Blame It on Your Love

Charli XCX tweeted on 13 May 2019 that she had a "bop" with Lizzo, whom she called the "queen of everything", "coming this week".^[7] 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".^[8] Serving as the second single from her third studio album, Charli,^[9] the song was premiered as the "Hottest Record in the World" on BBC Radio 1 on 15 May 2019, with Charli XCX also being interviewed by Annie Mac.^[10] The song's music video was released on 13 June 2019.^[11]

Digital download^[12]

1. "Blame It on Your Love" – 3:11

Digital download – Dylan Brady Remix^[13]

1. "Blame It on Your Love" (Dylan Brady Remix) – 4:00

Digital download – Seeb and kid joki Remix^[14]

1. "Blame It on Your Love" (Seeb and kid joki Remix) – 3:06

Digital download – Stripped^[15]

1. "Blame It on Your Love" (Stripped) – 3:16

Digital download – Kat Krazy Remix^[16]

1. "Blame It on Your Love" (Kat Krazy Remix) – 2:30

Digital download – Back N Fourth Remix^[17]

1. "Blame It on Your Love" (Back N Fourth Remix) – 2:46

Digital download − Remix EP^[18]

1. "Blame It on Your Love" (Back N Fourth Remix) – 2:46
2. "Blame It on Your Love" (Stripped) – 3:16
3. "Blame It on Your Love" (Kat Krazy Remix) – 2:30
4. "Blame It on Your Love" (Seeb and kid joki Remix) – 3:06
5. "Blame It on Your Love" (Dylan Brady Remix) – 4:00

Credits were adapted from Tidal.^[19]

• Charli XCX – lead vocals
• Lizzo – featured vocals
• Stargate – production, arrangement, drums, guitar, piano, synthesizer, programming, recording
• A. G. Cook – additional production
• Finn Keane – additional production
• Thomas Warren – recording
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
• Matt Wolach – additional mix engineering
• Michael Freeman – additional mix engineering
• Stuart Hawkes – mastering

"Track 10" is a song by British singer Charli XCX from her 2017 mixtape, Pop 2.

Background

"Track 10" is the final track of Charli XCX's mixtape Pop 2 (2017). The song is a remix of an early demo of "Blame It on Your Love" into a raw, emotional, and synth-filled piece.^[31] The released version uses samples of the 2015 PC Music song "I.D.L" by Life Sim and another Pop 2 song "Tears".^[32] The demo version was later reworked into the current released version, which features additional vocals from Lizzo and was released in 2019.^[33]

Reception

"Track 10" was highly acclaimed upon the release of Pop 2, with Pitchfork placing the song at 92 on its list of the 100 Best Songs of 2018^[34] and 85 on its list of the 200 Best Songs of the 2010s.^[35] 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."^[36]

Personnel

Credits were adapted from Tidal.^[37]

• Charli XCX – lead vocals
• Noonie Bao – 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