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Number 1 Angel
Charli XCX - Number 1 Angel.png
Mixtape by Charli XCX
ReleasedMarch 10, 2017
RecordedOctober 2016
Genre
Length37:23
LabelAsylum
Producer
Charli XCX chronology
Vroom Vroom
(2016)		Number 1 Angel
(2017)		Pop 2
(2017)

Number 1 Angel is the third mixtape by English singer and songwriter Charli XCX, released on 10 March 2017 by Asylum Records. The mixtape contains ten tracks and was created in Los Angeles as a collaboration with producer A. G. Cook, the founder of PC Music.[4][5][6] Several other producers associated with the label also contributed to the mixtape, including Sophie who previously produced Charli XCX's extended play Vroom Vroom.

Background[edit]

In January 2017, Charli XCX stated in an interview with Rolling Stone that she was planning to release a mixtape before the release of her third album[7] saying: "I just got bored and made a load of songs, so I decided to put them out."[8] In another interview, with 93.3, she told the radio station that she recorded the mixtape in two weeks. She described it by saying, "this is more like crying into the champagne than drinking it", and compared it to her work with Sophie.[9] The mixtape was slated for a February 2017 release[9] but was pushed back due to label conflicts. Charli XCX initially recorded the mixtape without her label's permission, stating that the situation, along with the album delay, had her feeling "frustrated and annoyed".[10]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.2/10[11]
Metacritic73/100[12]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 4058/10[13]
Crack Magazine7/10[14]
Pitchfork6.3/10[15]
Pretty Much AmazingB[16]
Rolling Stone3.5/5 stars[17]
Tiny Mix Tapes4/5[18]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Number 1 Angel received an average score of 73, based on 5 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.[12] Frank Falisi from Tiny Mix Tapes compared the mixtape to Madonna's early works and described it as "a text for mitigating engagements."[18] At Pretty Much Amazing, Mick Jacobs stated that "Aitchison intelligently pairs her clever lyrics against beats that push genres outward, her filling in the spaces with her hooks and gigantic personality,"[16] whilst Katherine St. Asaph of Pitchfork wrote that the mixtape "is largely stolen by its guests, like Uffie and CupcakKe."[15]

Accolades[edit]

PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
ComplexThe Best Albums of 2017
12
[19]
Entertainment WeeklyBest Albums of 2017
18
[20]
Crack MagazineThe Top 100 Albums of 2017
29
[21]
NoiseyThe 100 Best Albums of 2017
38
[22]
Gorilla vs. BearGorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2017
54
[23]
Rolling Stone20 Best Pop Albums of 2017
8
[24]
MeltyBest Pop Albums of the Year
2
[25]

Track listing[edit]

Credits adapted from Spotify.[26]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dreamer" (featuring Starrah and RAYE)
  • Charlotte Aitchison
  • Alexander Guy Cook
  • Brittany Hazzard
  • Rachel Keen
Cook3:58
2."3AM (Pull Up)" (featuring MØ)
  • Aitchison
  • Cook
  • Finn "EasyFun" Keane
  • Karen Marie Ørsted
Easy FX3:59
3."Blame It on U"
  • Aitchison
  • Cook
  • Noonie Bao
Cook3:47
4."Roll with Me"
  • Aitchison
  • Klas Åhlund
  • Sophie Xeon
Sophie3:21
5."Emotional"
  • Aitchison
  • Patrik Berger
Easy FX3:53
6."ILY2"
  • Aitchison
  • Danny L Harle
Harle3:16
7."White Roses"
  • Aitchison
  • Cook
  • Bao
Cook3:33
8."Babygirl" (featuring Uffie)
  • Aitchison
  • Amanda Warner
  • John Hill
  • Sarah Hudson
  • Anna Hartley
Hill3:53
9."Drugs" (featuring Abra)
  • Aitchison
  • Cook
  • Gabrielle Mirville
Cook3:49
10."Lipgloss" (featuring Cupcakke)
  • Aitchison
  • Cook
  • Elizabeth Harris
  • Cook
  • Sophie
  • Life Sim
3:54
Total length:37:23
Number 1 Angel/Pop 2 Vinyl Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Backseat" (featuring Carly Rae Jepsen)
  • Charlotte Aitchison
  • Alexander Guy Cook
  • Finn "EasyFun" Keane
  • Carly Rae Jepsen
  • EasyFun
  • A. G. Cook
3:58
12."Out of My Head" (featuring Tove Lo and Alma)
  • Aitchison
  • Sophie Xeon
  • Cook
  • Ebba Tove Nilsson
  • Alma-Sofia Miettinen
  • Cook
  • SOPHIE
3:55
13."Lucky"
  • Aitchison
  • Cook
  • Nicolas "Ö" Petitfrere
  • Cook
  • Ö
3:35
14."Tears" (featuring Caroline Polachek)
  • Aitchison
  • Cook
  • Caroline Polachek
Cook4:13
15."I Got It" (featuring Brooke Candy, Cupcakke and Pabllo Vittar)
  • Aitchison
  • Cook
  • Jesse Shatkin
  • Pablo Bispo
  • Rodrigo Gorky[27]
  • Arthur Marques
  • Jesse St. John Geller
  • Phabullo da Silva
  • Elizabeth Harris[28]
  • Cook
  • umru
3:51
16."Femmebot" (featuring Dorian Electra and Mykki Blanco)
  • Cook
  • David Gamson
  • Keane
  • Fransisca Hall
  • Michael Quattelbaum Jr.
  • Cook
  • Gamson
  • EasyFun
3:38
17."Delicious" (featuring Tommy Cash)
  • Aitchison
  • Cook
  • Thomas Tammemets
Cook4:32
18."Unlock It" (featuring Kim Petras and Jay Park)
  • Aitchison
  • Cook
  • Kim Petras
  • Park Jae-beom
  • Cook
  • Life Sim
3:52
19."Porsche" (featuring MØ)
  • Aitchison
  • Cook
  • Henry Allen
  • Cassia O'Reilly
  • Karen Marie Ørsted
  • Cook
  • EasyFun
  • King Henry
3:26
20."Track 10"
  • Aitchison
  • Cook
  • Mikkel Eriksen
  • Tor Hermansen
  • Jonnali Parmenius
  • Alexandra Yatchenko
  • Cook
  • Stargate
  • Life Sim
  • Lil Data
5:26

