Flash Pose

### Songwriter(s)

Pabllo Vittar • Charli XCX • Aluna • Maffalda • Arthur • Marques • Zebu • Rodrigo Gorky

### Producer(s)

Brabo Music Team

"**Flash Pose**" is a song by Brazilian singer and drag queen Pabllo Vittar featuring English singer-songwriter Charli XCX.

## Background

It was released on July 25th, 2019 as the lead single off of Vittar's *111 1* EP and *111* album. The track is Charli XCX and Vittar's second collaboration, following "I Got It", which appears on Charli's *Pop 2* mixtape and is followed by "Shake It", on the album *Charli*.

The song was written in late 2017, by Aluna Francis of AlunaGeorge, and later gifted to Pabllo by Francis. The song was gifted and recorded during the same time period that Vittar was producing her sophomore album, *Não Para Não*. The song was recorded between São Paulo and Los Angeles.

In an interview for a Brazillian news paper, Pabllo talked about Charli's feature in the song: *"Charli is an amazing artist that I admire very much. When I invited her to make this new song with me, she accepted immediatly! I love her and her energy made a whole difference!"*

In an interview with Billboard, Vittar explained her inspiration behind making the song entirely in English, saying "I did a Pride tour in the U.S. and Canada this year, and there were a lot of fans there. They try to learn Portuguese so they can sing and communicate with me, so it's time for me to learn to speak their language too, right?"

## Theme

Pabllo has stated that her goal was to make “the gayest song of her career”. The song is club-ready tune about self-assurement and acceptance, inspired by the global Pride parades at which [Vittar] performs.

Pabllo also said in interview that "Flash Pose" is a song she made for people to have fun. *"It's one of those songs that when you listen to and immediately wants to dance. It's very upbeat, I hope everyone feels this and go to the dance floor".*

## Critical Reception

"Flash Pose" received praise from critics, the American magazine Forbes praised the track, calling it "electropop paradise", while V Magazine wrote: "The Brazilian invasion began figured by the glamorous drag queen who became a pop phenomenon, Pabllo Vittar. Increasingly marked by American pop, the genre soon becomes secondary to a talent as irresistible as that of Vittar". In an article, the North American Billboard also praised the track, calling the song "fun" and "ready for the tracks", in addition to saying that it gives "a new air to the sound of Pabllo".

## Comercial Performance

After its release as a single, "Flash Pose" debuted at number 5 in the top 50 of Brazilian Spotify. In the top 200 of the global Spotify, "Flash Pose" debuted at number 190.

## Music Video

   The "Flash Pose" music video premiered one day after the song on the Grindr app, and later, on YouTube. The video appeared in the second position among the "best Latin music videos of the month of July" by Rolling Stone.

The video was shot entirely in Los Angeles when both Pabllo and Charli were in the city at the same time. In an interview for the Brazillian newspaper Estadão, Pabllo stated "We had so much fun, Charli is a sweetheart, so the shooting didn't even seem like work".

### Coreography Video

Pabllo also posted an official coreography video on her Youtube channel on January 2nd, 2020. It doesn't feature Charli but it was shot on the same day as the music video.

## Lyrics

[Intro: Pabllo Vittar]

Yes, girl!

Come on, get with me

You know, I had an outfit like that in high school

Flash, flash, flash, flash, flash, flash pose

Flash, flash, flash, flash, flash, flash close

Flash, flash, flash, flash, flash, flash pose

Flash, flash, flash, flash, flash, flash close

[Pre-Chorus: Pabllo Vittar]

We can try this out

But you gotta know what I'm about

And if we can work it out

You know my body

You know, you know my body

We can try this out

But you gotta know what I’m about

And if we can work it out

You know my body

You know, you know my body

Yeah, come over, come over, baby

Come in my picture, that's right

'Cause I wasn't trying to get a nice picture by myself

[Chorus: Charli XCX, Pabllo Vittar]

Get in my picture, pose

Get in my frame, close

You're so cool, pose

Yeah, pose, yeah, close

Get in my picture, pose

Get in my frame, close

Tão sexy, pose

Yeah, pose, yeah, close

[Verse: Charli XCX]

Look good when I walk in the party

Ride pink cars like Malibu Barbie (Ooh)

Dressed up 1999 Versace

I love Pabllo, Pabllo loves Charli (Mwah)

Post up like we own it, yeah

Glow bright like it's golden, yeah

Look good, damn, it's so unfair, yeah

Look good and we know it, yeah, yeah, yeah (Yeah)

[Pre-Chorus: Pabllo Vittar, Charli XCX]

We can try this out (Uh huh, uh huh)

But you gotta know what I’m about (Oh yeah, yeah, yeah)

And if we can work it out

You know my body

You know, you know my body (Oh)

We can try this out (Uh huh, uh huh)

But you gotta know what I’m about (Oh yeah, yeah, yeah)

And if we can work it out

You know my body

You know, you know my body (Oh)

Yeah come over, come over baby

Come in my picture, that's right

'Cause I wasn't trying to get a nice picture by myself

[Chorus: Charli XCX, Pabllo Vittar]

Get in my picture, pose

Get in my frame, close

You're so cool, pose

Yeah, pose, yeah, close

Get in my picture, pose

Get in my frame, close

Tão sexy, pose

Yeah, pose, yeah, close

## Trivia

* The song was featured on Just Dance 2022.

## References

<references>

1. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/news/pride/8524069/pabllo-vittar-interview-charli-xcx
2. ↑ https://emais.estadao.com.br/noticias/gente,pabllo-vittar-lanca-flash-pose-parceria-com-cantora-britanica-charli-xcx-ouca,70002938586
3. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/news/pride/8524069/pabllo-vittar-interview-charli-xcx
4. ↑ https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/musica/noticia/2019/07/30/pabllo-vittar-estreia-em-ingles-com-charli-xcx-foca-no-mercado-internacional-mas-perde-brasilidade.ghtml
5. ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/cmalone/2019/07/26/brazilian-drag-superstar-pabllo-vittar-is-ready-for-her-close-up-in-flash-pose-video/#3c6014a155ba
6. ↑ https://vmagazine.com/article/the-life-and-times-of-pabllo-vittar
7. ↑ https://portalpopline.com.br/pabllo-vittar-estreia-flash-pose-no-top-5-do-spotify-brasil-e-estreia-musica-com-charli-xcx-em-ranking-mundial/
8. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/july-latin-music-videos-anuel-aa-residente-pabllo-vittar-865695/