After the Afterparty

"After the Afterparty" is a single by British singer Charli XCX featuring American rapper Lil Yachty. It was released on 28 October 2016 by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records UK as the formerly intended lead single from XCX's third studio album, Charli, but due to the leak of the album, it was scrapped out of the LP tracklisting.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

"After the Afterparty"
Single by Charli XCX featuring Lil Yachty
Released	28 October 2016 (2016-10-28)
Genre	Electropop[1]
Length	3:39
Label	Asylum Atlantic UK
Songwriter(s)	Charlotte Aitchison Miles McCollum Rachel Keen Fred Gibson Sophie Xeon M.S. Eriksen T.E. Hermansen Eyelar Mirzazadeh
Producer(s)	Stargate FRED Sophie (add.) A.G. Cook (voc.)
Charli XCX singles chronology
"Famous" (2015) "After the Afterparty" (2016) "Crazy Crazy" (2017)
Lil Yachty singles chronology
"Talk Too Much" (2016) "After the Afterparty" (2016) "iSpy" (2016)
Music video
"After the Afterparty" on YouTube

Critical reception

Ailbhe Malone of The Irish Times called the song "a turned-up banger, similar to 'We Can't Stop' by Miley Cyrus", but also claiming that it had a "layer of modernist gloss" due to the input of Sophie.[11] Laura Snapes of Pitchfork described the song's "neon nihilism and aggressive self-possession are the drivers of Charli’s career rather than its destructors" and commented on Charli's vocals at the end of track beginning to "slip and stutter".[12]NME named it the tenth best song of 2016 on their year-end list.[13]

Music video

The music video for "After the Afterparty" was released on 30 October 2016. The video was directed by Diane Martel, and features XCX and Yachty partying with people dressed as zombies and other creatures for Halloween.[14]

Live performances

In November 2016, XCX sang "After the Afterparty" during the finale of The X Factor Australia.[15] On 8 February 2017, XCX also performed it on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[16]

Track listing

Digital download[17]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"After the Afterparty" (featuring Lil Yachty)	3:39

Digital download – Acoustic Version[18]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"After the Afterparty" (Acoustic)	3:37

Digital download – Remixes[19]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"After the Afterparty" (Jax Jones remix)	3:52
2.	"After the Afterparty" (Danny L Harle remix)	3:45
3.	"After the Afterparty" (Chocolate Puma Remix)	4:50
4.	"After the Afterparty" (Vice Remix)	3:28
Total length:		15:00

Digital download – Remixes[20]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"After the Afterparty" (Acoustic)	3:37
2.	"After the Afterparty" (Alan Welker Remix [featuring Lil Yachty])	3:17

Digital download – VIP Mix[21]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"After the Afterparty" (featuring Raye, Stefflon Don and Rita Ora)	3:13

Digital download – Alan Walker Remix[22]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"After the Afterparty" (Alan Walker remix)	3:16

Charts

Chart (2016–17)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[23]	30
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[24]	17
Ireland (IRMA)[25] [26]	44
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[27]	7
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[28]	15
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[29] Alan Walker remix	13
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[30]	29

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[31]	Platinum	70,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[32]	Silver	200,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Murphy, Sarah (28 October 2016). "Charli XCX and Lil Yachty Team Up for "After the Afterparty"". Exclaim!. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
2. "Charli XCX's Delayed Album: Who Is Really to Blame?". Highsnobiety. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
3. "After the Afterparty (feat. Lil Yachty) - Single". iTunes (NZ). 13 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
4. Wass, Mike (13 October 2016). "Charli XCX Taps Lil Yachty For New Single "After The Afterparty"". Idolator. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
5. Bowe, Miles (13 October 2016). "Charli XCX teases Lil Yachty collab on upcoming Sophie-produced LP". Fact. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
6. Cooper, Duncan (16 August 2016). "Shame Less". The Fader. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
7. Rettig, James (13 October 2016). "Charli XCX Teases Lil Yachty Collab "After The Afterparty"". Stereogum. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
8. "Charli XCX Teases New Lil Yachty Collab Single 'After the Afterparty'". DIY. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
9. Renshaw, David (14 October 2016). "Charli XCX's New Single Will Feature Lil Yachty". The Fader. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
10. Roth, Madeline (15 May 2019), "CHARLI XCX AND LIZZO JOIN FORCES FOR YOUR NEW FAVE POP SONG, 'BLAME IT ON YOUR LOVE'", MTV, retrieved 20 May 2019
11. Malone, Ailbhe (1 November 2016). "Pop Corner: Charli XCX drops new single After the After Party". Irish Times. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
12. Snapes, Laura (28 October 2016). "Charli XCX "After the Afterparty" [ft. Lil Yachty]". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
13. "NME's Songs of the Year 2016". Nme.com. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
14. Kreps, Daniel (30 October 2016). "See Charli XCX Throw Zombie Bash in 'After the Afterparty' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
15. "Charli XCX Performs 'After The Afterparty' On The X Factor Australia". Popologynow.com. 24 November 2016. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
16. "Watch Charli XCX & A Motionless A. G. Cook Bring New Song "Bounce" To Jimmy Kimmel". Stereogum. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
17. "After the Afterparty (feat. Lil Yachty) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
18. "After the Afterparty (Acoustic) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
19. "After the Afterparty (feat. Lil Yachty) [The Remixes]". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
20. "After the Afterparty (feat. Lil Yachty) [Remixes]". Tidal. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
21. "After the Afterparty (feat. Raye, Stefflon Don and Rita Ora) [VIP Mix] - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
22. "After the Afterparty (feat. Lil Yachty) [Alan Walker Remix] - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
23. "Australian-charts.com – Charli XCX feat. Lil Yachty – After the Afterparty". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
24. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201710 into search. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
25. "Chart Track: Week 1, 2017". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
26. "IRMA - Irish Charts". irma.ie. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
27. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
28. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
29. "Vecolista Heatseeker – Vecka 5, 3 februari 2016" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
30. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
31. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
32. "British single certifications – Charli XCX – After The Afterparty". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type After The Afterparty in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.