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"L8 CMMR"
"L8 CMMR"
Promotional single by Lily Allen
from the album Sheezus
Released	6 February 2014
Recorded	2013
Genre	Electropop; bubblegum pop;
Length	3:41
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Lily Allen; Greg Kurstin;
Producer(s)	Greg Kurstin
Lyric video
	"Lily Allen - L8 CMMR (Official Lyric Video)" on YouTube

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"L8 CMMR", or "latecomer", is a song by British recording artist Lily Allen from her third studio album, Sheezus (2014). It premiered online on 6 February 2014,^[1] the same day as the release of her previous single "Air Balloon" music video.

Composition

This track follows the style of her previous single, "Air Balloon", and is a bubblegum pop and electropop song.^[2] The song also features heavy amounts of autotune, as well as chipper synths. Described as a 'no brainer (song)' by Allen herself, the song describes her love to a man, whom nobody can ever steal away from her.

Release

The song was included in Girls Volume 2: All Adventurous Women Do, the soundtrack of the second series of the HBO series Girls.

Lyric video

On 17 February 2014, an official lyric video of the song was released on her official YouTube channel.^[3] The lyric video features a retrogaming-inspired video. The video shows Allen as a character of a 1980s video game, who needs to fight and overcome obstacles, like racing, in order to win prizes like engagement rings. The video received critical acclaim and was a fan favorite as the video was fun and different from mainstream videos.

Reception

The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. Spin gave a positive review of the song, calling it a "bright, bouncy electro-pop with well-crafted hooks and some playful Auto-Tune effects", but also stated it was a "little lackluster".^[4] In May 2014, the song debuted at number 61 on the Flanders Ultratip chart, and later reached number 4.^[5]

Chart positions

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[5]	4

References

^ ^a ^b "Lily Allen Obsesses Over Her Man in "Girls" Tune 'L8 CMMR' - Video | Rolling Stone". rollingstone.com. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
^ "Lily Allen drops new video for "Air Balloon" and new song off Girls soundtrack". Hitfix. Retrieved 31 March 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Lily Allen Displays Vintage Video Game Flare In Her L8 CMMR Lyric Video! Play Along & Listen HERE! | PerezHilton.com". perezhilton.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
^ "Hear Lily Allen's Smug "Girls" Auto-Tuner 'L8 CMMR' | SPIN | Songs". spin.com. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Lily Allen – L8 CMMR" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

[rollingstone-1] "Lily Allen Obsesses Over Her Man in "Girls" Tune 'L8 CMMR' - Video | Rolling Stone". rollingstone.com. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.

[hitfix-2] "Lily Allen drops new video for "Air Balloon" and new song off Girls soundtrack". Hitfix. Retrieved 31 March 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}

[perezhilton-3] "Lily Allen Displays Vintage Video Game Flare In Her L8 CMMR Lyric Video! Play Along & Listen HERE! | PerezHilton.com". perezhilton.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.

[spin-4] "Hear Lily Allen's Smug "Girls" Auto-Tuner 'L8 CMMR' | SPIN | Songs". spin.com. Retrieved 31 March 2014.

[Flanders-5] "Lily Allen – L8 CMMR" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

