, “Sympathy is a Knife”, Charli sings of “one lady [who] faucets my insecurities” – and in accordance with followers, it’s fairly clear that it’s about Taylor Swift.
“Don’t wanna see her backstage at my boyfriend’s present,” sings Charli, who’s engaged to The 1975 musician George Daniel. “Fingers crossed behind my again, I hope they break up fast,” she continues.
And which different singer was in a relationship with a fellow member of The 1975 for a brief interval in 2023? Effectively, there we’re.
Brat is out now.