Brrr (song)
{{Short description|2023 single by Kim Petras}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Brrr
| cover = Kim Petras - Brrr.png
| type = promo
| album = Feed the Beast
| artist = Kim Petras
| released = {{start date|2023|1|20|df=y}}
| genre = Hyperpop{{cite web|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/entertainment/kim-petras-brrr-lyrics-2023-debut-album|title=YOU'RE ABOUT TO HEAR KIM PETRAS' "BRRR" ALL OVER TIKTOK"|work=Elite Daily|date=11 November 2022|access-date=11 January 2023|archive-date=18 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318155807/https://www.elitedaily.com/entertainment/kim-petras-brrr-lyrics-2023-debut-album|url-status=live}}
| length = 2:32
| label = * Amigo
| writer = * Ilya Salmanzadeh
- Kim Petras
- Max Grahn
- Nick Harwood
- Rami Yacoub
| producer = * 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.{{Cite magazine |last=Daw |first=Stephen |date=2023-01-20 |title=Queer Jams of the Week: New Music from Boygenius, Arlo Parks, Kim Petras & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/best-new-queer-jams-boygenius-arlo-parks-kim-petras-1235202555/ |access-date=2023-01-27 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=18 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318155731/https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/best-new-queer-jams-boygenius-arlo-parks-kim-petras-1235202555/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://readdork.com/features/kim-petras-interview-nov-22/|title=Kim Petras: "No one's heard anything like this from me before"|work=Dork|last=Ackroyd|first=Stephen|date=10 November 2022|access-date=11 November 2022}}
Composition
NME{{'s}} Emma Wilkes described the song as an "industrial-inspired pop track".{{Cite web |last=Wilkes |first=Emma |date=2023-01-21 |title=Kim Petras shares pulsing new track 'brrr' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/kim-petras-shares-pulsing-new-track-brrr-3384651 |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=NME |archive-date=18 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318155728/https://www.nme.com/news/music/kim-petras-shares-pulsing-new-track-brrr-3384651 |url-status=live }} Writers for Billboard called "Brrr" a "hypnotic" hyperpop track,{{Cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |date=2023-01-20 |title=First Stream: New Music From Trippie Redd, Kali Uchis, The Kid LAROI and More |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/new-music-releases-trippie-redd-kali-uchis-the-kid-laroi-1235202624/ |access-date=2023-01-27 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=2023-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125021047/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/new-music-releases-trippie-redd-kali-uchis-the-kid-laroi-1235202624/ |url-status=live }} and the Dallas Voice said the song has "industrial beats and bad bitch energy".{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Rich |date=2023-01-20 |title=Queer Music News: Kim Petras gets cold, music divas collab for '80 for Brady' |url=https://dallasvoice.com/queer-music-news-kim-petras-gets-cold-music-divas-collab-for-80-for-brady/ |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=Dallas Voice |archive-date=18 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318155734/https://dallasvoice.com/queer-music-news-kim-petras-gets-cold-music-divas-collab-for-80-for-brady/ |url-status=live }} 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."{{Cite web |last=Houghton |first=Cillea |date=2023-01-20 |title=Kim Petras Releases Gritty New Song "brrr" |url=https://americansongwriter.com/kim-petras-releases-gritty-new-song-brrr/ |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=American Songwriter |archive-date=2023-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124234425/https://americansongwriter.com/kim-petras-releases-gritty-new-song-brrr/ |url-status=live }}
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|date=February 2023}}
Petras performed the song on Late Night with Seth Meyers on 23 January, four days after its release.{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=2023-01-24 |title=Kim Petras Brings the Heat During 'Brr' Performance on 'Late Night With Seth Meyers' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kim-petras-brr-late-night-with-seth-meyers-1234667270/ |access-date=2023-01-26 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=2023-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126143507/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kim-petras-brr-late-night-with-seth-meyers-1234667270/ |url-status=live }} She also performed it on 1 March at the 2023 Billboard Women in Music ceremony.{{cite magazine |last1=Lynch |first1=Joe |title=Kim Petras Makes a Plea for Body Autonomy and 'True Equality' at Women in Music |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/kim-petras-2023-billboard-women-in-music-brrr-1235277807/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=18 March 2023 |archive-date=9 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309083743/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/kim-petras-2023-billboard-women-in-music-brrr-1235277807/ |url-status=live }}
References
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