5 in the Morning

### Songwriter(s)

Charlotte Aitchison • Jeff Young • Jason Pebworth • George Astasio • Jon Shave • Nat Dunn • Cleo Tighe

## Music video

**5 in the Morning** is a song by Charli XCX. It was released a the first installation of the monthly singles in May of 2018. The official music video of the track was released on June 27th, 2018 and was shot by Bradley and Pablo.

## Background

Charli debuted this song on May 8th, 2018, the first night of Taylor Swift’s Reputation World Tour in Glendale, Arizona.

The track was released as a promotional single on May 31st, 2018. Charli is taking on an RnB mood in this song, unlike her other hits with a bubblegum-pop flow.

The song marks Charli’s first released collaboration with The Invisible Men since Iggy Azalea’s 2014 hit “Fancy,” and is a sonic departure from the PC Music production featured on her 2017 mixtapes.

## 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". 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".

## 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.

Charli XCX - 5 In The Morning - Video Behind The Scenes
## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I know your type, think you're one in a million

Your diamonds are fake, you ain't golden

But I only fuck with the ones who are rare enough

Real enough, down to keep goin'

It's 5 in the mornin'

And I'm goin' all in, I'm busy ballin'

Funny how wherever I wanna go

You wanna be there too

[Pre-Chorus]

Pull up and stunt with your clique (clique)

Glacier all up on your wrist (wrist)

Think you're the sickest like you got diseases

But you ain't got nothing on this

I can see you talk, got a big mouth (blah blah blah blah)

Would you stick around for the come down? (come down, yeah)

24/7, I'm 365

Wait for me heaven, I'm here 'til I die

Ah, ah

[Chorus]

I'm goin' all in (all in)

It's 5 in the mornin', I'm busy ballin'

I ain't even stoppin' (no)

It's 5 in the mornin', I'm so devoted

I'm goin' all in (all in)

It's 5 in the mornin', I'm busy ballin'

I ain't even stoppin' (yeah)

It's 5 in the mornin', yeah

[Verse 2]

I'm in my element everyday, birthday cake

You want a piece 'cause it's tasty

We on a roll, we don't stop 'til the bottles all popped

And the pills got me wasted

It's 5 in the mornin' and I'm goin' all in

I'm busy ballin'

Funny how wherever I wanna go

You wanna be there too

[Pre-Chorus]

Pull up and stunt with your clique (clique)

Glacier all up on your wrist (wrist)

Think you're the sickest like you got diseases

But you ain't got nothing on this

I can see you talk, got a big mouth (blah blah blah blah)

Would you stick around for the come down? (for the come down, yeah)

24/7, I'm 365

Wait for me heaven, I'm here 'til I die

Yeah

[Chorus]

I'm goin' all in (yeah)

It's 5 in the mornin', I'm busy ballin'

I ain't even stoppin' (no stoppin')

It's 5 in the mornin', I'm so devoted (na-na-na-na)

I'm goin' all in (all in)

It's 5 in the mornin', I'm busy ballin' (all in, all in, baby)

I ain't even stoppin'

It's 5 in the mornin', yeah

[Bridge]

Wherever I go, wherever I go

You wanna be there too

Wherever I go, you wanna know

You wanna be there too

Wherever I go, wherever I go

You wanna be there too

Wherever I go, wherever I go

You wanna be there too

[Chorus]

I'm goin' all in (yeah)

It's 5 in the mornin', I'm busy ballin'

I ain't even stoppin' (no stoppin')

It's 5 in the mornin', I'm so devoted (na-na-na-na)

I'm goin' all in (all in)

It's 5 in the mornin', I'm busy ballin' (all in, all in, baby)

I ain't even stoppin'

It's 5 in the mornin', yeah

## 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.

## References

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1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q69vOe401dQ
2. ↑ https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/charli-xcx-5-in-the-morning/
3. ↑ https://www.papermag.com/charli-xcx-5-in-the-morning-2573946991.html