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Emo Girl

January 01, 1970

"Emo Girl" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American musicians Machine Gun Kelly and Willow. Produced by Travis Barker, the song was released on February 4, 2022, as the second single off of Kelly's sixth studio album Mainstream Sellout, following "Papercuts".

"Emo Girl"
Single by Machine Gun Kelly and Willow
from the album Mainstream Sellout
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2022 (2022-02-04)
GenrePop punk[1][2]
Length2:39
Label
Songwriter(s)Machine Gun Kelly, Travis Barker, Willow Smith, Brandon Allen, Nick Long, Stephen Basil
Producer(s)Travis Barker
Machine Gun Kelly singles chronology
"Thought It Was"
(2022) 		"Emo Girl"
(2022) 		"Ay!"
(2022)
Willow singles chronology
"Gaslight"
(2021) 		"Emo Girl"
(2022) 		"Purge"
(2022)
Music video
"Emo Girl" on YouTube

Background edit

In 2021, Machine Gun Kelly had reported that he had worked on a collaboration with Willow Smith; at the time, the song had the working title of "Emo Prom".[3] The song was first previewed on the January 30, 2022, on Kelly's TikTok account, by the title "Cherry Red Lipstick".[3] By February 4, the clip had amassed 17 million views.[4] The full version of the song, now titled "Emo Girl", was released on February 4, just after Kelly had announced the song's respective album had been retitled from Born with Horns to Mainstream Sellout.[4] The song features drumming, production, and a co-writing credit from Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, who had previously collaborated with Kelly on his 2020 album Tickets to My Downfall.[5] Barker had also previously collaborated on Willow's 2021 album Lately I Feel Everything.[5]

Composition and themes edit

The song's sound was described as pop punk by multiple publications,[1][2] being compared to the work of Blink-182, New Found Glory, and Bowling for Soup.[6][7] As such, many also noted that it sounded like it could have been released in 2000's rock music scene.[6][7] The track opens with a soundbite of Kelly's fiancé Megan Fox stating that she is a god, followed immediately by a "pop punk guitar riff".[5][8] The soundbite comes from the 2009 film Jennifer's Body.[9] The song then moves into lyrics that were described by Loudwire as a "laundry list of emo tropes" and as a mix between Blink 182's "The Rock Show" and Type O Negative's "Black No. 1".[10] The song even references Blink-182 lyrically, with Willow singing about "bleeding on your Blink tee".[9] Rolling Stone described the song musically as a mix between Avril Lavigne's "Sk8er Boi" and Good Charlottes "Riot Girl".[11]

Reception edit

Billboard praised the song as being a good example of how Machine Gun Kelly and Willow had successfully rebranded themselves as part of the 2020s pop punk revival, stating that the song "functions as a summit of artists hoisting up their rock cred in joyful unison".[8] NME called it a stand out song on Mainstream Sellout, praising Baker and Smith's chemistry, saying they bounce off each other.[12] Clash said it has bucketloads of charm.[13] Rolling Stone called it a "gleefully derivative" song that shows that "when Kelly reins in his yelp tiks, the buzzsaw bubblegum sticks".[11] Other publications were more critical about the song's lack of originality. Loudwire found the lyrics to "pander[ing] to scenesters",[14] while The Daily Californian complained of its "vapid lyricism and repetitive chorus."[15] Wall of Sound felt that despite its "highly infectious melody", the song was ultimately annoying.[16] BrooklynVegan called it "a thoughtless, generic song that even a C-list pop punk band would've left on the cutting room floor in the mid 2000s."[17] Far Out Magazine called it terrible but admitted that it is still catchy.[18] Pitchfork felt that it is too "serious to laugh at itself and too absurd to take seriously."[19] Sputnikmusic called Smith the best part of the song, stating that unlike Baker she can actually sing.[20]

Personnel edit

  • Machine Gun Kelly – vocals, songwriting
  • Travis Barker – drums, production, songwriting
  • Willow Smith – vocals, songwriting
  • Brandon Allen – production, songwriting
  • Nick Long – bass, songwriting
  • Stephen Basil – guitars, songwriting

