1999 (Charli XCX and Troye Sivan song)

2018 single by Charli XCX and Troye Sivan October 2018 1999 single CharliXCXTroyeSivan1999.png Charli XCX and Troye SivanOn physical releases of Charli, "1999" is credited to Charli XCX featuring Troye Sivan. Charli 2018 10 5 yes * Henson Studios (Los Angeles) Wolf Cousins Studios (Stockholm) MXM Studios (Los Angeles) * EurodanceGeffen Sasha Charli XCX / Troye Sivan "1999" https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/1999/ Pitchfork 18 July 2019 electropopSingle Review: Charli XCX & Troye Sivan – 1999 https://abitofpopmusic.com/2018/10/04/single-review-charli-xcx-troye-sivan-1999/ A Bit Of Pop Music 4 October 2018 11 September 2019Kim Michelle Charli XCX: Charli Album Review https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/charli-xcx-charli/ Pitchfork 13 September 2019 3 9 * Asylum Atlantic UK * Charlotte Aitchison Jonnali Parmenius Oscar Holter Troye Sivan Brett McLaughlin Max MartinDoes Charli XCX Know Her Lyrics? YouTube 4 December 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwhhhUKIm-4&si=3Rhn6L45w7Lo-mEB Oscar Holter Charli XCX Girls Night Out 2018 Blame It on Your Love 2019 Troye Sivan single Animal 2018 1999 2018 Revelation 2018single 6-v1b9waHWY "1999" "1999" is a song by British singer Charli XCX and Australian singer Troye Sivan, released as the lead single from the former's third studio album Charli on 5 October 2018.https://pitchfork.com/news/charli-xcx-and-troye-sivan-announce-new-song-1999/ Charli XCX and Troye Sivan Announce New Song '1999' Pitchfork Sodomsky Sam 1 October 2018 2 October 2018 The single cover was inspired by the 1999 film The Matrix. It follows several singles released earlier in 2018 by Charli XCX and Sivan's 2018 album Bloom. The track reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart dated 22 November 2018, becoming Charli XCX's tenth top 40 single and first top 15 single since 2015, as well as Sivan's fourth top 40 single and his first top 20 single.https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ariana-grandes-thank-u-next-claims-a-second-week-at-number-1-with-huge-streaming-numbers__24739/ Ariana Grande claims second week at Number 1 with huge streaming numbers Official Charts Company 18 November 2018 A sequel to the track, "2099", was released as a promotional single in September 2019.https://www.thefader.com/2019/06/09/watch-charli-xcx-and-troye-sivan-debut-new-song-2099 Watch Charli XCX and Troye Sivan debut new song "2099" D'Souza Shaad The Fader 9 June 2019 17 September 2019 "1999" was playable in Just Dance Unlimited on Just Dance 2020Just Dance Just Dance Unlimited: 1999 by Charli XCX & Troye Sivan | Official Track Gameplay [US] Trailer January 30, 2020 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKj_nWUZvkA February 6, 2020 but was removed on August 1, 2024, due to licensing constraints.https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/help/connectivity-and-performance/article/changes-to-just-dance-unlimited/000107525 Changes to Just Dance Unlimited Ubisoft Help 27 January 2025Just Dance Unlimited Updates https://news.ubisoft.com/en-ca/article/6YyopoWWnStUG9RgF2tQAN/just-dance-unlimited-updates Ubisoft News 2 April 2024 22 January 2025 Background and composition Background The song contains nostalgic lyrical references to the titular year along with a snare-heavy beat, "fuzzy sawtooth bass and sparking Eurodance keys".https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/1999/ '1999' by Charli XCX / Troye Sivan Review Pitchfork Geffen Sasha 5 October 2018 16 October 2018 Sasha Geffen of Pitchfork stated that the track is "more concerned with the act of remembering than with the specifics of the year it calls up itself" and "fits alongside the rest of Charli XCX's sleek, forward-looking pop songs". The song also references Britney Spears' 1998 debut single, "...Baby One More Time", as suggested by Max Martin.