After the Afterparty
"After the Afterparty" is a single by British singer Charli XCX featuring American rapper Lil Yachty. It was released on 28 October 2016 by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records UK as the lead single from XCX's scrapped third studio album, commonly referred to as "XCX World". However, due to the leaking of this album, the project was shelved. Critical reception. Ailbhe Malone of "The Irish Times" called the song "a turned-up banger, similar to 'We Can't Stop' by Miley Cyrus", but also claiming that it had a "layer of modernist gloss" due to the  input of Sophie. Laura Snapes of "Pitchfork" described the song's "neon nihilism and aggressive self-possession are the drivers of Charli's career rather than its destructors" and commented on Charli's vocals at the end of track beginning to "slip and stutter". "NME" named it the tenth best song of 2016 on their year-end list. Music video. The music video for "After the Afterparty" was released on 30 October 2016. The video was directed by Diane Martel, and features XCX and Yachty partying with people dressed as zombies and other creatures for Halloween. A. G. Cook and  Sophie both appear in the video as zombies. Live performances. In November 2016, XCX sang "After the Afterparty" during the of "The X Factor Australia". On 8 February 2017, XCX also performed it on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!".