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications for "Emo Girl"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[39] Gold 40,000‡
United States (RIAA)[40] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Release history for "Emo Girl"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various February 4, 2022
  • Digital download
  • streaming
[41]
Italy Contemporary hit radio Universal [42]
United States February 15, 2022 Alternative radio Interscope [43]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Zemler, Emily (February 4, 2022). "Machine Gun Kelly and Willow's 'Emo Girl' is an Early 00s Nostalgia Trip". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Machine Gun Kelly's 'Emo Girl' Is A Valentine for Sharpie-Colored Hearts". Spin.com. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Machine Gun Kelly teases Willow collab 'Cherry Red Lipstick'". Nme.com. January 30, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Machine Gun Kelly's new song Emo Girl featuring Willow will have you fist-pumping in your old fishnet gloves". Loudersound.com. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c ""Emo Girl": Machine Gun Kelly & WILLOW's Mall-Punk Salvo". Stereogum.com. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Machine Gun Kelly and Willow's song 'Emo Girl' will take you back to 2002". Cleveland.com. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "2004 called, and even it doesn't want Machine Gun Kelly & WILLOW's "Emo Girl" back". Brooklynvegan.com. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Lipshutz, Jason (February 4, 2022). "First Stream: New Music From Nicki Minaj & Lil Baby, Mitski, Machine Gun Kelly and More". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Machine Gun Kelly, Willow, and Travis Barker Link Up for New Track "Emo Girl"". Complex.com. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  10. ^ Joe DiVita. "Machine Gun Kelly Teams With Willow Smith on New Song 'Emo Girl'". Loudwire.com. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  11. ^ a b Aaron, Charles (March 28, 2022). "Review: Machine Gun Kelly's 'Mainstream Sellout'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  12. ^ Shutler, Ali (March 25, 2022). "Machine Gun Kelly – 'Mainstream Sellout' review: pop-punk revival rolls on". NME. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  13. ^ Swingle, Emily (March 24, 2022). "Mainstream Sellout". Clash. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  14. ^ DiVita, Joe (February 4, 2022). "Machine Gun Kelly Teams With Willow Smith on New Song 'Emo Girl'". Loudwire. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  15. ^ Harvey, Lauren (March 29, 2022). "Machine Gun Kelly falls flat on banal 'Mainstream Sellout'". The Daily Californian. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  16. ^ May, Tamara (March 25, 2022). "Machine Gun Kelly – Mainstream Sellout (Album Review)". Wall of Sound. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  17. ^ Sacher, Aaron (March 28, 2022). "Machine Gun Kelly review – pop punk's 'Mainstream Sellout' doubles down on new LP". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  18. ^ McStarkey, Mike (March 17, 2022). "Machine Gun Kelly and Bring Me the Horizon team up for the genuinely terrible song 'maybe'". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  19. ^ Gordon, Arielle (April 2, 2022). "Machine Gun Kelly: Mainstream Sellout Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  20. ^ L., Jesper (March 26, 2022). "Review Machine Gun Kelly - Mainstream Sellout". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  21. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 14 February 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1667. Australian Recording Industry Association. February 14, 2022. p. 4.
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  28. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Machine Gun Kelly". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  29. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 8, 2022" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  30. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
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  32. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 6". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
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  38. ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  39. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Machine Gun Kelly – Emo Girl". Music Canada. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  40. ^ "American single certifications – Machine Gun Kelly – Emo Girl". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  41. ^ "emo girl (feat. Willow)". February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022 – via Spotify.
  42. ^ "Machine Gun Kelly feat. Willow "Emo Girl" | (Radio Date: 04/02/2022)". Radiodate.it (in Italian). Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  43. ^ . All Access. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

