“Pop the Balloons” is a song Charli XCX written in 2015. The song was originally written for her then upcoming album, but after it got scrapped, the song’s original co-writer Sarah Hudson recorded her own version, with intention to pitch to other artists. There are three known versions of the song:
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[Verse 1]
Where you at? Call your phone
Sitting here, all alone
Hand around a champagne glass (Oh well)
Guess I'm gonna get real trashed
People here turn me off
Picky boys (Ew!), shut up
Tick-tock, ticking like I'm a time bomb
Houston, now we got a problem
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, whoa, ooh-whoa-whoa
My head, it goes 'round, 'round, 'round
I'm about to wild out, out, out
Trigger, pull it like pow, pow, pow
It's about to go down, down, down
[Chorus]
I wanna pop the balloons (Pop!)
Bitch with a bad attitude (So what?)
Oh woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh
Oh woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh
I wanna pop the balloons (Pop!)
Fuck everyone in the room (Fuck you!)
Oh woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh
It's not a party, it's not a party without you
[Post-Chorus]
Na, na na, nana na na
Na, na na, nana na na
Yeah, yeah, yeah, na na na
It's not a party, it's not a party without you
[Verse 2]
Tryin' hard to keep my cool
Hurry up, fuck are you?
Don't you remember last weekend?
Turned up until 6 AM
[Pre-Chorus]
My head, it goes 'round, 'round, 'round
I'm about to wild out, out, out
Oh, whoa, ooh-whoa-whoa
Trigger, pull it like pow, pow, pow
It's about to go down, down, down
[Chorus]
I wanna pop the balloons (Pop!)
Bitch with a bad attitude (So what?)
Oh woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh
Oh woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh
I wanna pop the balloons (Pop!)
Fuck everyone in the room (Fuck you!)
Oh woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh
It's not a party, it's not a party without you
[Post-Chorus]
Na, na na, nana na na
Na, na na, nana na na
Yeah, yeah, yeah, na na na
Yeah, yeah, yeah, na na na
Na, na na, nana na na
Na, na na, nana na na
Yeah, yeah, yeah, na na na
It's not a party, it's not a party without-
[Bridge]
Liquor in my bloodstream
Now I'm gettin' so deep
Sinkin' in the swimming pool
My body's bruised and I'm a fool for you
Forget about it
I'ma work it out here
Wait a second, fuck that
I'm a brat, I'ma take this party back
Blow you up, dynamite
Hol' up, we go all night
[Chorus]
I wanna pop the balloons (Pop!)
Bitch with a bad attitude (So what?)
Oh woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh
Oh woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh
I wanna pop the balloons (Pop!)
Fuck everyone in the room (Fuck you!)
Oh woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh
It's not a party, it's not a party without-
I wanna pop the balloons (Pop!)
Bitch with a bad attitude (So what?)
Oh woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh
Oh woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh
I wanna pop the balloons (Pop!)
Fuck everyone in the room (Fuck you!)
Oh woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh
It's not a party, it's not a party without you
[Post-Chorus]
Na, na na, nana na na
Na, na na, nana na na
Yeah, yeah, yeah, na na na
Yeah, yeah, yeah, na na na
Na, na na, nana na na
Na, na na, nana na na
Yeah, yeah, yeah, na na na
It's not a party, it's not a party without you
Pop the Balloons was written by SOPHIE & John Hill & MNDR & Sarah Hudson & Noonie Bao & Charli XCX.
Charli XCX released Pop the Balloons on Tue Jun 09 2020.