Charli XCX Releases New B-Side on Vinyl

Charli XCX released a new B-side track, "I Keep Thinking About You Every Single Day and Night," on Saturday, making it available exclusively on vinyl alongside her recent single "Rock Music" and via video on her b.sides Instagram account.

The minimalist electropop ballad, produced with A.G. Cook and Finn Keane, features a black-and-white video directed by Aidan Zamiri. Shot on a handheld camera during a six-week film production in Kyoto, Japan, the video shows the singer performing a sensual dance routine in hallways and an empty studio. In an Instagram caption, Charli XCX wrote, "i went to kyoto for six weeks to shoot a film. while we were there, i made this video with aidan. only available on vinyl here on b.sides. so rip the audio if you want it xx."

Lyrically, the 1:32 song explores obsession and self-reflection. It opens with "Maybe we can become each other? Like somethin out of a Jacques Rivette movie or somethin," before delving into lines such as "I wonder if I just want you as my best friend, or maybe if I’m a really late bloomer" and "Now I’m wondering if I maybe could be gay / But come on, look at me, I’m probably not." The chorus repeats, "I keep thinking bout you...