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[29]

Musicians

  • Charli XCX – lead vocals
  • A. G. Cook – programming (1–3, 5, 7, 9, 10), synthesizer (2, 5), piano (5)
  • MØ – vocals (2)
  • EasyFun – programming and synthesizer (2, 5), piano (5)
  • Sophie – programming (4, 10)
  • Danny L Harle – programming (6)
  • MNDR – backing vocals (8)
  • John Hill – programming (8)
  • Jordan Orvash – keyboards (8)
  • Life Sim – synthesizer (10)

Technical

  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering engineer
  • Geoff Swan – mixing
  • Cameron Gower Poole – engineer (1, 9)
  • Alex Williams – engineer (2, 3, 7)
  • Rob Cohen – engineer (8)
  • Ryan Gilligan – engineer ( 8)

Charts[edit]

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[30]74
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[31]67
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[32]6
US Billboard 200[33]175

Tour[edit]

Number 1 Angel Tour[34]
DateCityCountryVenue
April 2, 2017San FranciscoUnited StatesRickshaw
April 12, 2017New York CityUnited StatesLe Poisson Rouge
April 20, 2017LondonUnited KingdomJazz Café
April 22, 2017ParisFranceLes Étoiles
June 11, 2017São PauloBrazilMemorial da América Latina

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ EasyFX is a duo formerly consisting of producers A. G. Cook and EasyFun.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rhian Daly (10 March 2017). "Charli XCX's 'Number 1 Angel' mixtape is more than just a stopgap between records". NME.
  2. ^ Christopher R. Weingarten (15 March 2017). "Review: Charli XCX Commits to Avant-Pop Partnership on 'Number 1 Angel'". Rolling Stone.
  3. ^ Bulut, Selim (20 December 2019). "The history of PC Music, the most exhilarating record label of the 2010s". Dazed. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ^ Yoo, Noah (7 March 2017). "Charli XCX Announces New Mixtape Number 1 Angel". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  5. ^ Moore, Sam (7 March 2017). "Charli XCX reveals release date of new mixtape 'Number 1 Angel'". NME. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  6. ^ Bilstein, Jon (7 March 2017). "Charli XCX Unveils Three Bombastic Songs From New Mixtape". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  7. ^ Brittany Spanos (9 January 2017). "Charli XCX on Making Album She Could 'Get F--ked Up To'". Rolling Stone.
  8. ^ Kelly Ballhorn (10 March 2017). "Why Charli XCX Decided to Drop a Mixtape Ahead of Her Album". On Air with Ryan Seacrest. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Charli XCX is dropping a mixtape next month!". DIY. 31 January 2017.
  10. ^ Michael Cragg (14 March 2017). "Charli XCX: the mixtape mystery and a pop career in flux". The Guardian.
  11. ^ "Number 1 Angel by Charli XCX reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Reviews and Tracks for Number 1 Angel [Mixtape] by Charli XCX". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  13. ^ Norman-Fyfe, James (23 March 2017). "Review: Charli XCX's new mixtape Number 1 Angel proves that she is still ahead of the pop pack". The 405. Retrieved 9 August 2017.[dead link]
  14. ^ Yalcinkaya, Gunseli. "Charli XCX – 'Number 1 Angel' review: Shallow but addictive". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  15. ^ a b St. Asaph, Katherine (27 March 2017). "Charli XCX: Number 1 Angel". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  16. ^ a b Jacobs, Mick (10 March 2017). "Review: Charli XCX, Number 1 Angel". Pretty Much Amazing. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  17. ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (15 March 2017). "Review: Charli XCX Commits to Avant-Pop Partnership on 'Number 1 Angel'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  18. ^ a b Falisi, Frank. "Charli XCX – Number 1 Angel". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  19. ^ "The Best Albums of 2017". Complex Magazine. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  20. ^ "Best Albums of 2017". Entertainment Weekly. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  21. ^ "The Top 100 Albums of 2017". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  22. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of 2017". Noisey. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  23. ^ "Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2017". Gorilla vs. Bear. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  24. ^ "20 Best Pop Albums of 2017". Rolling Stone Magazine. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  25. ^ Rajona, Wyzman (20 December 2017). "Taylor Swift, Loïc Nottet, Lorde... Les meilleurs albums pop de l'année" [Taylor Swift, Loïc Nottet, Lorde... The best pop albums of the year] (in French). Melty. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  26. ^ "Number 1 Angel". Spotify. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  27. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fW1NbR3hk4
  28. ^ https://online.gema.de/werke/search.faces
  29. ^ "Number 1 Angel by charli xcx". Tidal. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  30. ^ "ARIA CHART WATCH #412". auspOp. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  31. ^ "Charli XCX Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  32. ^ "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  33. ^ "Charli XCX Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  34. ^ "Charli XCX Reveals Number 1 Angel Tracklist, Tour Dates". Spin. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2019.