Charli XCX records intimate performance and interview from Maida Vale, says ‘2007’ is “about making TikToks”

Charli XCX has recorded an intimate live performance from Maida Vale, while sharing the meaning behind her song ‘2007’. READ MORE: Charli XCX – ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ review: a snapshot of stardom from a true modern artist The pop star’s new session and interview from the iconic London studios will be available to watch in full via iPlayer from midday BST today (Wednesday August 5). Recorded for BBC Music, the set will feature four songs from her new album ‘Music, Fashion, Film’: ‘I’m Afraid’, ‘SS26’, ‘Wink Wink’ and ‘No One Lasts Forever’. As well as performing live, Charli spoke to Radio 1’s Jack Saunders about the record and discussed some of its tracks. “This album is about process and my love for making things, the joy that comes with that, sometimes the difficulty that comes with that,” she explained. Speaking about the cut ‘2007’, she told the host: “The song itself is about making TikToks, because it’s like everyone can be a star from their bedroom, which is sort of what I talk about in the song and I think that’s fabulous! “Like it’s so Warholian in a way. You know everybody can kind of have this moment where they blow up on TikTok because they’ve done a cool dance or a re...