"Blame It on Your Love" is a song by English singer and songwriter

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featuring American singer and rapper

Lizzo Melissa Viviane Jefferson (born April 27, 1988), known professionally as Lizzo, is an American singer, rapper, and flutist. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Houston, Houston, Texas with her family when she was 10 years old. After col ...

. It was released on 15 May 2019 as the second single from Charli XCX's third studio album, '' Charli'', and soon after debuted on

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's "Hottest Record in the World". It is Charli XCX's first single since her 2018 collaboration with

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, " 1999". The single is a reworked version of "Track 10" the final track from Charli XCX's mixtape '' Pop 2'' (2017). The music video was released on 13 June 2019.

Background and "Track 10"

"Track 10" is the final track of Charli XCX's mixtape ''Pop 2'' (2017). "Blame It on Your Love" is a reworking of the track with additional vocals from Lizzo. "Track 10" was highly acclaimed upon the release of ''Pop 2'', with ''

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'' placing the song at 92 on its list of the 100 Best Songs of

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and 85 on its list of the 200 Best Songs of the 2010s. In April 2022, '' Clash'' named "Track 10" among the 17 best of Charli's songs, with Ruby Carter claiming that "it helped solidify her image of 'Charli 2.0', on the heels of her '' Vroom Vroom'' EP."

Promotion

Charli XCX tweeted on 13 May 2019 that she had a "bop" with Lizzo, whom she called the "queen of everything", "coming this week". Less than a day later, she confirmed the title and release date, posting a picture of herself with Lizzo, who is holding a sign saying "Bout 2 Save Pop Music". The song was premiered as the "Hottest Record in the World" on

on 15 May 2019, with Charli XCX also being interviewed by

Track listing

Digital download #"Blame It on Your Love" – 3:11 Digital download –

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Remix #"Blame It on Your Love" (Dylan Brady Remix) – 4:00 Digital download –

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and kid joki Remix #"Blame It on Your Love" (Seeb and kid joki Remix) – 3:06 Digital download – Stripped #"Blame It on Your Love" (Stripped) – 3:16 Digital download – Kat Krazy Remix #"Blame It on Your Love" (Kat Krazy Remix) – 2:30 Digital download – Back N Fourth Remix #"Blame It on Your Love" (Back N Fourth Remix) – 2:46 Digital download − Remix EP #"Blame It on Your Love" (Back N Fourth Remix) – 2:46 #"Blame It on Your Love" (Stripped) – 3:16 #"Blame It on Your Love" (Kat Krazy Remix) – 2:30 #"Blame It on Your Love" (Seeb and kid joki Remix) – 3:06 #"Blame It on Your Love" (Dylan Brady Remix) – 4:00

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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"Blame It on Your Love"

– lead vocals *

– featured vocals *

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– production, arrangement, drums, guitar, piano, synthesizer, programming, recording *

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– additional production * Finn Keane – additional production *Thomas Warren – recording *

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– mixing *Matt Wolach – additional mix engineering *Michael Freeman – additional mix engineering *Stuart Hawkes – mastering

"Track 10"

*Charli XCX – lead vocals *

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– backing vocals *A. G. Cook – production, executive production, programming, synthesizer *Stargate – production, vocal production *Life Sim – production, synthesizer *Lil Data – production, synthesizer *Geoff Swan – mixing *Stuart Hawkes – mastering

Charts

Release history

References

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