"C7osure (You Like)" is a song by American rapper and singer

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. It is the seventh track on his second EP, ''7'' (2019). The song was produced by

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and

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, with miscellaneous production by Abaz and X-Plosive.

Background

German producers X-Plosive and Abaz created a sketch for the beat two years prior to its release. In an interview with ''

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'', they said they "had

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on our minds aking that something really melodic."

Lyrics and composition

In the song, Lil Nas X tells his fans that he plans to never have a solid plan. Desire Thompson of ''Vibe'' states that the message of the song is about "pushing forward, despite fears of what's on the other side." On June 30, 2019, the last day of

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, Lil Nas X

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that the lyrics of "C7osure" talk about his sexuality. He also tweeted the track cover that has a

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colored building, going as far as to say "dead-ass thought I made it obvious", and showing two pictures of the EP cover. One with how it normally looks, and one where the picture is zoomed in on the rainbow building. He said that the lyrics of "C7osure" confirm his identification as a member of the

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Reception

Craig Jenkins of ''Vulture'' describes the track as "a promising up-tempo disco jam." Jenkins describes "C7osure" and " Panini" as "breezy, catchy love songs."

Personnel

* Lil Nas X – lead artist *

– production *

– production * Abaz – miscellaneous production * X-Plosive – miscellaneous production * DJ Riggins – assistant engineering * Jacob Richards – assistant engineering * Mike Seaberg – assistant engineering * Ray Charles Brown, Jr. – recording engineer * Jaycen Joshua – mixing * Eric Lagg – mastering

Charts

References

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