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Vroom Vroom (song)

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"Vroom Vroom"
Promotional single by Charli XCX
from the EP Vroom Vroom
Released20 October 2015 (2015-10-20)
Recorded2015
GenreHyperpop
Length3:11
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Sophie
Music video
"Vroom Vroom" on YouTube

"Vroom Vroom" is a song by British singer Charli XCX from her 2016 EP of the same name.

Release

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On 20 October 2015, Charli XCX hosted a radio show on Beats 1 where she previewed "Vroom Vroom" for the first time.[1][2] The music video for "Vroom Vroom" was released on 22 April 2016[3] and included cameos by Sophie, A.G. Cook, and Hannah Diamond.[4]

Critical reception

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"Vroom Vroom" received generally positive reviews from music critics. Reviewing the song's preview on Beats 1, James Rettig of Stereogum called it "perfect", writing that he had been listening to a bootleg live recording of the song prior to its official debut. He additionally praised Sophie's production on the track, calling it "top-notch" and rivaling her then-short career.[5] PopCrush's Christopher Tirri called the song's beat drop "strange (in the best way possible)", lauding how its sound effects are "all strung together with a club-ready, elastic bass line that makes the onomatopoeias actually sound appealing instead of just silly."[6] Writing for Tiny Mix Tapes, S. David lauded it as "a near-masterpiece", calling it "a post-'Material Girl' hymn to independence, financial or otherwise: a desire for personal freedom".[7]

Calling it one of Sophie's most essential tracks, Jared Richards of Junkee wrote: "Frenzied, aggressive, and utterly hedonistic, title track 'Vroom Vroom' takes you along for a ride, shifting gears repeatedly but never stalling. There’s a lot going on here — so many bridges, buildups, breakdowns for a three-minute track — and it demands you jump around and get ridiculous."[8] In a ranking by the same publication, they named it Charli XCX's best song, opining that "[w]hile Charli will never stop growing, 'Vroom Vroom' will always be the song that made her one of the most buzzed-about artists of the decade, so we can either hop in or eat her purple, glittery dust."[9]

In an infamous review for Pitchfork, Laura Snapes wrote that the song "sounds like a rickety clown car whose horn toots Missy [Elliott]'s 'The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)'—a blocky, disjointed paean to fast rides and good times."[10][11]

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak

position

UK Vinyl Singles (OCC)[12] 1
UK Physical Singles Chart (OCC)[13] 2

References

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  1. ^ McCall, Malorie (20 October 2015). "Charli XCX Debuts New Track 'Vroom Vroom': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. ^ Camp, Zoe (20 October 2015). "Charli XCX Teams With Sophie on "Vroom Vroom"". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  3. ^ Kickham, Dylan (22 April 2016). "Charli XCX releases sleek, dance-heavy video for single 'Vroom Vroom'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  4. ^ Weekes, Jabbari (22 April 2016). "Watch One Guy Sneak in a Dab for the SOPHIE Charli XCX Collab "Vroom Vroom"". Vice. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  5. ^ Rettig, James (20 October 2015). "Charli XCX – "Vroom Vroom" (Prod. SOPHIE)". Stereogum. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  6. ^ Tirri, Christopher (21 October 2015). "Charli XCX Unveils Previously Unreleased Track 'Vroom Vroom'". PopCrush. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  7. ^ David, S. "Music Review: Charli XCX - Vroom Vroom [EP]". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  8. ^ Richards, Jared (1 February 2021). "SOPHIE's 15 Most Essential And Groundbreaking Tracks". Junkee. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Every Charli XCX Song Ranked From Worst To Best". Junkee. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  10. ^ Snapes, Laura (23 March 2016). "Charli XCX: Vroom Vroom EP". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  11. ^ Rude, Mey. "Pitchfork Writer Regrets Infamous Negative Charli XCX Review". Out. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Official Vinyl Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Official Vinyl Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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