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"2 Die 4" (stylized in
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as "2 die 4") is a song by American singer-songwriter
Addison Rae {{Infobox person , name = Addison Rae , image = Addison Rae Pandora ME 2021 02.jpg , caption = Rae in 2021 , birth_name = Addison Rae Easterling , birth_place = Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S ...
from Rae's debut
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''AR''. It became available as the EP's second track on August 18, 2023, through Sandlot Records. A demo solo version of the track originally leaked in 2022 and went viral. Despite not being released as a single, it peaked at number 67 on the Irish chart and number 13 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart. The song marked the beginning of numerous collaborations for both Rae and Charli XCX. Since its release, the two have teamed up again on Charli XCX's remix of "
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" with
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, and both are also featured on the track "Lucifer" from A. G. Cook's ''
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'' album.


Background and composition

"2 Die 4" is a
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song released on August 18, 2023 as part of her debut EP ''AR''. In an interview with ''
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'', Rae declared that "I've looked up to Charli forever, and to have her as part of this means so much, as she's been supportive of me all the way. She's always been excited about my music." A solo demo originally leaked shortly after Rae's debut single, " Obsessed", intended for her unreleased "lost album". Following strong criticism of her first single, Rae was initially hesitant to release more music. However, the leaked track quickly gained traction on
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, even earning praise from
Charli XCX Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is a British singer and songwriter. She began posting songs on Myspace in 2008 before entering the London rave scene. Signing a recording contract with Asylum Re ...
who had been working with Rae on other material for the album. After Rae announced the EP's release in 2023, it was speculated the song would be included in the tracklist. Rae recounted, "Charli had texted me and was like, 'I heard "2 Die 4" leaked. You know I love that song. Let me do a verse.'" They performed the track together during XCX's Boiler Room PARTYGIRL show in Brooklyn on February 22, 2024.


Critical reception

Writing for British ''Vogue'' in 2023, Amel Mukhtar described "2 Die 4" as a "glittering hyper pop track that really is to die for." When discussing Rae's debut EP, Liam Hess from ''Vogue'' stated that "It wasn't just the leaks that piqued the interest of the online pop sleuths who begged for her return, but the unexpectedly eclectic music tastes fans have noticed via her
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. Scroll through her playlists and you'll find
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,
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, and
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sprinkled among hundreds of tracks that span recent avant-garde hip-hop to the cream of '00s
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-produced R&B."


Commercial performance

In Ireland, the song debuted and peaked at number 67 on the week ending August 25, 2023. In New Zealand, the song failed to debut on the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, though did peak at number 13 on the
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on the week ending August 28, 2023.


Charts


Release history


References

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