1999
Charli XCX & Troye Sivan * Track #18 On NOW That’s What I Call Music! 102 [UK]
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1999 by Charli XCX & Troye Sivan
Release Date
Performed by
Charli XCX & Troye SivanProduced by
Oscar HolterWrited by
Charli XCX & Troye Sivan & Leland & Oscar Holter & Noonie BaoAbout
“1999” is a collaboration between British singer Charli XCX and South African born singer Troye Sivan. It was released on October 5th, 2018, as the lead single from Charli XCX’s third studio album Charli.
The song was originally debuted by Charli at a small, intimate listening party with select fan...
1999 Lyrics
[Chorus: Charli XCX with Troye Sivan]
I just wanna go back, back to 1999
Take a ride to my old neighborhood
I just wanna go back, sing "Hit me, baby, one more time"
Wanna go back, wanna go
[Verse 1: Charli XCX]
Yeah, I just wanna go back
Nike Airs, All That
CD, old Mercedes
Drive 'round listening to Shady like, oh
Never under pressure, oh
Those days, it was so much better, oh
Feelin' cool in my youth, relaxin'
No money, no problem
It was easy back then
[Pre-Chorus: Charli XCX]
Ooh, wish that we could go back in time, uh
Got memories
Ooh, maybe we could do it tonight
Tonight's the night
[Chorus: Charli XCX]
I just wanna go back, back to 1999
Take a ride to my old neighborhood
I just wanna go back
Sing "Hit me, baby, one more time"
Wanna go back, wanna go
[Verse 2: Troye Sivan, Charli XCX & Both]
Yeah, I remember back home
Best friends, all night, no phone
No cares, I was dumb and so young
My room singing Michael Jackson (Hee, hee)
Never under pressure, oh
Those days it was so much better, oh
Feelin' cool in my youth, I'm askin'
"Does anyone remember how we did it back then?"
[Pre-Chorus: Charli XCX with Troye Sivan]
Ooh, wish that we could go back in time, uh
Got memories
Ooh, maybe we could do it tonight
Tonight's the night
Ah, yeah
[Chorus: Charli XCX]
I just wanna go back, back to 1999
Take a ride to my old neighborhood
I just wanna go back
Sing "Hit me, baby, one more time"
Wanna go back, wanna go
[Post-Chorus: Charli XCX, Troye Sivan & Both]
Back to where we came from
Playin' air guitar on the roof
In the kitchen, up on the table
Like we had a beautiful view
I wanna go
I just wanna go back, back to 1999
Ah, yeah
[Bridge: Troye Sivan & Charli XCX]
Back to 1999
I know those days are over, but a boy can fantasize
'Bout JTT on MTV and when I close my e-e-eyes
And I'm right there, right there
And he's right there, right there
And we're right there, right there
Ah, ah, ah, I wanna go back
[Chorus: Charli XCX with Troye Sivan]
I just wanna go back (Yeah), back to 1999
Take a ride to my old neighborhood
I just wanna go back
Sing "Hit me, baby, one more time"
Wanna go back, wanna go
[Post-Chorus: Charli XCX, Troye Sivan & Both]
Back to where we came from (Came from)
Playin' air guitar on the roof (Ah)
In the kitchen, up on the table
Like we had a beautiful view
I wanna go
I just wanna go back, back to 1999 (Go back)
Go back, yeah, yeah
I just wanna go back, yeah, back to 1999
Take me back to '99 (Yeah)
1999 Q&A
Who wrote 1999's ?
1999 was written by Charli XCX & Troye Sivan & Leland & Oscar Holter & Noonie Bao.
Who produced 1999's ?
1999 was produced by Oscar Holter.
When did Charli XCX & Troye Sivan release 1999?
Charli XCX & Troye Sivan released 1999 on Fri Oct 05 2018.
How was Max Martin involved with this song?
In an interview with Billboard, Charli said:
So Oscar Holter, who works a lot with Max, [produced the song] – he’s amazing, I love him. Me, Noonie Bao, and Oscar were writing at Max’s place, and we did the song and sent it to Max. Max was like, “I’ve got an idea: You should change the lyric in the...
What was Charli XCX doing in 1999?
In 1999, I was seven. So I was doing a lot of fun shit. I was wishing, hoping, dreaming that I was in the Spice Girls. I really wanted to be Baby Spice. My No. 1 life goal was just to be blonde and be Baby Spice. I was also just beginning to get into Britney Spears, ‘cause that was like when she fir...
How did Charli come up with the idea for this song?
The song started in March of this year, like end of March. I was working in L.A. I don’t know. I’ve done a lot of interviews where people are like, “You’re really nostalgic for the past.” Like, la la la. And it’s like, “No, I’m not really.” But I just thought it’d be a cool title, to have a song cal...
Did Charli and Troye get to record together?
Troye and I didn’t record together. But we were sending stuff back and forth all the time. He’s actually the reason I decided to do this song. Because I had the song, and I liked it, but I wasn’t 100% sure whether it was for me, or whether it was just a cool song. And then Troye heard it, and he was...
How did the track come together with producer Oscar Holter?
The whole thing was from scratch, really. We were writing in L.A. out at Max Martin’s compound studio. And it just, it all started from scratch. There was no lyrics, no track. Everything happened in the room, which was really cool. And then Oscar went back in and decided he wanted to put a load of ‘...
What did Charli XCX & Troye Sivan say about "1999"?
In an Instagram story Charli XCX told the story of her and Troye collabing, saying:
I first met Troye a few years ago when he came to a house party at my place in LA. He was so nice and sweet and cool and I liked him right away. We had a lot of mutual friends and were both aware of each others musi...