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"Party 4 U" (stylised in all lowercase) is a song by the British singer and songwriter Charli XCX from her fourth studio album, How I'm Feeling Now (2020). She wrote the song with its producer, A. G. Cook. "Party 4 U" is a pop, hyperpop, and electropop track that incorporates echoing synths and crescendoing composition. The lyrics describe hosting a party for a person who never arrives, along with the highs and lows of the narrator's fluctuating relationships.
"Party 4 U" began to resurge in popularity and streaming in early 2025 after going viral on TikTok, leading Atlantic Records to release it as a single to US contemporary hit radio on 13 May 2025. A music video was released on 15 May 2025, coinciding with the fifth anniversary of How I'm Feeling Now's release. A 7-inch vinyl of the song is scheduled for release on 18 April 2026, as part of Record Store Day.
Critics generally praised "Party 4 U" for its composition and Charli XCX's vocal performance. Commercially, the track reached number 42 on the Billboard Global 200 and the top 30 in Australia, Ireland, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Charli XCX included it on the set lists of Crash: The Live Tour (2022–2023) and the Brat Tour (2024–2025), and performed it at several other events. The song was featured in the film Bottoms (2023) and the television series Overcompensating (2025).
Charli XCX recorded her fourth studio album, How I'm Feeling Now, within five weeks during the COVID-19 lockdowns in a "do it yourself" collaborative process with her fans. She started recording the song "Party 4 U" in May 2017, and completed recording its first part in the same year. It was intended to appear on her fourth mixtape, Pop 2 (2017), but it was excluded from the track listing. "Party 4 U" became a fan favourite track after Charli XCX performed it at a concert in Tokyo in May 2017, with snippets from the song appearing in her subsequent live shows and online videos. "Party 4 U" was completed during How I'm Feeling Now's recording sessions in 2020. Charli XCX wrote the song with its producer, A. G. Cook, who additionally played synthesisers and provided drum programming. It was mastered by Stuart Hawkes, and mixed by Geoff Swan with assistance from Niko Battistini.
In April 2020, Charli XCX announced that she would release How I'm Feeling Now on 15 May of that year, and that "Party 4 U" would be included on the album. She described the final version of the song as "euphoric and sad at the same time" compared to the previous unfinished versions. According to Angus Truskett from ABC Australia, the early versions contained EDM trap-style beat drops and a more uptempo production. Atlantic Records released How I'm Feeling Now to critical acclaim; "Party 4 U" is the album's ninth track.
"Party 4 U" is four minutes and fifty-six seconds long. It is a pop, hyperpop, and electropop song, featuring echoing synths, crescendoing beats, a "dreamy" atmosphere, Auto-Tuned vocals, and a "colorful sonic tapestry". The second verse showcases a fast-paced rhythm. Near the end of "Party 4 U", the song starts glitching as Charli XCX sings "party on-party on you, party on you" repeatedly over minimalistic beats and rapidly pulsing synths. The song's outro features crowd noises that were recorded at the end of Charli XCX's 2019 Brixton Academy concert in London. She revealed that "Party 4 U" was supposed to appear as How I'm Feeling Now's closing track, but thought it was "too traditional" due to the outro's crowd noises sounding "like an emotional goodbye".
Charli XCX described "Party 4 U" as being about "throwing a party for someone who doesn't come—the yearning to see someone but they're not there". The lyrics discuss the "up-and-down trajectory" of the narrator's on-and-off relationships, and how she feels lonely even when she is surrounded by crowds. The song's party-inspired lyrical imagery includes pink balloons, purple pills, a pool, and a "DJ with your favorite tunes". In the second verse, Charli XCX expresses her sadness over the absence of her lover at the party and senses a disconnection in their relationship, and in the bridge, she conveys the anxiety of realising that the relationship has come to a conclusion. She sings in the final verse, "I wish you'd get here, kiss my face/ Instead you're somewhere far away/ My nervous energy will stay/ I hope you realize one day".
"Party 4 U" began to resurge in popularity and streaming in February 2025 after going viral on the online video platform TikTok, where users posted videos of themselves singing the song's uptempo second verse. On 19 February, the track entered the US Spotify Viral 100 chart at number 80, marking the highest new entry. In response, Charli XCX tweeted, "It's p[retty] crazy that this song is suddenly getting love in this kinda way. I know this song means so much to so many [fans]". As a result of the resurgence, US on-demand streams for "Party 4 U" more than doubled from January to February 2025, according to Luminate Data. A new TikTok trend began in April 2025, where users shared their feelings and interpretations on the repeated "party on you" part of the track. Atlantic Records released "Party 4 U" as a single to contemporary hit radio in the United States on 13 May 2025. A 7-inch vinyl of the song, featuring an etched B-side, is scheduled for release on 18 April 2026, as part of Record Store Day.