January 01, 1970
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Emo Girl stylized in all lowercase is a song by American musicians Machine Gun Kelly and Willow Produced by Travis Barker the song was released on February 4 2022 as the second single off of Kelly s sixth studio album Mainstream Sellout following Papercuts Emo Girl Single by Machine Gun Kelly and Willowfrom the album Mainstream SelloutReleasedFebruary 4 2022 2022 02 04 GenrePop punk 1 2 Length2 39LabelBad Boy InterscopeSongwriter s Machine Gun Kelly Travis Barker Willow Smith Brandon Allen Nick Long Stephen BasilProducer s Travis BarkerMachine Gun Kelly singles chronology Thought It Was 2022 Emo Girl 2022 Ay 2022 Willow singles chronology Gaslight 2021 Emo Girl 2022 Purge 2022 Music video Emo Girl on YouTube Contents 1 Background 2 Composition and themes 3 Reception 4 Personnel 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Certifications 7 Release history 8 ReferencesBackground editIn 2021 Machine Gun Kelly had reported that he had worked on a collaboration with Willow Smith at the time the song had the working title of Emo Prom 3 The song was first previewed on the January 30 2022 on Kelly s TikTok account by the title Cherry Red Lipstick 3 By February 4 the clip had amassed 17 million views 4 The full version of the song now titled Emo Girl was released on February 4 just after Kelly had announced the song s respective album had been retitled from Born with Horns to Mainstream Sellout 4 The song features drumming production and a co writing credit from Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker who had previously collaborated with Kelly on his 2020 album Tickets to My Downfall 5 Barker had also previously collaborated on Willow s 2021 album Lately I Feel Everything 5 Composition and themes editThe song s sound was described as pop punk by multiple publications 1 2 being compared to the work of Blink 182 New Found Glory and Bowling for Soup 6 7 As such many also noted that it sounded like it could have been released in 2000 s rock music scene 6 7 The track opens with a soundbite of Kelly s fiance Megan Fox stating that she is a god followed immediately by a pop punk guitar riff 5 8 The soundbite comes from the 2009 film Jennifer s Body 9 The song then moves into lyrics that were described by Loudwire as a laundry list of emo tropes and as a mix between Blink 182 s The Rock Show and Type O Negative s Black No 1 10 The song even references Blink 182 lyrically with Willow singing about bleeding on your Blink tee 9 Rolling Stone described the song musically as a mix between Avril Lavigne s Sk8er Boi and Good Charlottes Riot Girl 11 Reception editBillboard praised the song as being a good example of how Machine Gun Kelly and Willow had successfully rebranded themselves as part of the 2020s pop punk revival stating that the song functions as a summit of artists hoisting up their rock cred in joyful unison 8 NME called it a stand out song on Mainstream Sellout praising Baker and Smith s chemistry saying they bounce off each other 12 Clash said it has bucketloads of charm 13 Rolling Stone called it a gleefully derivative song that shows that when Kelly reins in his yelp tiks the buzzsaw bubblegum sticks 11 Other publications were more critical about the song s lack of originality Loudwire found the lyrics to pander ing to scenesters 14 while The Daily Californian complained of its vapid lyricism and repetitive chorus 15 Wall of Sound felt that despite its highly infectious melody the song was ultimately annoying 16 BrooklynVegan called it a thoughtless generic song that even a C list pop punk band would ve left on the cutting room floor in the mid 2000s 17 Far Out Magazine called it terrible but admitted that it is still catchy 18 Pitchfork felt that it is too serious to laugh at itself and too absurd to take seriously 19 Sputnikmusic called Smith the best part of the song stating that unlike Baker she can actually sing 20 Personnel editMachine Gun Kelly vocals songwriting Travis Barker drums production songwriting Willow Smith vocals songwriting Brandon Allen production songwriting Nick Long bass songwriting Stephen Basil guitars songwritingCharts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Emo Girl Chart 2022 Peakposition Australia ARIA 21 78 Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 22 49 Canada Canadian Hot 100 23 64 Canada Rock Billboard 24 38 Czech Republic Radio Top 100 25 29 Czech Republic Singles Digital Top 100 26 56 Global 200 Billboard 27 91 Ireland IRMA 28 71 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 29 38 New Zealand Hot Singles RMNZ 30 11 Slovakia Singles Digital Top 100 31 56 Sweden Heatseeker Sverigetopplistan 32 15 UK Singles OCC 33 52 US Billboard Hot 100 34 77 US Alternative Airplay Billboard 35 21 US Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Billboard 36 9 US Rock Airplay Billboard 37 45 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for Emo Girl Chart 2022 Position US Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Billboard 38 33Certifications editCertifications for Emo Girl Region Certification Certified units