"5 in the Morning"
Single by Charli XCX
Released31 May 2018 (2018-05-31)
Genre
Length2:49
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Invisible Men
Charli XCX singles chronology
"Girls"
(2018)		 "5 in the Morning"
(2018)		 "Bitches"
(2018)
Music video
"5 in the Morning" on YouTube

"5 in the Morning" is a single by English singer Charli XCX. It was released on 31 May 2018 by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records UK as the first installment from a series of monthly single releases.[1]

Critical reception

Olivia Horn of Pitchfork labeled the song as fitting "comfortably within the worldview that Charli outlined on Pop 2", and named it a "victory lap since last year's Pop 2 mixtape".[2] Alex Kazemi of Paper labeled the song as a "goth-infused afterparty aligned with the harsh emotion behind her new-wave debut album True Romance".[3]

Music video

The music video for "5 in the Morning" was released on 27 June 2018. The video was directed by Bradley & Pablo, who previously shot her "Vroom Vroom" music video, and features XCX strutting around an empty warehouse surrounded by club lights.[4]

Live performances

Throughout her opening acts on the Reputation Tour, XCX performed the song in every setlist. XCX also performed a live Fader session of the song uploaded in July 2018.[5]

Track listing

  • Single
Digital download[1]
No.TitleLength
1."5 in the Morning"2:49
  • Remix EP "The Unreal Remixes"
Digital download[6]
No.TitleLength
1."5 in the Morning (Zephyr Nova 5am Hangover Cure Mix)"7:37
2."5 in the Morning (Brimstone Remix)"3:54
3."5 in the Morning (Einmeier Remix)"4:18
4."5 in the Morning (Anatoly Grinberg Remix)"4:42
5."5 in the Morning (Pelegrim Telemetric Tremors Mix)"3:38
6."5 in the Morning (2Wasted4 Westend Ghetto Remix)"5:16
7."5 in the Morning (5HT2 Remix)"3:52
8."5 in the Morning (Pyrococcus Remix)"3:46

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[7] 7

References

  1. 1 2 ""5 in the Morning" – Single by Charli XCX". Asylum Records. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018 – via iTunes.
  2. ↑ Horn, Olivia (1 June 2018). ""5 in the Morning" by Charli XCX Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Kazemi, Alex (31 May 2018). "The Dark World of Charli XCX's "5 In The Morning"". Paper. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Tornow, Sam (27 June 2018). "Charli XCX Releases Commanding Music Video for "5 in the Morning": Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Linder, Brook (director) (12 July 2018). 5 in the Morning (Live Fader Session) (Music video). Performed by Charli XCX. Produced by The Fader. Atlantic Records. Retrieved 1 September 2018 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ "5 In The Morning (The Unreal Remixes), by Charli XCX". Coccus. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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