" ' The girl , so confusing version with Lorde ' has the energy of two girls in the club bathroom becoming best acquaintance . "
So, you know Charli xcx? She rose to fame in the mid-2010s through hits like “I Love It” with Icona Pop and “Fancy” withIggy Azalea? She’s in her major resurgence era, and I am LIVING FOR IT.
Like, she just released her new album BRAT, which is an instant masterpiece according to the Internet. If you’re not listening to the album, you’re BEHIND.
.@charli_xcx ’s ' BRAT ' now leads backwash for # 1 on this week ’s UK albums graph , Taylor Swift ’s ' THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT ' now pace for # 2.Bon Jovi ’s ' Forever ' headed for # 3 . Just over 1,000 units separate the top 3.pic.twitter.com/2N9gYMsUNU
Andobviouslyyou rememberLorde, another supremely talented singer who rose to fame around the same time as Charli xcx? Yeah. Well. In case you’ve been living under a rock (or didn’t spend every day on Tumblr in 2014): the Internet has compared and mixed up the two singers since what feels like the dawn of time.
And there’s one now-iconic instance that made it clear these comparisons were getting out of hand. Basically, in 2014, an interviewer royally messed up and asked Charli xcx about “her song, ‘Royals’” — which everyone on the planet knows is actually a LORDE SONG. Charli xcx plays it off, pretending that it is indeed her song. And it’s amazing.
bring in this back in honor of charli xcx and lorde in the end collabingpic.twitter.com/m4vvlIYWbK
So yeah, the two women have appeared to be in this weird, industry-made battle. And this isn’t uncommon — Hollywood looooves to pit women against each other. TakeTaylor Swiftand Beyonce, orHailey Bieberand Selena Gomez. But normally, these celebs don’t really address the situation much, instead waiting for the conflict to diffuse.
BUT. I HOPE YOU’RE SITTING DOWN. Because in an epic power move, Charli xcx and Lorde have absolutely annihilated all the haters by doing something few people have the guts to do: get raw and real about their feelings, alongside the person everyone is pitting them against.
Let me explain. On her new album BRAT, which came out on June 7, Charli xcx released a song called"Girl, so confusing,“which expresses mixed emotions over the public’s comparisons of one woman to another. In the song, Charli sings that although “people say” they’re “alike,” sometimes she feels like she and the other person “might hate” one another. Sound familiar?
Some other notable lyrics include: “They say we’ve got the same hair” (which, yes, people do say Lorde and Charli xcx have the same hair), and, “One day we might make some music / The internet would go crazy.” And some of us didn’t realize that was MAJOR FORESHADOWING.
So we shouldn’t have been surprised when, on June 21, Charli xcx released a new version of that song — but featuring none other than LORDE HERSELF. The new version is called"The girl, so confusing version with lorde,“and not only do the two sing together, but Lorde gets her own verse.
In Lorde’s verse, she discusses how the two planned to “work it out on the remix” (breaking the fourth wall!), and how she feels “trapped in the hatred” of her body. Lorde also expresses being envious of Charli xcx, singing, “Your life seemed so awesome,” and says she was “speechless” when Charli sent her a “voice note” about the situation.
And the cherry on top? After the two sing, “The internet will go crazy / I’m glad I know how you feel,” Lorde sings, “‘Cause I ride for you, Charli.” And the fact that she says her name is something fans cannot BELIEVE.
not kidding when i say this was me when Lorde say “ you know i ride for you charli ” on the daughter so confusing remixpic.twitter.com/tkENU3CTME
So yeah — ICYMI, Charli xcx and Lorde are two mature, iconic queens who are rising above to give the fans exactly what they want. I’m calling this the perfect resolution, and something I know 2010s Tumblr girlies will be talking about for decades.
And because there’s nothing better than laughing and sobbing at the same time, here are some fan reactions to remind you that there’s no such thing as making too big a deal out of this:
I ’d go back in time and assure them that lorde and Charli xcx made a vocal together in the year 2024pic.twitter.com/ZmVBCaFtau
the girl , so puzzling version with lorde is so real bc charli ’s like “ I reckon you detest me and you do n’t sleep together with me ” and lorde is like “ huh ? ? babe I ’ve been so mentally sick I have n’t been fucking with ANYONE and also I did n’t even know you wanted to have it away with me like that ? ? ? ”
Lorde say “ charli ” sent a shiver down my spine
Me watching Lorde and Charli work it out on the remixpic.twitter.com/3e2mYmy66h
charli and lorde ’s vocals traveling through my ear canal and causing a gag overload in my eardrumspic.twitter.com/4uNc7N0QFz
Charli : bumpin that bumpin that bumpin that bumpin thatLorde ’s subplot : pic.twitter.com / XqXKTdLxji
Charli and Lordepic.twitter.com/JdhwbrJ2bk
Lorde come on the remix to fundamentally say “ hack my fault ” is so funny
lorde canceling last minute on charlipic.twitter.com/BixRQHlI5l
lorde waking up to charli ’s voicemailpic.twitter.com/BliMtfiTt1
charli xcx and lorde ultimately doing a Sung dynasty together is like the 2nd coming of christ for gay people
Lorde on Girl , so confusingpic.twitter.com/a9eSgsUVMK
jazz that “ The girl , so confusing edition with Lorde ” has the energy of two young lady in the club lav becoming dear friends
marina look out charli and lorde release little girl so confusing remixpic.twitter.com/muO9hrjgRA
