Malibu

## **Malibu**Single by Kim Petras

### Songwriter(s)

Kim Petras • Dr. Luke • Aaron Joseph •Allan Grigg • Jon Castelli • Deba Daka • Sophia Black • Vaughn Oliver

### Producer(s)

Aaron Joseph • Jon Castelli • Kool Kojak • Dr. Luke • Vaughn Oliver

**"Malibu"** is a song by Kim Petras, released as a single on May 7, 2020, with a music video on May 11, 2020.

## Background

Petras first previewed a snippet of the song during her and Aaron Joseph’s virtual DJ set for Paper Magazine’s Club Quarantine on March 31st, 2020.

She confirmed the track’s title and release date on Twitter on May 1, 2020.

Petras described the song as a "return to color, the feeling of being in love, and the escapism pop that I love the most". Petras also revealed that she "had cried all [her] tears [in the last single, 'Reminds Me' and album, Clarity] and moved on, so this is a reflection of how [she’s] been feeling".

For Interview Magazine Kim said about the single: "The song has been around for a while. I made the demo about three years ago. And it just kept coming back around and people kept asking, “Where’s Malibu?” When we finally finished it, I thought it was one of my best songs ever."

The song was supposed to be released for Coachella, but the festival got postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kim also talked about releasing music during this time in the same interview: "I’m so excited, especially dropping it during this time. [...] This song is going to make people feel like they just went to the beach, even though nobody can right now. That’s why I make pop music. I want people to forget about their problems for three and a half minutes."

Kim did her first performance on late-night television with this song, at *Jimmy Kimmel Live!*.

## Theme

The song is about someone you can't get over because of how they make you feel when you're with them. In an interview, Kim talked about the inspiration for the track: "Actually, it’s more about somebody you just can’t forget. The song is very much written about my imagination of Malibu before I visited. I’m from Germany, so I just saw it on TV, and it seems like this magical place."

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Tell me, how do I get over you?

When your eyes are so Pacific view, yeah

Falling deep into Curaçao blue

And all your kisses taste like

And all your kisses taste like

[Chorus]

Malibu

And all your kisses taste like

Malibu

[Verse 2]

Tell me, what am I supposed to do?

When your eyes are so Pacific view, yeah

Falling deep into Curaçao blue

And all your kisses taste like

And all your kisses taste like

[Chorus]

Malibu

And all your kisses taste like

Malibu (Ooh)

And all your kisses taste like

[Post-Chorus]

(Malibu) I'm melting, I'm melting

I'm melting, I'm melting into you

(Malibu) I'm melting, I'm melting

I'm melting, I'm melting into you

[Bridge]

Ah

Ooh, baby, you left me tingling

My nails soft peach and the sea salt's sinking in

Ooh, baby, I don't need anything

It's all been beachy since you came crashing in

And all your kisses taste like

[Chorus]

Malibu (Woo)

And all your kisses taste like (Like)

Malibu (Like Malibu, woo)

C'mon, yeah, baby

[Post-Chorus]

(Malibu) I'm melting, I'm melting

I'm melting, I'm melting into you

(Malibu) I'm melting, I'm melting (Yeah)

I'm melting, I'm melting into you

[Outro]

Woo-ah!

All your kisses, kisses taste like

And all your kisses taste like

Tell me, how do I get over you

When your kisses taste like Malibu?

Tell me, how do I get over you

When your kisses taste like Malibu? (Ah)

## Music Video

Petras released the song's music video on May 11, 2020. Due to the lockdown that was happening because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a proper music video wasn't possible, so Kim made a "at home edition". It features Paris Hilton, Demi Lovato, Jonathan Van Ness, Madelaine Petsch, Benito Skinner, Todrick Hall, Pabllo Vittar, Jessie J, Charli XCX, Aly & AJ, Scott Hoying, Aquaria, Loren Gray, Nikita Dragun, Amanda Lepore, Dorian Electra, Brittany Broski, Bowen Yang, Slayyyter, Daniel Preda, Gabriel Fontana and Teddy Quinlivan as cameo appearances.

Malibu - Kim Petras (At Home Edition)Malibu - Kim Petras (Official Audio)Kim Petras Performs "Malibu"
## Trivia

* Paris Hilton did her own version of the music video for the song.
* Britney Spears, one of Kim's biggests idols, did an Instagram Story dancing to the song.
* The song was supposed to be the first single from her studio album.

## References

1. ↑ https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/05/stream-kim-petras-malibu-song/
2. ↑ https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/kim-petras-malibu-add-to-queue-2020
3. ↑ https://kim-petras.fandom.com/wiki/File:Paris\_Hilton\_x\_Kim\_Petras%27s\_%22Malibu%22\_Music\_Video
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/kimpetras/status/1266152683318067200