''Haha, I'm Sorry'' is the first

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by American recording artist Kitty. It was released on June 11, 2012 under the name Kitty Pryde.

Promotion

The first and only single of ''Haha, I'm Sorry'', "Okay Cupid", was released as a digital download on April 11, 2012. On May 9, Kitty released the music video for "Okay Cupid", directed by Bryan McKay and Shannen Ortale, on

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. The video became a viral success, having been viewed over one million times as of April 2014. The music video garnered attention from various online music publications, including

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, and

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Critical reception

''Haha, I'm Sorry'' received generally positive reviews from

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s. Craig Jenkins of

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compared Kitty's confessional lyricism to "social media oversharing," and said the extended play "aptly conveys the shock of a life thrown jarringly off its track where our subject inexplicably finds herself hobnobbing with people she’d only ever read about." Jenkins complimented Beautiful Lou's production, comparing it to that of Clams Casino, described Kitty's vocals as breathy and said the tracks “Smiledog.jpg” and “Okay Cupid” had a dreamlike quality. He also complimented Riff Raff's guest appearance and Kitty's "double-time flow" on the Carly Rae Jepsen redux, "Give Me Scabies". Lindsay Zoladz of

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described Kitty's flow on the EP as "creaky-voiced" and said Pryde's music "captures something human and disarmingly honest about longing in the hyper-connected disconnect of the digital world." Zoladz criticized the track "Smiledog.jpg", describing it as "a missed opportunity to do something more than just show up and grin." She compared ''Haha, I'm Sorry'' to Why?'s 2003 album, ''

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compared Kitty to

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, saying they are both "whip-smart young

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from the suburbs with a gift for pouring

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loves and loathings into sharp, catchy songs."

Track listing

Notes * Titles of tracks 1, 2, 3, and 7 are stylized in

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. * "Give Me Scabies" and "Justin Bieber!!!!!" are stylized in

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Personnel

*Credits adapted from

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. ;Performance * Kitty - primary artist * Riff Raff - featured artist *Dankte - featured artist ;Technical *Beautiful Lou - producer *Sela - producer *Grant - producer, mixing *Toy Trains - mixing

References

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