Doing It (Charli XCX song)

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Doing It is a synth-pop song by British singer Charli XCX from her 2014 album Sucker. An alternate version featuring Rita Ora was released on February 3, 2015 as the album’s third single. The track reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart and was praised by Pitchfork, which named it Best New Track when it came out.

Key details:
- Music video: Directed by Adam Powell, premiered January 20, 2015. Filmed in the California desert, it draws on Thelma & Louise and Natural Born Killers, with 1970s fashion and David LaChapelle-inspired visuals. The story follows Charli and Rita Ora stealing from a gas station, being chased by police, and later finding themselves at a party, intercut with performance scenes.
- Remix and production: A remix by A.G. Cook of PC Music was released, marking his first collaboration with Charli XCX as her creative producer.
- Promotions: Charli teased a snippet of the song in a Pepsi “Out of the Blue” commercial aired during the 57th Grammy Awards on February 8, 2015.
- Live performances: She performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (February 3, 2015), BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge (February 10, 2015, with a cover of Shake It Off), The Graham Norton Show (February 13, 2015), The National Lottery (February 14, 2015), and Sunday Brunch (February 15, 2015). She later sang it with Jack Antonoff on Today (June 5, 2015).
- Chart and sales: Debuted at number 8 in the UK with 34,810 copies sold in its first week (Charli’s fourth UK top 10, Rita Ora’s seventh).
- Legacy: In 2022, Consequence of Sound ranked Doing It as Charli XCX’s fourth-best song.