Drop

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* General Information

## Music Video

"**Drop**" is the debut single by American sister duo Chloe x Halle. The song was released on April 5, 2016 through Parkwood as the duo's lead single off their debut EP, *Sugar Symphony*. It was written by Chloe and Halle Bailey, while Chloe and Shane Brown produced it. The song is featured as a bonus track on the duo's debut studio album *The Kids Are Alright* (2018).

"Drop" is about getting a song stuck in your head even though you don't want it stuck in your head. They personified the song as a human being, like when you're in a relationship but at the same time, you don't want to be in that relationship. An accompanying music video was released along with the song.

## Background

"Drop" is the sister-duo Chloe x Halle debut single after signing to singer Beyoncé's label Parkwood Entertainment, for a reported $1.5 million in 2015. When asked about the song, the duo said it was "the first song where we discovered our sound, and what we, as Chloe x Halle, wanted to sound like."

The sisters started teasing the song prior its release in early April 2016, with several posts on their Twitter account with the hashtag "#DROP".

## Critical reception

Listing the song as one of "the 4 songs you need to hear this week", Eliza Thompson stated that "Drop" sounds "a little bit like FKA twigs crossed with Willow Smith, though the sisters' gorgeous harmonies are all their own."

## Music video

An accompanying music video was released along with the song on April 5, 2016. The video was shot by Andy Hines at Big Sky Movie Ranch in California.

The girls commented that the video "is very special to us because it was one of the first songs we fully wrote and produced ourselves," they said. "It gave us the courage to trust our instincts. To see how it was made from our living room, to turning into something much bigger, is super exciting! We’re so happy that we got to do our first video in such a huge way, and we have Beyoncé to thank for that. We love her so much."

## Live performances

The duo performed "Drop" at the YouTube Music Foundry in New York City in June 2016. The song was later performed at the 2016 BET Awards held on June 26 in Los Angeles. In July the duo performed songs from the EP, including "Drop", as a support act for the European leg of Beyoncé's The Formation World Tour. They also promoted the EP on Andra Day's Cheers to the Fall Tour in November 2016.

## Lyrics

Baby I get sick of you

You're that same old tune

I don't ever wanna hear you again

Why are you here, I'd like to skip

Wanna be deaf to it

Can I turn my ears off?

But time stops

(Time stops)

When your beat drops

(Beat drops)

It's too strong, strong, strong

But time stops

(Time stops)

When your beat drops

(Beat drops)

Turn it off, off, off, off

Baby, I ain't listening, listening, listening

You drive me so crazy, so crazy, so crazy

Boy can you please play that again

You know you're not what I wanna sing

But you're the only thing, only thing

That's playing in my head

My head, my head, my head, my head

Time stops

(Time stops)

When your beat drops

(Beat drops)

It's too strong-ong, Strong-ong, strong

But time stops

(Time stops)

When your beat drops

(Beat drops)

Turn it off, off, off, off

When that beat drops

It shatters, glass ceilings

I'm in my feelings

Adrenaline be thrilling

Shards cut deep when you play

Shards cut deep when you stray

Vibrations move those mountains

Chaos flows like fountains

When I don't hear you I need it

When I do hear you I'm bleeding

There's no in between, between it

There's no middle, icing but no filling

It's a loving war with radio

Stop it, stop it

It's a loving war with radio

But I feel it, feel it, feel it

Shooby-dooby-do-do-do-do

Shooby-dooby-do-do-do

Shooby-dooby-do-do-do-do

Shooby-dooby-do-do

Time stops

(Time stops)

When your beat drops

(Beat drops)

It's too strong-ong, long-ong

But time stops

(Time stops)

When your beat drops

(Beat drops)

Turn it off, off, off, off

## References

1. ↑ DeVille, Chris (April 5, 2016). "Chloe X Halle – “Drop” Video". *Stereogum*. Retrieved on February 18, 2021.
2. ↑ Yzola, Alana (June 16, 2016). "Beyoncé is turning Chloe x Halle into stars". *Insider*. Retrieved on February 19, 2021.
3. ↑ "Chloe x Halle – Drop Lyrics". Genius Lyrics. Retrieved on February 20, 2021.
4. ↑ chloe x halle (April 4, 2016). "chloe x halle on Twitter: "#DROP"". Retrieved on February 20, 2021.
5. ↑ Thompson, Eliza (April 8, 2016). "The 4 Songs You Need to Hear This Week". *Cosmopolitan*. Retrieved on February 19, 2021.
6. ↑ Chloe x Halle (April 5, 2019). "Chloe x Halle - Drop". YouTube. Retrieved on February 20, 2021.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Tanzer, Miles (April 5, 2016). "Chloe And Halle Make An Incredibly Grand Debut With “Drop”". *The Fader*. Retrieved on February 20, 2020.
8. ↑ YouTube Music (June 15, 2016). "Chloe x Halle - Drop // YouTube Music Foundry". YouTube. Retrieved on February 20, 2021.
9. ↑ "Watch Chloe x Halle's Rousing BET Awards Performance". *Rap-Up* (June 27, 2016). Retrieved on February 20, 2021.
10. ↑ Wilson, Samantha (June 26, 2016). "Chloe x Halle’s Performance At BET Awards — Sisters Kill It With ‘Drop’". *Hollywood Life*. Retrieved on February 20, 2021.
11. ↑ "Credits / The Kids Are Alright / Chloe x Halle". Tidal. Retrieved on March 14, 2021.