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwhhhUKIm-4 Does Charli XCX Know Her Lyrics? YouTube Variety 4 December 2024 5 December 2024 Musical composition The song is written in the key of B minor, with an allegro tempo of 124 BPM in time 4 4 common time. Sivan's and Charli XCX's voices span between the notes B3 and F#5.Charli XCX, Troye Sivan, 1999 https://tunebat.com/Info/1999-Charli-XCX-Troye-Sivan/05mAIVLkIWc2d1UBYZBCp8 live 2021-12-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20200901022936/https://tunebat.com/Info/1999-Charli-XCX-Troye-Sivan/05mAIVLkIWc2d1UBYZBCp8 1 September 2020 https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0190120 1999 Mclaughlin Brett Bao Noonie Aitchison Charlotte Sivan Troye Holter Oscar Charli XCX & Troye Sivan Charli XCX Sivan Troye 11 October 2018 Musicnotes.com Artwork The cover art references the 1999 film The Matrix, with Sivan dressed as Neo, wearing dark sunglasses, a black overcoat, and dyed black hair against a bright green background.https://www.nme.com/news/music/charli-xcx-to-drop-new-single-1999-with-troye-sivan-on-friday-2385448 Charli XCX to drop new single '1999' with Troye Sivan on Friday NME Krol Charlotte 1 October 2018 2 October 2018 Charli XCX, who is dressed as Trinity, flanks him. Billboard also noted its similarity to Aaliyah in the music video for her 2000 song "Try Again".https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8477681/troye-sivan-charli-xcx-announce-new-song-1999 Troye Sivan & Charli XCX Announce New Song '1999' Billboard Bote Joshua 1 October 2018 2 October 2018 Promotion Charli XCX and Sivan tweeted lyrics from "1999" addressed to each other on Twitter before sharing the cover art and title of the song.https://www.thefader.com/2018/10/01/troy-sivan-1999-charli-xcx-announce Charli XCX and Troye Sivan announce new duet '1999' The Fader Hussein Wandera 1 October 2018 2 October 2018https://www.out.com/popnography/2018/10/02/troye-sivan-and-charli-xcx-announce-collab-matrix-cosplay-internet-shook Troye Sivan and Charli XCX Announce Collab in 'Matrix' Cosplay, Internet is Shook Out Garner Glenn 2 October 2018 3 October 2018 Music video 250px|thumbnail|Charli dressed as all the Spice Girls in the "Say You'll Be There" music video The music video was released on 11October 2018, and features Sivan and Charli XCX in various homages to 1990s pop culture, including the iMac G3 and Steve Jobs, Spice Girls, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, New Radicals, Eminem, the Nokia 3310, Rose McGowan and Marilyn Manson, the films Titanic, The Matrix, American Beauty, and The Blair Witch Project, the Dancing baby, the video game The Sims, and the music videos for the songs "Say You'll Be There", "Waterfalls", "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)", and "I Want It That Way".https://www.thefader.com/2018/10/11/charli-xcx-troye-sivan-1999-video Charli XCX and Troye Sivan drop '1999' music video The Fader Hussein Wandera 11 October 2018 12 October 2018https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-charli-xcx-and-troye-sivan-dress-like-eminem-britney-spears-steve-jobs-more-in-amazing-new-video-for-1999/ Watch Charli XCX and Troye Sivan Dress Like Eminem, Britney Spears, Steve Jobs, More in Amazing New Video for '1999' Pitchfork Bloom Madison Strauss Matthew 11 October 2018 14 October 2018 For many of the homages, deepfake technology was used.2018-10-12 Charli XCX's new video uses deepfake technology because of course it does https://www.popjustice.com/briefing/charli-xcxs-new-video-uses-deepfake-technology-of-course-it-does/ 2020-11-04 Popjustice en-US 1 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201201052754/https://www.popjustice.com/briefing/charli-xcxs-new-video-uses-deepfake-technology-of-course-it-does/ dead Track listing Digital download1999 – Single by Charli XCX & Troye Sivan on Apple Music