"Out Out" is a song by British DJs

Joel Corry Joel Corry (born 10 June 1989) is an English DJ, producer and television personality. He came to prominence in 2019 with the release of his single " Sorry", featuring vocals from Hayley May (who was not credited in the official music video), whi ...

and

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, featuring British singer

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and American rapper

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performing vocals. The single was released on 13 August 2021 by Asylum Records UK. "Out Out" peaked at number six on the

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Background and composition

"Out Out" samples "

Alors on danse "Alors on danse" (, French for "And so we dance") is a song by Belgian rapper Stromae. It was released in September 2009 in Belgium and in February 2010 in the rest of Europe. The song reached number one in Belgium, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, th ...

" by Belgian musician

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. In a statement, Joel Corry called himself a "big fan" of "Alors on danse", saying he wanted to "put a fun spin on it for summer 2021". Jax Jones said that he was "a big fan of Charli and Saweetie, having them on the song makes it feel like a moment with real synergy".

Critical reception

Writing for ''Cultr'', Oliver Tryon called the song "party music at its very best". Althea Legaspi of ''

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'' stated that "Out Out" was a "bumping new track", where "Charli XCX and Saweetie beckon all to hit the dancefloor". ''

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'' writer Greta Brereton labeled the single an "up-tempo

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track". In ''

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'', Jordan Rose said that the track was "a spectacular combination of all four unique skillsets" on the song, deeming it "made for the streets". Rose specifically praised Saweetie's feature, writing that "despite the song lacking any real core

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elements, Saweetie is still able to flow over the

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beat".

Credits and personnel

–

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, programming, songwriting *

– production, programming, songwriting *

– vocals, songwriting *

– vocals, songwriting * Neave Applebaum – production,

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, programming, songwriting * Lewis Thompson – production, engineer, programming, songwriting * Kevin Grainger – mastering, mixing * Janée Bennett – songwriting *

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– songwriting * Holly Fletcher – songwriting *

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– songwriting

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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