Brrr (song)

"Brrr"
Promotional single by Kim Petras
from the album Feed the Beast
Released20 January 2023 (2023-01-20)
GenreHyperpop[1]
Length2:32
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ilya
  • Rami Yacoub

"Brrr" is a song by German singer-songwriter Kim Petras. The song was released on 20 January 2023 by Republic Records as the first and only promotional single from Petras' major-label debut studio album Feed the Beast (2023). The track features production work by Ilya.[2][3]

Composition

NME's Emma Wilkes described the song as an "industrial-inspired pop track".[4] Writers for Billboard called "Brrr" a "hypnotic" hyperpop track,[2][5] and the Dallas Voice said the song has "industrial beats and bad bitch energy".[6] Cillea Houghton of American Songwriter said, "The song features a throbbing beat layered by Petras’ crisp vocals as she takes on the persona of a fearless character."[7]

Promotion

After posting a snippet of the song on 8 January through her social media, Kim Petras officially announced the release of the song on 11 January.[citation needed]

Petras performed the song on Late Night with Seth Meyers on 23 January, four days after its release.[8] She also performed it on 1 March at the 2023 Billboard Women in Music ceremony.[9]

References

  1. ^ "YOU'RE ABOUT TO HEAR KIM PETRAS' "BRRR" ALL OVER TIKTOK"". Elite Daily. 11 November 2022. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Daw, Stephen (20 January 2023). "Queer Jams of the Week: New Music from Boygenius, Arlo Parks, Kim Petras & More". Billboard. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. ^ Ackroyd, Stephen (10 November 2022). "Kim Petras: "No one's heard anything like this from me before"". Dork. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  4. ^ Wilkes, Emma (21 January 2023). "Kim Petras shares pulsing new track 'brrr'". NME. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  5. ^ Lipshutz, Jason (20 January 2023). "First Stream: New Music From Trippie Redd, Kali Uchis, The Kid LAROI and More". Billboard. Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  6. ^ Lopez, Rich (20 January 2023). "Queer Music News: Kim Petras gets cold, music divas collab for '80 for Brady'". Dallas Voice. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  7. ^ Houghton, Cillea (20 January 2023). "Kim Petras Releases Gritty New Song "brrr"". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. ^ Paul, Larisha (24 January 2023). "Kim Petras Brings the Heat During 'Brr' Performance on 'Late Night With Seth Meyers'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  9. ^ Lynch, Joe. "Kim Petras Makes a Plea for Body Autonomy and 'True Equality' at Women in Music". Billboard. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.