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Cheerleader
Porter Robinson
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- Album
- SMILE! :D
- Released
- 2024
- Genres
- edm, electronic
- Length
- 3:58
- Tempo
- 148 BPM
- Label
- Mom+Pop Music
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About this song
"Cheerleader" is the first single from Porter Robinson's third album, SMILE! :D, released on July 26, 2024. The track was first teased on TikTok on March 1, 2024 as an instrumental snippet, with a first vocal snippet posted on March 13 before the full song came out on March 20.
What it's about
The song explores parasocial relationships between fans and musicians. It uses a girl who is romantically obsessed with Porter as a metaphor for listeners who idolize him beyond just enjoying his music, even though they will likely never know each other.
Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.
Fun facts
- Samples “Amen, Brother by The Winstons”.
- Sampled in 7 other songs, like “I do not miss 2016 by Glitch Cat”.
- Covered 3 times, including “Cheerleader by SixteenInMono”.
- Written and produced by Porter Robinson.