"Drop That Kitty" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Single by Ty Dolla Sign featuring Charli XCX and Tinashe | ||||||||||||||||||||
Released | February 17, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||
Format | Digital download | |||||||||||||||||||
Genre | Electro-hop | |||||||||||||||||||
Length | 3:36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Label | Atlantic | |||||||||||||||||||
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"Drop That Kitty" is a song by American rapper Ty Dolla Sign, featuring English singer Charli XCX and American singer Tinashe. The track was produced by Stargate and Cashmere Cat. The song was written by Ty Dolla Sign, Tinashe, and Charlotte Atichison. It was released as digital download in the United States on February 17, 2015, originally intended as the first single from Free TC but was later scrapped. Sign raps the track's main verses, while XCX sings its chorus hook and Tinashe its bridge and pre-chorus hook. The lyrical content in the song serve as a four-step dance instructional and contain several sexual euphemisms and innuendos. It discusses a scenario of meeting someone attractive in a club and communicating basest desires to them, while extolling the virtues of physical flexibility.
The song garnered positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its club and crossover appeal, as well as XCX and Tinashe's vocal delivery. Time called it the sequel and successor to Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" (2014). An accompanying music video for "Drop That Kitty" has been filmed in Los Angeles and was released on April 15, 2015. There are cameo appearances by Wiz Khalifa, DJ Mustard and O.T. Genasis.
"Drop That Kitty" was produced by Stargate and Cashmere Cat. In January 2015, Sign confirmed that he had collaborated with Charli XCX and Tinashe on his upcoming studio album, Free TC (2015). In an interview with KZON, XCX stated: "I was working on a song for another artist and then Ty came on worked on it too, and it became this song. That's all I can say". On February 10, 2015, images from a music video shot in Los Angeles, which featured Sign, XCX, Tinashe, Wiz Khalifa and Keke Palmer, were leaked online by fan site, Tinashe Brazil. Consequently, "Drop That Kitty" was announced as Sign's upcoming single, featuring XCX and Tinashe. The song premiered online on February 16, 2015. "Drop That Kitty" was released as digital download in the United States on February 17, 2015.