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Fancy That
Mixtape by
PinkPantheress
Released9 May 2025 (2025-05-09)
Recorded2024–2025
Length20:28
LabelWarner
Producer
  • Aksel Arvid
  • The Dare
  • Count Baldor
  • Glasear
  • Jkarri
  • PinkPantheress
  • Phil
  • Oscar Scheller
PinkPantheress chronology
Heaven Knows
(2023) 		Fancy That
(2025)
Singles from Fancy That
  1. "Tonight"
    Released: 4 April 2025
  2. "Stateside"
    Released: 25 April 2025
  3. "Illegal"
    Released: 9 May 2025

Fancy That is the second mixtape by English singer-songwriter and record producer PinkPantheress. It was released on 9 May 2025 through Warner Records. It marks her second mixtape release, following her debut mixtape To Hell with It (2021).[1]

Background

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The "Britain-coded" artwork depicts the singer wearing the Imperial State Crown surrounded by a circle of flowers that is said to represent "everything kitsch and U.K.-centric".[2] The mixtape was written and produced by the singer-songwriter herself, alongside other musicians, including Aksel Arvid,[3] Count Baldor, Phil, Oscar Scheller, and the Dare and features samples and interpolations by Panic! at the Disco,[4] Jessica Simpson and Basement Jaxx.[5] For the project, she pulled from "more classic dance music," citing artists such as Basement Jaxx, Groove Armada and Fatboy Slim as her main inspiration. Her goal was to "make music where it sounds like a statement is being made with the songs" and wanted to "take on board" what appealed to her.[6]

Promotion and singles

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PinkPantheress first teased the release date of the mixtape in a cryptic Instagram post in March 2025.[7] The lead single[8][9] "Tonight"[10] was released on 4 April, a "clubby tune" that samples "Do You Know What I'm Seeing?" by Panic! at the Disco from their 2008 album Pretty. Odd.[9][11] On April 6, she shared the tracklist of the mixtape, which includes nine tracks. It also features the track "Romeo" which the singer had been teasing on her TikTok in April 2024.[12] To PinkPantheress, the project felt like the "most tied together project" of her career. She hoped that fans and listeners "can hear the signs of growth" in her as an artist.[13] On 18 April, the singer announced the release of the second single "Stateside",[10] released on 25 April, sharing a snippet of the song as well.[14]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[15]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[16]
Clash8/10[17]
DIY[8]
The Guardian[4]
NME[18]
Pitchfork8/10[19]
Rolling Stone[20]

Fancy That received a score of 82 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on 10 critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[15]

Track listing

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Fancy That track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Illegal"
  • PinkPantheress
  • Aksel Arvid
2:29
2."Girl Like Me"
  • PinkPantheress
  • Arvid
  • Baldor
  • Phil[a]
2:24
3."Tonight"
  • PinkPantheress
  • Arvid
  • Baldor
  • Phil[a]
2:56
4."Stars"
  • V. Walker
  • Jack Allsopp
  • Buxton
  • Joshua Gaskin-Brown
  • John Ong
  • Ratcliffe
2:21
5."Intermission"
  • Arvid
  • Dill Aitchison
  • Arvid
  • Phil
0:24
6."Noises"
  • PinkPantheress
  • Arvid
  • Phil[a]
1:44
7."Nice to Know You"
  • PinkPantheress
  • Arvid
  • Scheller
  • Glasear[a]
  • Loukman[a]
2:50
8."Stateside"
2:48
9."Romeo"
  • V. Walker
  • Arvid
  • Buxton
  • Aitchison
  • Ratcliffe
  • PinkPantheress
  • Arvid
  • Phil
2:34
Total length:20:35

Note

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer.

