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. It was released on 19 May 2017 by DF Records and

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. The song was written by Brad Simpson, Connor Ball, Tristan Evans, James McVey, George Tizzard, Rick Parkhouse, Samuel Preston, Rachel Furner, Mikael Persson, Dimitri Vangelis and Andreas Wiman and produced by Red Triangle, Persson, Vangelis and Wiman. Lyrically, the

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song talks about thinking of a person you want to have a physical contact. It was third single from their third studio album, '' Night & Day (Night Edition)'' (2017).

Background and recording

The song was described as "upbeat with inexplicable energy." The first time Carpenter used

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in a song, the word "shit" in one of her verses in the song was misunderstood. "Shirt" was originally written in the lyrics but Carpenter sang "shit" instead, as she had not seen the lyrics but only heard the demo. James McVey of The Vamps only told her about the lyrics after the song was released. When asked by Carpenter on why the word was "shirt", McVey said "Well, in the first verse it goes, 'drop that dress to the floor', so she would say 'leave your shirt at the door'." The song was written in 2017 by Brad Simpson, Connor Ball, Tristan Evans, James McVey, George Tizzard, Rick Parkhouse, Samuel Preston, Rachel Furner, Mikael Persson, Dimitri Vangelis and Andreas Wiman and produced by Red Triangle, Persson, Vangelis and Wiman. The song's vocalists are Simpson and

. The song was mixed and recorded by Persson and was

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by Dick Beetham at 360 Mastering in

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. The bass guitar was played by Ball and Parkhouse while drums were played by Evans. Parkhouse programmed the track and provided additional vocals with Furner, Tizzard and Preston. Clapping was provided by Furner and Preston while Tizzard played piano. Tizzard and McVey play guitar on the track.'' Night & Day'' liner notes D EMI Virgin Records (2018).

Live performances

The song was performed by The Vamps on their Middle of the Night Tour, alongside Carpenter, who toured together with them as a supporting act.

Credits and personnel

Recording and management * Mastered at 360 Mastering (

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) * Global Talent Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music Publishing, B-Unique/Spirit Publishing, Universal/Jem Music Publishing, Global/Spirit Publishing, Ten Music Publishing, Copyright Control Personnel * Brad Simpson – vocals, songwriting *

– vocals * Connor Ball – songwriting, bass guitar * Tristan Evans – songwriting, drums * James McVey – songwriting, guitar *George Tizzard – songwriting, guitar, piano, additional vocals *Rick Parkhouse – songwriting, bass, programming, additional vocals * Samuel Preston – songwriting, clapping, additional vocals * Rachel Furner – songwriting, clapping, additional vocals * Mikael Persson – songwriting,

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*Dimitri Vangelis – songwriting, production *Andreas Wiman – songwriting, production * Red Triangle – production *Dick Beetham – mastering Credits adapted from '' Night & Day (Night Edition)'' and

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liner notes.

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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