https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/1999-single/1437171617 https://web.archive.org/web/20181120020624/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/1999-single/1437171617 dead 20 November 2018 iTunes Store 19 November 2018 "1999" – 3:09 Digital download — Stripped version1999 (Stripped)– Single by Charli XCX & Troye Sivan on Tripped https://listen.tidal.com/album/100921801 Tidal 5 October 2018 9 June 2020 "1999" (Stripped) – 3:21 Digital download — The Knocks Remix1999 (The Knocks Remix) – Single by Charli XCX & Troye Sivan on Tidal https://listen.tidal.com/album/101983815 Tidal 5 October 2018 19 November 2018 "1999" (The Knocks Remix) – 3:41 Digital download – Remixes1999 (Remixes) by Charli XCX & Troye Sivan on Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/1999-remixes/1448734869 iTunes Store 18 January 2019 18 January 2019 "1999" (Alphalove remix) – 3:55 "1999" (Easyfun remix) – 3:12 "1999" (Michael Calfan remix) – 3:03 "1999" (R3hab remix) – 3:18 "1999" (Carta remix) – 2:52 "1999" (Super Cruel remix) – 2:51 "1999" (Young Franco remix) – 3:33 "1999" (Dipha Barus remix) – 2:28 "1999" (The Knocks remix) – 3:40 Charts Weekly charts Chart (2018–2019) PeakpositionAustralia 18 Charli XCX & Troye Sivan 1999 true 5 January 2019Flanders Tip 32 Charli XCX & Troye Sivan 1999 true 24 November 2018Wallonia Tip 44 Charli XCX & Troye Sivan 1999 true 24 November 2018 Finland Digital Songs (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5B0%5D=ts_chart_artistname:Charli%20XCX&f%5B1%5D=ss_chart_search_title:*1999*&f%5B2%5D=itm_field_chart_id:Finland%20Digital%20Song%20Sales&f%5B3%5D=ss_bb_type:chart_item&type=1&artist=Charli%20XCX&title=1999 Chart Search Billboard Billboard 16 December 2018 9 Greece International Digital Singles (IFPI)http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 43/2018 IFPI Greece 5 November 2018 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20181029091042/http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html 29 October 2018 83Hungarydance 30 2019 4 true 1 February 2019Hungarysingle 40 2018 41 true 18 October 2018 Ireland (IRMA)http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles IRMA – Irish Charts Irish Recorded Music Association 17 November 2018 28 Israel (Media Forest TV Airplay)http://www.mediaforest.biz/WeeklyCharts/#/international מדיה פורסט – לדעת שאתה באוויר week 47 Mediaforest.biz 26 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20170910082455/http://www.mediaforest.biz/WeeklyCharts/#/international 10 September 2017 dead 5 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2018-10-12 NZ Hot Singles Chart Recorded Music NZ 15 October 2018 12 October 2018 10 Netherlands (Tipparade)https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/2018/week-47 Tipparade week 47 van 2018 Top40.nl nl 26 November 2018 14Scotland 24 20181123 true 24 November 2018 South Korea International Downloads (Gaon)http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?serviceGbn=S1020&termGbn=week&hitYear=2018&targetTime=41&nationGbn=E&year_time=3 2018년 41주차 Download Chart Gaon Music Chart ko 25 October 2018 96 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=215&dfom=20181005 Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 41, 12 oktober 2018 Sverigetopplistan 13 October 2018 15UK 13 20181130 true 1 December 2018Billboarddanceclubplay 48 Charli XCX true 18 January 2019Billboardpopsongs 37 Charli XCX true 5 February 2019 US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?page=1&artist=charli%20xcx&f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3Acharli%20xcx&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3APop%20Digital%20Song%20Sales&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2 Chart History (Pop Digital Songs) Billboard 7 April 2019 23 +2024 weekly chart performance for "1999"Chart (2024)Peakposition Moldova Airplay (TopHit)https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/md/weekly/20241206-20241212 