sales Canada Music Canada 39 Gold 40 000 United States RIAA 40 Gold 500 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editRelease history for Emo Girl Region Date Format Label Ref Various February 4 2022 Digital downloadstreaming Bad BoyInterscope 41 Italy Contemporary hit radio Universal 42 United States February 15 2022 Alternative radio Interscope 43 References edit a b Zemler Emily February 4 2022 Machine Gun Kelly and Willow s Emo Girl is an Early 00s Nostalgia Trip Rollingstone com Retrieved February 6 2022 a b Machine Gun Kelly s Emo Girl Is A Valentine for Sharpie Colored Hearts Spin com February 4 2022 Retrieved February 6 2022 a b Machine Gun Kelly teases Willow collab Cherry Red Lipstick Nme com January 30 2022 Retrieved February 6 2022 a b Machine Gun Kelly s new song Emo Girl featuring Willow will have you fist pumping in your old fishnet gloves Loudersound com February 4 2022 Retrieved February 6 2022 a b c Emo Girl Machine Gun Kelly amp WILLOW s Mall Punk Salvo Stereogum com February 4 2022 Retrieved February 6 2022 a b Machine Gun Kelly and Willow s song Emo Girl will take you back to 2002 Cleveland com February 4 2022 Retrieved February 6 2022 a b 2004 called and even it doesn t want Machine Gun Kelly amp WILLOW s Emo Girl back Brooklynvegan com Retrieved February 6 2022 a b Lipshutz Jason February 4 2022 First Stream New Music From Nicki Minaj amp Lil Baby Mitski Machine Gun Kelly and More Billboard com Retrieved February 6 2022 a b Machine Gun Kelly Willow and Travis Barker Link Up for New Track Emo Girl Complex com Retrieved February 6 2022 Joe DiVita Machine Gun Kelly Teams With Willow Smith on New Song Emo Girl Loudwire com Retrieved February 6 2022 a b Aaron Charles March 28 2022 Review Machine Gun Kelly s Mainstream Sellout Rolling Stone Retrieved March 31 2022 Shutler Ali March 25 2022 Machine Gun Kelly Mainstream Sellout review pop punk revival rolls on NME Retrieved April 3 2022 Swingle Emily March 24 2022 Mainstream Sellout Clash Retrieved April 3 2022 DiVita Joe February 4 2022 Machine Gun Kelly Teams With Willow Smith on New Song Emo Girl Loudwire Retrieved March 31 2022 Harvey Lauren March 29 2022 Machine Gun Kelly falls flat on banal Mainstream Sellout The Daily Californian Retrieved April 1 2022 May Tamara March 25 2022 Machine Gun Kelly Mainstream Sellout Album Review Wall of Sound Retrieved March 31 2022 Sacher Aaron March 28 2022 Machine Gun Kelly review pop punk s Mainstream Sellout doubles down on new LP BrooklynVegan Retrieved March 31 2022 McStarkey Mike March 17 2022 Machine Gun Kelly and Bring Me the Horizon team up for the genuinely terrible song maybe Far Out Magazine Retrieved April 2 2022 Gordon Arielle April 2 2022 Machine Gun Kelly Mainstream Sellout Album Review Pitchfork Retrieved April 2 2022 L Jesper March 26 2022 Review Machine Gun Kelly Mainstream Sellout Sputnikmusic Retrieved April 3 2022 The ARIA Report Week Commencing 14 February 2022 The ARIA Report No 1667 Australian Recording Industry Association February 14 2022 p 4 Machine Gun Kelly amp Willow Emo Girl in Dutch Ultratop 50 Retrieved March 6 2022 Machine Gun Kelly Chart History Canadian Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved April 5 2022 Machine Gun Kelly Chart History Canada Rock Billboard Retrieved March 15 2022 CNS IFPI in Czech Hitparada Radio Top 100 Oficialni IFPI Czech Republic Note Change the chart to CZ RADIO TOP 100 and insert 202215 into search Retrieved April 19 2022 CNS IFPI in Czech Hitparada Digital Top 100 Oficialni IFPI Czech Republic Note Change the chart to CZ SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202213 into search Retrieved April 4 2022 Machine Gun Kelly Chart History Global 200 Billboard Retrieved February 15 2022 Irish charts com Discography Machine Gun Kelly Irish Singles Chart Retrieved February 12 2022 Nederlandse Top 40 week 8 2022 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved February 19 2022 NZ Hot Singles Chart Recorded Music NZ February 14 2022 Retrieved February 12 2022 CNS IFPI IFPI CR Note Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202213 into search Retrieved April 4 2022 Veckolista Heatseeker vecka 6 Sverigetopplistan Retrieved February 11 2022 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved February 11 2022 Machine Gun Kelly Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved February 15 2022 Machine Gun Kelly Chart History Alternative Airplay Billboard Retrieved December 6 2022 Machine Gun Kelly Chart History Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Billboard Retrieved February 15 2022 Machine Gun Kelly Chart History Rock Airplay Billboard Retrieved March 1 2022 Hot Rock amp Alternative Songs Year End 2022 Billboard Retrieved December 5 2022 Canadian single certifications Machine Gun Kelly Emo Girl Music Canada Retrieved October 8 2022 American single certifications Machine Gun Kelly Emo Girl Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved August 31 2023 emo girl feat Willow February 4 2022 Retrieved February 5 2022 via Spotify Machine Gun Kelly feat Willow Emo Girl Radio 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