Sample credits

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[24]

  • PinkPantheress – vocals (all tracks), programming (tracks 1–3, 6–9), vocal engineering (1–3, 7–9), engineering (3)
  • Aksel Arvid – programming (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9), engineering (1–3), vocal engineering (4, 6–9)
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Nickie Jon Pablon – mixing
  • Phil – programming (tracks 4–6, 9)
  • Oscar Scheller – programming (tracks 4, 7)
  • Mura Masa – programming (track 4)
  • Horace Walls – vocals (track 6)
  • Loukman – programming (track 7)
  • Jkarri – guitar (track 8)
  • Count Baldor – programming (track 8)
  • The Dare – programming (track 8)

Charts

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Chart performance for Fancy That
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[25] 12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[26] 58
Irish Albums (OCC)[27] 31
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[28] 53
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[29] 12
Scottish Albums (OCC)[30] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[31] 3
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[32] 4

References

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  1. ^ Saulog, Gabriel (9 May 2025). "PinkPantheress Drops Latest Mixtape 'Fancy That' – Listen". billboardphilippines.com. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  2. ^ Wang, Steffanee (7 April 2025). "Everything to know about PinkPantheress' new mixtape, Fancy That". The Fader. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  3. ^ Aswad, Jem (9 May 2025). "PinkPantheress Mixes Innovation With Pristine Pop Savvy on the Pulsating 'Fancy That': Album Review". Variety. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  4. ^ a b Petridis, Alexis (8 May 2025). "PinkPantheress: Fancy That review – sharp-minded bops hop across pop's past and present". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  5. ^ "PinkPantheress - Fancy That · Single Review". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  6. ^ Hinton, Patrick (9 April 2025). "PinkPantheress announces new mixtape Fancy That". Mixmag. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  7. ^ Smith, Thomas (7 April 2025). "PinkPantheress Shares Tracklist for Upcoming Club-Influenced Mixtape Fancy That". Billboard. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  8. ^ a b "PinkPantheress - Fancy That". DIY. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  9. ^ a b Lynch, Jessica (9 May 2025). "PinkPantheress Drops 'Fancy That': Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Music Review: PinkPantheress' club pop mixtape 'Fancy That' is a lighthearted level up". The Peak. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  11. ^ Chelosky, Danielle (4 April 2025). "PinkPantheress – "Tonight"". Stereogum. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  12. ^ Paul, Larisha (7 April 2025). "PinkPantheress is back in her mixtape era with Fancy That track list reveal". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  13. ^ Guillot, Jaime (8 April 2025). "PinkPantheress announces new mixtape Fancy That". Hot Press. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  14. ^ Mamo, Heran (18 April 2025). "PinkPantheress Announces New 'Stateside' Single". Billboard. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  15. ^ a b "Fancy That [Mixtape] by PinkPantheress". Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  16. ^ "Fancy That - PinkPantheress | Album | AllMusic". Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  17. ^ Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews &; ClashMusic (8 May 2025). "PinkPantheress - Fancy That | Reviews". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 10 May 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ Williams, Kyann-Sian (7 May 2025). "PinkPantheress – 'Fancy That' review: gearing up for her boldest chapter yet". NME. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  19. ^ Tafoya, Harry (14 May 2025). "PinkPantheress: Fancy That Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  20. ^ Hermes, Will (8 May 2025). "PinkPantheress Takes a Quick Spin Through the Club". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  21. ^ William Orbit [@williamorbit] (9 May 2025). "@pinkpantheress's new mixtape 'Fancy That' comes out midnight tonight (Friday May 9th). Track 7 is called "Nice To Know You" and has a sample of the track "Spiral" on it that I did with the Sugababes, on my album "Hello Waveforms"". Retrieved 9 May 2025 – via Instagram.
  22. ^ Renshaw, David (12 May 2025). "Every sample used on PinkPantheress' Fancy That". TheFADER.com. The FADER. Archived from the original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  23. ^ "PinkPantheress's 'Romeo' sample of Basement Jaxx feat. Lisa Kekaula's 'Good Luck'". WhoSampled.com. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  24. ^ "Fancy That / PinkPantheress / Credits". Tidal. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  25. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  26. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – PinkPantheress – Fancy That" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  27. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  28. ^ "2025 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  29. ^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  30. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  31. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  32. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
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