Charli XCX

Songwriter: Oscar Holter Noonie Bao Charli XCX

Producer: Oscar Holter

[Chorus]
I just wanna go back, back to 1999
Take a ride to my old neighborhood
I just wanna go back, back to when I was alive
Wanna go back, wanna go

[Verse 1]
Yeah, I just wanna go back
Fresh Prince, Nike Airs, all that
CD in an old Mercedes
Driving around listening to Shady like, oh
Never under pressure, oh
Those days it was so much better, oh
Feelin' cool in my youth, relaxin'
No money, no problem
It was easy back then

[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, wish that we could go back in time, uh
Got memories
Ooh, maybe we can do it tonight
Tonight's the night

[Chorus]
I just wanna go back, back to 1999
Take a ride to my old neighborhood
I just wanna go back, back to when I was alive
Wanna go back, wanna go
I just wanna go back, back to 1999
Take a ride to my old neighborhood
I just wanna go back, back to when I was alive
Wanna go back, wanna go

[Verse 2]
Yeah, I remember back home
Best friends, all night, no phone
No cares, I was dumb and so young
My room singing Michael Jackson (Hee, hee)
Never under pressure, oh
Those days it was so much better, oh
Feelin' cool in my youth, I'm askin'
"Does anyone remember how we did it back then?"

[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, wish that we could go back in time, uh
Got memories
Ooh, maybe we could do it tonight
Tonight's the night
Ah, yeah

[Chorus]
I just wanna go back, back to 1999
Took a ride to my old neighborhood
I just wanna go back, back to when I was alive
Wanna go back, wanna go

[Post-Chorus]
Back to where we came from
Playin' air guitar on the roof
In the kitchen, up on the table
Like we had a beautiful view
I wanna go
I just wanna go back, back to 1999
Ah, yeah

[Bridge]
Ah, yeah
Ah, yeah
Ah, yeah
I wanna go back

[Chorus]
I just wanna go back, back to 1999 (Yeah, go back, go back)
Take a ride to my old neighborhood
I just wanna go back, back to when I was alive
Wanna go back, wanna go

[Post-Chorus]
Back to where we came from
Playin' air guitar on the roof
In the kitchen, up on the table
Like we had a beautiful view
I wanna go
I just wanna go back, back to 1999

[Outro]
Go back, yeah, yeah
I just wanna go back, back to 1999, yeah
I just wanna go back, back to 1999, yeah

Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer-songwriter known for her eclectic style. She began making music at fourteen, and her debut release was a 2008 limited-edition album aptly titled 14.

By 2010, Charli signed to Atlantic Records, and released her debut single “Stay Away” in May 2011. She released her “real” debut album, True Romance, in 2013. The record met critical acclaim but failed to attain much commercial success. Charli’s true breakthrough came with the release of hit collaborations like Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” and Icona Pop’s “I Love It.”

In April 2014, Charli found solo success with “Boom Clap,” which was featured on the soundtrack of The Fault in Our Stars. It’s now certified triple platinum in the United States and gold in her native United Kingdom. Her sophomore album, Sucker, was a pop-punk oriented effort and enjoyed more success than her debut. “Break The Rules,” “Doing It” (featuring Rita Ora), and “Famous” all performed well on the UK singles chart.

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