Flash Pose
{{short description|2019 song by Pabllo Vittar and Charli XCX}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Flash Pose
| type = single
| artist = Pabllo Vittar featuring Charli XCX
| EP = 111 1 {{noitalic|and the album}} 111
| cover = Pabllo Vittar ft. Charli XCX - Flash Pose (official single cover).png
| alt =
| released = 25 July 2019
| recorded =
| genre = Electropop
| length = {{duration|m=2|s=32}}
| label = Sony Music Brazil
| writer = * Aluna Francis
- Arthur Marques
- Charlotte Aitchison
- Maffalda
- Pablo Bispo
- Rodrigo Gorky
- Zebu
| producer = Brabo Music Team
| chronology = Pabllo Vittar
| prev_title = Garupa
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Parabéns
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Charli XCX
| type = single
| prev_title = Gone
| prev_year = 2019
| title = Flash Pose
| year = 2019
| next_title = Click (No Boys Remix)
| next_year = 2019
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|rZVhR399IoA|"Flash Pose"}}}}
}}
"Flash Pose" is a song by Brazilian singer and drag queen Pabllo Vittar featuring English singer Charli XCX. It was released on 25 July 2019 as the lead single off of Vittar's 111 1 EP and 111 album. The track is Charli XCX and Vittar's second collaboration, following "I Got It", which appears on Charli's Pop 2 mixtape and is followed by "Shake It", on the album Charli.
Background
In an interview with Billboard, Vittar explained her inspiration behind making the song entirely in English, saying "I did a Pride tour in the U.S. and Canada this year, and there were a lot of fans there. They try to learn Portuguese so they can sing and communicate with me, so it's time for me to learn to speak their language too, right?"{{cite magazine |last1=Blynn |first1=Alex |title=Pabllo Vittar Talks Representing Queer Brazilians, Working With Charli XCX On 'Flash Pose' |url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/news/pride/8524069/pabllo-vittar-interview-charli-xcx |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=28 March 2020 |date=26 July 2019}}
Composition
"Flash Pose" is Vittar's first English-language track. Musically, it is a "self-assured, club-ready"{{cite magazine |last1=Legaspi |first1=Althea |title=Pabllo Vittar, Charli XCX Are Camera-Ready on New Song 'Flash Pose' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pabllo-vittar-charli-xcx-song-flash-pose-listen-863827/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |accessdate=28 March 2020 |date=25 July 2019}} electropop composition influenced by house music and "inspired by the global Pride parades at which [Vittar] performs".{{cite web |last1=Matos |first1=Thaís |title=Pabllo Vittar debuts in English with Charli XCX, but loses 'Brazilianness' by focusing on the international market |url=https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/musica/noticia/2019/07/30/pabllo-vittar-estreia-em-ingles-com-charli-xcx-foca-no-mercado-internacional-mas-perde-brasilidade.ghtml |website=G1 |accessdate=28 March 2020 |language=Portuguese |date=30 July 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Villa |first1=Lucas |title=Brazilian Pop Star Pabllo Vittar Talks New Album '111' And Life As Music's Premier Drag Queen |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/brazilian-pop-star-pabllo-vittar-talks-new-album-111-and-life-musics-premier-drag-queen |website=GRAMMY.com |accessdate=13 April 2020 |date=12 April 2020}} It features a "percussive, electronic-tinged chorus",{{cite web |last1=Kaye |first1=Ben |title=Charli XCX teams with Pabllo Vittar for "Flash Pose": Stream |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/07/charli-xcx-pabllo-vittar-flash-pose-stream/ |website=Consequence of Sound |accessdate=28 March 2020 |date=26 July 2019}} "driving" beats{{cite web |last1=Nied |first1=Mike |title=Yes, Girl! Charli XCX Links Up With Pabllo Vittar On "Flash Pose" |url=https://www.idolator.com/7839187/yes-girl-charli-xcx-links-up-with-pabllo-vittar-on-flash-pose?view-all |website=Idolator |accessdate=28 March 2020 |date=25 July 2019}} and "a roiling verse about wearing vintage Versace and party-hopping in a bright pink car {{Lang|fr|à la}} Malibu Barbie" by Charli XCX.{{cite magazine |last1=Pulgar |first1=E.R. |title=Drag Superstar Pabllo Vittar Celebrates Life on Trilingual New EP, '111 1' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/pabllo-vittar-brazil-drag-new-ep-1111-919837/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |accessdate=28 March 2020 |date=4 December 2019}} Thaís Matos of Brazilian website G1 noted the absence of the tecnobrega or funk sound Vittar's previous releases incorporated.
Music video
The "Flash Pose" music video premiered one day after the song on the Grindr app, and later, on YouTube.{{cite web |last1=Faia |first1=Amanda |title=Pabllo Vittar and Charli XCX release video for "Flash Pose" |url=https://portalpopline.com.br/pabllo-vittar-e-charli-xcx-lancam-clipe-para-flash-pose/ |website=POPline |accessdate=28 March 2020 |language=Portuguese |date=26 July 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Pabllo Vittar |title=Pabllo Vittar ft. Charli XCX - Flash Pose (Official Music Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZVhR399IoA |website=YouTube |accessdate=28 March 2020 |date=26 July 2020}}
Critical reception
Mike Wass of Idolator called the song a highlight on its parent album.{{cite web |last1=Wass |first1=Mike |title=Stream: Pabllo Vittar's '111' Album Is Jam-Packed With Bangers |url=https://www.idolator.com/7908473/stream-pabllo-vittars-111-album-is-jam-packed-with-bangers?view-all |website=Idolator |accessdate=28 March 2020 |date=25 March 2020}} Suzy Exposito of Rolling Stone placed the music video on a list of the 10 best Latin music videos of July.{{cite magazine |last1=Exposito |first1=Suzy |title=Play It Again: The 10 Best Latin Music Videos of July |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/july-latin-music-videos-anuel-aa-residente-pabllo-vittar-865695/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |accessdate=28 March 2020 |date=31 July 2019}} Alex Blynn praised the single, writing: "The track feels eminently danceable, fun as hell and offer[ing] a new take on classic Pabllo-sounds".
Release history
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| 25 July 2019 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | {{cite web |title=Flash Pose - Single by Pabllo Vittar & Charli XCX on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/flash-pose-single/1472452297 |website=Apple Music |accessdate=28 March 2020}}{{cite web |title=Flash Pose by Pabllo Vittar, Charli XCX on Spotify |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/7a8LBp4khqUFgSc4j8tVgN?si=40OMbL4TS7Cgiz2EXLROPA |website=Spotify |accessdate=28 March 2020}} |
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Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Brazil|artist=Pabllo Vittar|title=Flash Pose|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2021|relyear=2019|domestic=true|accessdate=29 July 2021}}
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References
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