"Phases" is a song by Finnish singer Alma and American rapper

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. The song was written by Alma, Charli XCX, French Montana,

Noonie Bao Jonnali Mikaela Parmenius (born 9 August 1987), better known by the stage name Noonie Bao, is a Swedish singer, songwriter and record producer. She has written songs for artists such as Don Diablo, Ava Max, Katy Perry, Zara Larsson, Charli XCX, ...

, and

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and produced by Charlie Handsome, Rex Kudo and Styalz Fuego. The song was released as a single on through PME Records on September 21, 2017. The music video for the single was directed by Charli XCX. The video was nominated in the category of Music Video of the Year at the 2017 Emma Awards.

Background

Alma released her debut extended play ''Dye My Hair'' in 2016. In 2017, she was featured on

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' single "Don't You Feel It" and

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's single " All Stars". "Phases" was released following Alma's successful solo single "

Chasing Highs "Chasing Highs" is a song performed by Finnish singer-songwriter Alma. The song was released in Finland as a digital download on 23 March 2017 through PME Records. The song peaked at number 10 on the Finnish Singles Chart. The song was written by ...

". Alma spoke of the song's recording process with Charli XCX, saying "We finished the song in Finland and it was very nice for us to hang out there and finish the whole track there. It’s just about teenage phases. When you’re getting drunk Friday and think you like someone, Saturday you wake up like “no” and sometimes you hurt someone else’s feelings".

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