| "Pretty Girl" | ||||
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| Single by Clairo | ||||
| from the EP Diary 001 | ||||
| Released | August 4, 2017 | |||
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| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Fader | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Clairo | |||
| Producer(s) | Clairo | |||
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| "Pretty Girl" on YouTube | ||||
"Pretty Girl" is a song by American singer-songwriter Clairo. It was first included on the compilation album The Le Sigh Vol. III, which was released through Father/Daughter Records in August 2017, and it was released as a single on August 4, 2017. It was later featured on her debut extended play, Diary 001, which was released in May of the following year through Fader Label. Its lyrics are about a past relationship in which Clairo felt compelled to alter and silence herself to be considered attractive; its lo-fi GarageBand production, consisting of a drum machine and synths, led to the song being deemed bedroom pop.
"Pretty Girl" became Clairo's breakout song after its music video, which she filmed on her laptop webcam and uploaded to YouTube in August 2017, went viral. She soon signed to Fader Label with the help of her father, whom Reddit users accused of covertly engineering the song's success after discovering that he was a marketing executive, which led to her being criticized online as an "industry plant". Critics reviewed the song positively for its cheap, homemade sound and it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.