Top Radio Hits Moldova Weekly Chart: Dec 12, 2024 TopHit 13 December 2024 30 March 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250330141857/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/md/weekly/20241206-20241212 dead 74 Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position Australia (ARIA)https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2019/singles-chart ARIA End of Year Singles Chart 2019 Australian Recording Industry Association 10 January 2020 100 Hungary (Dance Top 40)http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/dance/2019 Dance Top 100 - 2019 30 March 2020 Mahasz 87 Certifications Australia single Platinum 2 2018 2019 13 October 2021 Denmark Charli XCX & Troye Sivan 1999 single Gold 2018 2020 8916 28 January 2020 New Zealand Charli XCX And Troye Sivan 1999 single Platinum 2018 20202 radioscope 11 March 2025 United Kingdom Charli XCX ft Troye Sivan 1999 single Platinum 2018 2022 12 August 2022 82-4857-1 true true true Release history Region Date Format Version Label Ref. Reference Various 5 October 2018 Digital download streaming Original Asylum 9 November 2018 Alphalove remix https://open.spotify.com/album/7aHggqW4ucu0gLni9jepwM 1999 (Alphalove Remix) 9 November 2018 open.spotify.com 16 November 2018 Easyfun remix 1999 (Easyfun Remix) – Single by Charli XCX & Troye Sivan on Apple Music https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/1999-easyfun-remix-single/1441157792 https://web.archive.org/web/20181126135256/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/1999-easyfun-remix-single/1441157792 dead 26 November 2018 iTunes Store 19 November 2018 23 November 2018 Michael Calfan remix 1999 (Michael Calfan Remix) – Single by Charli XCX & Troye Sivan on Apple Music https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/1999-michael-calfan-remix-single/1441661528 https://web.archive.org/web/20181126140735/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/1999-michael-calfan-remix-single/1441661528 dead 26 November 2018 iTunes Store 26 November 2018 United States 4 December 2018 Contemporary hit radio Original Atlantic https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases Top 40/M Future Releases All Access Media Group 20 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181120142449/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases 20 November 2018 Various 18 January 2019 Digital download streaming Remixes Asylum Vengaboys version In September 2021, Vengaboys released a cover version of the song, which was retitled "1999 (I Wanna Go Back)" and came with a deepfake-style video which saw the cover stars from various 1990s albums lip-syncing to the song and the band put into the Friends title sequence with the sofa and fountain. One of the "deepfakes" is superimposed on the single cover of Vengaboys' own "We're Going to Ibiza".https://www.nme.com/news/music/vengaboys-throw-it-back-to-the-90s-with-a-cover-of-charli-xcx-and-troye-sivans-1999-3042719 Vengaboys throw it back to the '90s with a cover of Charli XCX and Troye Sivan's '1999' NME 10 September 2021https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/vengaboys-look-back-at-their-biggest-hits-after-boom-boom-boom-boom-we-were-set-for-life__34020/ Vengaboys look back at their biggest hits: "People loved or hated us" www.officialcharts.com Notes References Category:2018 songs Category:2018 singles Category:Charli XCX songs Category:Troye Sivan songs Category:Songs about nostalgia Category:Cultural depictions of Britney Spears Category:Songs written by Charli XCX Category:Songs written by Troye Sivan Category:Songs written by Leland (musician) Category:Songs written by Oscar Holter Category:Songs written by Noonie Bao Category:Asylum Records singles Category:Atlantic Records singles Category:Deepfakes Category:Male–female vocal duets Category:Vengaboys songs Category:2021 singles