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Charli XCX has definitely dropped a few bops over the years, and on Friday, January 28, the English singer did it again. Her latest single “Beg for You”, featuring Rina Sawayama, hits all the marks you’d want in a catchy pop single, including some great meme energy. Yes, the lyrics to Charli XCX and Rina Sawayama’s “Beg for You” sample a 2018 Twitter meme.
The singer’s new song was released ahead of her fifth studio album, CRASH, which will be released on March 18. The disc will be Charli XCX’s final album on Atlantic Records. What gets people talking is the song’s soaring chorus, which samples the 2006 song “Cry for You” by Swedish singer Petra Marklund, whose stage name was September at the time. If the name means nothing to you, you may remember the well-known refrain“You’ll never see me again/So who’s gonna cry for you?”
Likewise, when Charli XCX sings the chorus of “Beg for You,” it’s impossible to miss the inspiration for September’s iconic track. The hook is a slightly modified version of the “Cry for You” chorus, but with a new meaning: “Oh, won’t you leave me like this/Won’t you wait another hour or two?/You know I need you to stay / Don’t make me beg for you ’cause I’ll beg for you.
Although “Cry for You” was released in 2006, it had a major resurgence in late 2018 when Twitter users started using the famous lyrics “You’ll never see me again” to refer to everyday life experiences. like lose a sock while doing laundry Where lose your nintendo ds stylus. the viral attention turned the song into a huge meme, so of course Charli and Sawayama’s vision is going to look very familiar to you.
Listen to Charli XCX’s new single “Beg for You” featuring Rina Sawayama.
Be sure to check out the lyrics below, provided by genius.
[Verse 1: Charli XCX]
You know I go crazy every time
you gotta catch a flight (Ah, ah-ah-ah)
Can I take you to the airport?
Stand out under the bathroom lights (Ah, ah-ah-ah)
Put your lips on my lips
I will remember your kiss on the
the nights i miss you
Something I can’t forget when
I’m restless in bed
Yeah you got me obsessed
[Chorus: Charli XCX]
Oh, don’t leave me like this
Do you want to wait another hour or two?
You know I need you to stay
don’t make me beg for you
‘Cause I’ll be begging for you
[Post-Chorus: Charli XCX, Rina Sawayama]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, uh, yeah
Begging for you, begging for you (Yeah)
Pray for you, beg for you, mmm (Yeah)
Begging for you, begging for you (Yeah)
So don’t leave me like this (Well yes)
[Verse 2: Rina Sawayama, Charli XCX]
You are like an ocean breeze,
come and go like you
please (Ah ah ah ah)
Separated by a diploma
Hesitate, go get lost,
so out of reach(Ah ah ah ah)
Oh, put your lips on my lips
I will remember your kiss on the
the nights i miss you
Something I can’t forget when
I’m restless in bed
Yeah you obsess me now
[Chorus: Charli XCX]
Oh, don’t leave me like this
Do you want to wait another hour or two?
You know I need you to stay
don’t make me beg for you
‘Cause I’ll be begging for you
My heart hurts, my breath
you took
Oh, baby, I just wanna taste
Do not leave me like this
don’t make me beg for you
[Bridge: Charli XCX]
Don’t leave me, don’t leave me like this
This way, this way
Don’t leave me, don’t leave me like this
This way, this way
Don’t leave me, don’t leave me
over here (don’t leave me)
Over here (Don’t leave me like this),
over here (don’t leave me)
Don’t leave me, don’t leave me
over here (don’t leave me)
Over here (Don’t leave me like this),
over here (don’t leave me)
(Yeah) Don’t leave me
[Outro: Charli XCX]
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
