| "GTFO" | |
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| Promotional single by Mariah Carey | |
| from the album Caution | |
| Released | September 13, 2018 |
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| Length | 3:27 |
| Label | Epic |
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| "GTFO" on YouTube | |
"GTFO" (an abbreviation for "Get the fuck out") is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey. On September 13, 2018, Epic Records released the song as a promotional single from Carey's fifteenth studio album Caution.[2][3] "GTFO" was written by Carey, Bibi Bourelly, Porter Robinson, Paul "Nineteen85" Jeffries and Jordan Manswell, with the latter two also producing the song. It samples Porter Robinson's 2014 song "Goodbye to a World".[4][5]
I wanted to give my fans and everyone a first listen that wasn't so serious. I've had so much fun making this album, and I wanted the first moment to reflect that light-hearted spirit.
Carey announced "GTFO" would be the first promotional single from her then upcoming fifteenth studio album with the release via press release.[6]
Israel Daramola from Spin was positive, calling it a "ghostly, tender record with a magnetic rhythm".[7] Randall Colburn from Consequence of Sound praised Carey's vocal performance and the song's instrumentation, noting "the song's dreamy flow clashes compellingly."[8] R. Eric Thomas of Elle was also positive stating the track was "[a] sultry mid-tempo addition", noted that song "enters a grand tradition of songs about being told to get out."[9] Billboard editor Gil Kaufman described the song's production as "spiky".[10] It was included at number 59 on Idolator's list of the 100 best singles of 2018, and at number 92 on NPR's list of the 100 best songs of 2018.[11][12]
The music video for the song was directed by Sarah McColgan.[13][14] It was premiered via Carey's Vevo channel on September 14, 2018.[15]
Mariah Carey performed "GTFO" for the first time at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival.[16] It was also performed at her 2019 Caution World Tour.[17]
Digital download[18]
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| France Downloads (SNEP)[19] | 98 |
| Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[20] | 5 |
| Hungary (Single Top 40)[21] | 13 |
| Spain Physical/Digital (PROMUSICAE)[22] | 6 |
| UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[23] | 74 |
| US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard)[24] | 23 |
| US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs (Billboard)[25] | 19 |