Party 4 U
"Party 4 U" (stylised in all lowercase) is a song by the British singer and songwriter Charli XCX from her fourth studio album, How I'm Feeling Now (2020). She wrote the song with its producer, A. G. Cook. "Party 4 U" is a pop, hyperpop, and electropop track that incorporates echoing synths and crescendoing composition. The lyrics describe hosting a party for a person who never arrives, along with the highs and lows of the narrator's fluctuating relationships.
"Party 4 U" began to resurge in popularity and streaming in early 2025 after going viral on TikTok, leading Atlantic Records to release it as a single to US contemporary hit radio on 13 May 2025. A music video was released on 15 May 2025, coinciding with the fifth anniversary of How I'm Feeling Now's release. A 7-inch vinyl of the song is scheduled for release on 18 April 2026, as part of Record Store Day.
Critics generally praised "Party 4 U" for its composition and Charli XCX's vocal performance. Commercially, the track reached number 42 on the Billboard Global 200 and the top 30 in Australia, Ireland, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Charli XCX included it on the set lists of Crash: The Live Tour (2022–2023) and the Brat Tour (2024–2025), and performed it at several other events. The song was featured in the film Bottoms (2023) and the television series Overcompensating (2025).
Charli XCX recorded her fourth studio album, How I'm Feeling Now, within five weeks during the COVID-19 lockdowns in a "do it yourself" collaborative process with her fans. She started recording the song "Party 4 U" in May 2017, and completed recording its first part in the same year. It was intended to appear on her fourth mixtape, Pop 2 (2017), but it was excluded from the track listing. "Party 4 U" became a fan favourite track after Charli XCX performed it at a concert in Tokyo in May 2017, with snippets from the song appearing in her subsequent live shows and online videos. "Party 4 U" was completed during How I'm Feeling Now's recording sessions in 2020. Charli XCX wrote the song with its producer, A. G. Cook, who additionally played synthesisers and provided drum programming. It was mastered by Stuart Hawkes, and mixed by Geoff Swan with assistance from Niko Battistini.
In April 2020, Charli XCX announced that she would release How I'm Feeling Now on 15 May of that year, and that "Party 4 U" would be included on the album. She described the final version of the song as "euphoric and sad at the same time" compared to the previous unfinished versions. According to Angus Truskett from ABC Australia, the early versions contained EDM trap-style beat drops and a more uptempo production. Atlantic Records released How I'm Feeling Now to critical acclaim; "Party 4 U" is the album's ninth track.
"Party 4 U" is four minutes and fifty-six seconds long. It is a pop, hyperpop, and electropop song, featuring echoing synths, crescendoing beats, a "dreamy" atmosphere, Auto-Tuned vocals, and a "colorful sonic tapestry". The second verse showcases a fast-paced rhythm. Near the end of "Party 4 U", the song starts glitching as Charli XCX sings "party on-party on you, party on you" repeatedly over minimalistic beats and rapidly pulsing synths. The song's outro features crowd noises that were recorded at the end of Charli XCX's 2019 Brixton Academy concert in London. She revealed that "Party 4 U" was supposed to appear as How I'm Feeling Now's closing track, but thought it was "too traditional" due to the outro's crowd noises sounding "like an emotional goodbye".
Charli XCX described "Party 4 U" as being about "throwing a party for someone who doesn't come—the yearning to see someone but they're not there". The lyrics discuss the "up-and-down trajectory" of the narrator's on-and-off relationships, and how she feels lonely even when she is surrounded by crowds. The song's party-inspired lyrical imagery includes pink balloons, purple pills, a pool, and a "DJ with your favorite tunes". In the second verse, Charli XCX expresses her sadness over the absence of her lover at the party and senses a disconnection in their relationship, and in the bridge, she conveys the anxiety of realising that the relationship has come to a conclusion. She sings in the final verse, "I wish you'd get here, kiss my face/ Instead you're somewhere far away/ My nervous energy will stay/ I hope you realize one day".
"Party 4 U" began to resurge in popularity and streaming in February 2025 after going viral on the online video platform TikTok, where users posted videos of themselves singing the song's uptempo second verse. On 19 February, the track entered the US Spotify Viral 100 chart at number 80, marking the highest new entry. In response, Charli XCX tweeted, "It's p[retty] crazy that this song is suddenly getting love in this kinda way. I know this song means so much to so many [fans]". As a result of the resurgence, US on-demand streams for "Party 4 U" more than doubled from January to February 2025, according to Luminate Data. A new TikTok trend began in April 2025, where users shared their feelings and interpretations on the repeated "party on you" part of the track. Atlantic Records released "Party 4 U" as a single to contemporary hit radio in the United States on 13 May 2025. A 7-inch vinyl of the song, featuring an etched B-side, is scheduled for release on 18 April 2026, as part of Record Store Day.