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-"'''L8 CMMR'''" (pronounced '''Late Comer''') is a song by English singer-songwriter [[Lily Allen]] from her third studio album, ''[[Sheezus]]'' (2014). It premiered online on 6 February 2014,<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/lily-allen-obsesses-over-her-man-in-girls-tune-l8-cmmr-20140206|title=Lily Allen Obsesses Over Her Man in 'Girls' Tune 'L8 CMMR' - Video|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=2014-02-19}}</ref> the same day as the release of the music video for Allen's previous single "[[Air Balloon (song)|Air Balloon]]". The bubblegum pop and electropop track was included on ''Girls Volume 2: All Adventurous Women Do'', a soundtrack album to the [[HBO]] series ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]'', which was released on 11 February 2014. It is also featured in episode 12 of ''[[Quantico (TV series)|Quantico]]''. Lyrically, the song is about Allen's sexual relationship with her then-husband Sam Cooper.
 ==Composition==
-This track follows the style of her previous single, "Air Balloon", and is a [[bubblegum pop]] and [[electropop]] song.<ref name="hitfix">{{cite web|url=http://www.hitfix.com/news/lily-allen-drops-new-video-for-air-balloon-and-new-song-off-girls-soundtrack|title=Lily Allen drops new video for 'Air Balloon' and new song off Girls soundtrack|website=[[HitFix]]|accessdate=2014-03-31}}</ref> The song also features heavy amounts of autotune, as well as chipper synths. Described as a "no brainer [song]" by Allen herself, the song describes her love to a man, whom nobody can ever steal away from her.
+This track follows the style of her previous single, "Air Balloon", and is a [[bubblegum pop]] and [[Synthpop|electropop]] song.<ref name="hitfix">{{cite web|url=http://www.hitfix.com/news/lily-allen-drops-new-video-for-air-balloon-and-new-song-off-girls-soundtrack|title=Lily Allen drops new video for "Air Balloon" and new song off Girls soundtrack|publisher=[[Uproxx Media Group|Hitfix]]|accessdate=2014-03-31}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The song also features heavy amounts of autotune, as well as chipper synths. Described as a 'no brainer (song)' by Allen herself, the song describes her love to a man, whom nobody can ever steal away from her.
 ==Release==
-The song was included in ''Girls Volume 2: All Adventurous Women Do'', the soundtrack to the second series of the [[HBO]] series ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]''.
+The song was included in ''Girls Volume 2: All Adventurous Women Do'', the soundtrack of the second series of the [[HBO]] series ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]''.
 ==Lyric video==
-On 17 February 2014, an official lyric video of the song was released on her official YouTube channel.<ref name="perezhilton">{{cite web|url=http://perezhilton.com/2014-02-17-lily-allen-lyric-video-l8-cmmr-video-game#sthash.VUR3QkLe.dpbs|title=Lily Allen Displays Vintage Video Game Flare In Her L8 CMMR Lyric Video! Play Along & Listen HERE!|website=[[PerezHilton.com]]|accessdate=2014-02-19}}</ref> The lyric video features a [[retrogaming]]-inspired video. The video shows Allen as a character of a 1980s video game, who needs to fight and overcome obstacles, like racing, in order to win prizes like engagement rings. The video received critical acclaim and was a fan favourite as the video was fun and different from mainstream videos.
+On 17 February 2014, an official lyric video of the song was released on her official YouTube channel.<ref name="perezhilton">{{cite web|url=http://perezhilton.com/2014-02-17-lily-allen-lyric-video-l8-cmmr-video-game#sthash.VUR3QkLe.dpbs|title=Lily Allen Displays Vintage Video Game Flare In Her L8 CMMR Lyric Video! Play Along & Listen HERE! {{pipe}} PerezHilton.com|publisher=perezhilton.com|accessdate=2014-02-19|archive-date=3 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303031406/http://perezhilton.com/2014-02-17-lily-allen-lyric-video-l8-cmmr-video-game#sthash.VUR3QkLe.dpbs|url-status=dead}}</ref> The lyric video features a [[retrogaming]]-inspired video. The video shows Allen as a character of a 1980s video game, who needs to fight and overcome obstacles, like racing, in order to win prizes like engagement rings. The video received critical acclaim and was a fan favorite as the video was fun and different from mainstream videos.
 ==Reception==
-The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' gave a positive review of the song, calling it a "bright, bouncy electro-pop with well-crafted hooks and some playful Auto-Tune effects", but also stated it was a "little lackluster."<ref name="spin">{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2014/02/lily-allen-l8-cmmr-girls/|title=Hear Lily Allen's Smug 'Girls' Auto-Tuner 'L8 CMMR'|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|accessdate=2014-03-31}}</ref> In May 2014, the song debuted at number 61 on the Flanders [[Ultratip]] chart, and later reached number four.<ref name="Flanders"/>
+The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. Spin gave a positive review of the song, calling it a "bright, bouncy electro-pop with well-crafted hooks and some playful Auto-Tune effects", but also stated it was a "little lackluster".<ref name="spin">{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2014/02/lily-allen-l8-cmmr-girls/|title=Hear Lily Allen's Smug "Girls" Auto-Tuner 'L8 CMMR' {{pipe}} SPIN {{pipe}} Songs|publisher=spin.com|accessdate=2014-03-31}}</ref> In May 2014, the song debuted at number 61 on the Flanders [[Ultratip]] chart, and later reached number 4.<ref name = "Flanders"/>
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 |}
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-{{Lily Allen}}
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+{{Lily Allen}}
 [[Category:2014 songs]]
 [[Category:Lily Allen songs]]
-[[Category:Song recordings produced by Greg Kurstin]]
-[[Category:Songs written by Greg Kurstin]]
 [[Category:Songs written by Lily Allen]]

v t e Lily Allen
Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Alright, Still It's Not Me, It's You Sheezus No Shame
Extended plays	F.U.E.P. Paris Live Session
Singles	"Smile" "LDN" "Littlest Things" "Alfie" "Shame for You" "The Fear" "Not Fair" "Fuck You" "22" "Who'd Have Known" "Somewhere Only We Know" "Hard out Here" "Air Balloon" "Our Time" "URL Badman" "As Long as I Got You" "Trigger Bang"
Other songs	"Back to the Start" "L8 CMMR" "Sheezus"
Featured singles	"Oh My God" "Drivin' Me Wild" "Just Be Good to Green" "5 O'Clock" "True Love" "Plain"
Tours	It's Not Me, It's You World Tour No Shame Tour
Related articles	In the Name Of Lily Allen and Friends My Thoughts Exactly Keith Allen Alison Owen Alfie Allen