Charli XCX, Clairo, And Yaeji Apologize Profusely To Lovers For Past Mistakes On 'February 2017'

Two plus 1/2 years prior, Charli XCX broke someone's heart and fully changed the face of their relationship. "February 2017," her new release that features Clairo and Yaeji, tells the story of this experience and the aftermath and is a unique take on apology as you'll ever hear. Whoever this is for will undoubtedly come around right after hearing how trustworthy it sounds.


"February 2017" sounds like a mystical date beneath the Northern Lights. Its light techno base pulsates softly as it stretches and reforms into something magical and off-centered that would be the soundtrack to the final scene of a romance movie with a happy ending. Because the claps come steady and the synths roll, Charli shamelessly admits her regret in ending a relationship that she cherished. She's joined by Clairo who follows each line with her own, bringing a second, wounded voice to the table. "Know I keep on saying I'm alright/ Although each and every night/ Any time While I cut off the lights/ I feel like crying," the pair sing.


Charli takes the chorus to lay things out fully for the person that she broke emotionally. "Sorry I broke you down/Sorry I tore your heart/ I ripped it all apart," she sings, wriggling her feet beneath the table because of how uncomfortable it feels to lay it all out so plainly and genuinely. Yaeji glides in for the outro, asking gently, in Korean, if it's also late to apologize. Her brief closer is the song's brightest moment and most calming, wrapping up the collective apology from three females who are decided to prepare right by past emotional blunders.


"February 2017" will appear on Charli XCX's forthcoming album, Charli, that's set to drop on September 13. The LP will also include the previously released singles "1999" with Troye Sivan, "Blame It On Your Love" with Lizzo, "Gone" that features Christine and the Queens, "Cross You Out" with Sky Ferreira," and "Warm" that features HAIM.


Listen to Charli XCX, Clairo, And Yaeji's magical apologies in "February 2017" up above.