Catch Up

* General Information

### Songwriter(s)

Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Khalif Brown, Michael Williams II, Asheton Hogan, Adam Waldman

## Music Video

"**Catch Up**" is a single recorded by Chloe x Halle with American rapper Swae Lee, featuring producer Mike Will Made It. The song was released on April 16, 2020, as the first single off Chloe x Halle's sophomore studio album, *Ungodly Hour* (2020). The song was written by Chloe and Halle Bailey, Swae Lee, Mike Will Made-It, Asheton Hogan, and Adam Waldman, while its productions was held by Mike Will, Hogan, and Royal Z.

An accompanying "visualizer" music video was released along with the song. The clip features a computer-animated figure of Swae Lee with a Chloe x Halloe tattoo covering his torso.

## Background

Chloe x Halle teased the single posting various clues and lyrics on social media in April 2020. They announced the song's title, release date, and collaboration on April 13, 2020, with a text exchange with rapper Swae Lee discussing their next session which will be April 17, 2020. They also posted a snippet of Halle's verse lyrics.

During an Ungodly Hour Tea Time Instagram live, Halle discussed the meaning behind the song, stating that it's "basically a tit for tat love story you know, do something to one person they get you back. It's a cycle that never ends."

## Music video

An accompanying "visualizer" music video was released along with the song on April 16, 2020. It features a computer-animated figure of Swae Lee standing in the midst of a neon green light show. Chloe x Halle are prominently represented as a huge tattoo covering Swae's torso. The clip also features the song's lyrics below.

## Live performances

The duo and Swae Lee debuted the song live during the "Saving Our Selves: A BET COVID-19 Effort" special airing on April 22, 2020. The duo also made an acoustic performance on Zoom for University of Southern California's Welcome Concert 2020 on August 15.

A BET COVID-19 Effort - "Catch Up"
## Lyrics

Woah

Woah

Woah

**Swae Lee:**

I'm already— don't know (Ooh)

I said I've already talked to myself (Ooh)

Maybe it's true what they say 'bout you (Ooh)

You're in the loop if you knew what I knew

**Swae Lee, with Chloe x Halle:**

You've been used at the hotel room (Hey, ooh, yeah)

I smell the booze, not your cheap perfume (Ooh)

I'm quick to move on, don't get it confused (Ooh)

I have a future with shit to lose (Go)

**Chloe x Halle & Swae Lee:**

Woah, you better turn up (Oh)

Oh, now you better catch up (Oh)

Front to back, girl, jigga, chimmy cha-cha, mm

Front to back, girl, lemme see you cha-cha, mm

**Halle:**

You wanna talk 'bout me, what about you?

You like to party and hang with your groupies now

And I was up at midnight pacin' 'round the room, thinkin' 'bout you

You turn your phone off? Guess I will, too

**Chloe & Swae Lee:**

I know you were at a hotel room (Hey, woo)

You've got her lipstick on your shirt, I'm no fool

I'm quick to move on, don't get it confused

I have a future with shit to lose

You're gonna lose me, so now I

**Chloe x Halle & Swae Lee:**

Woah, you better turn up (Oh)

Oh, now you better catch up (Oh)

Front to back, girl, jigga, chimmy cha-cha, mm

Front to back, girl, lemme see you cha-cha, mm

**Chloe:**

Oh, you're angry, I'm just tryna party

Why you trippin' when I give you what you give to me?

You run a big game, well, baby, I can play

You don't be trippin' when I give you what you give to me, oh

**Chloe x Halle & Swae Lee:**

Woah, you better turn up (Oh)

Oh, now you better catch up (Oh)

Front to back, girl, jigga, chimmy cha-cha, mm

Front to back, girl, lemme see you cha-cha, mm

Mm (Ooh)

Mm

## **"Catch Up" credits adapted from Tidal**

### Written by:

Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Adam Waldman, Asheton Hogan, Khalif Brown, Michael Len Williams II

### Engineered by:

Assisted by DJ Riggins, Halle Bailey, Jacob Richards, Mike Seaberg

### Recorded by:

Mike Horner, Nathaniel Alford, Randy Lanphear

## References

1. ↑ "Chloe x Halle Release 'Catch Up' Video With Swae Lee". *MTV*.
2. ↑ "Chloe x Halle On Their New Single ‘Catch Up’ Featuring Swae Lee". *BET*.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Chloe x Halle Play ‘Catch Up’ With Swae Lee & Mike WiLL Made-It". *SoulBounce*.
4. ↑ "Chloe x Halle Get Tattooed Onto Swae Lee's Chest In Their 'Catch Up' Video". *MTV News*.
5. ↑ "R&B Duo Chloe x Halle Talk About Their 'Drama Love Story' Song 'Catch Up' Featuring Swae Lee". *People*.
6. ↑ "Chloe x Halle On Their New Single ‘Catch Up’ Featuring Swae Lee". *BET*.
7. ↑ chloe x halle on Twitter: "4.17.2020. #CatchUp @SwaeLee".
8. ↑ Halle's verse snippet. – via Twitter
9. ↑ "BET's Covid-19 Relief Effort Raises Funds With Homespun Videos". *Variety*.
10. ↑ USC on Twitter: "Trojans are invited to our Welcome Concert featuring @chloexhalle! Audience Q&A to follow the performance. #WelcomeToUSC".
11. ↑ "Chloe x Halle - Catch Up, Forgive Me, Do It & Cool People (Live at USC)". YouTube.
12. ↑ "Credits / Ungodly Hour / Chloe x Halle". Tidal. Retrieved on March 9, 2021.