5 in the Morning
"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]
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| Single by Charli XCX | ||||
| Released | 31 May 2018 | |||
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| Length | 2:49 | |||
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| Producer(s) | The Invisible Men | |||
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| "5 in the Morning" on YouTube | ||||
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
| No. | Title | Length | 
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| 1. | "5 in the Morning" | 2:49 | 
- Remix EP "The Unreal Remixes"
| No. | Title | Length | 
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| 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 | 
References
    
- ""5 in the Morning" – Single by Charli XCX". Asylum Records. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018 – via iTunes.
- Horn, Olivia (1 June 2018). ""5 in the Morning" by Charli XCX Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- Kazemi, Alex (31 May 2018). "The Dark World of Charli XCX's "5 In The Morning"". Paper. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- Tornow, Sam (27 June 2018). "Charli XCX Releases Commanding Music Video for "5 in the Morning": Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- 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.
- "5 In The Morning (The Unreal Remixes), by Charli XCX". Coccus. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.