"Emo Girl" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American rock musicians Machine Gun Kelly and Willow, with Travis Barker. The song was released on February 4, 2022, as the second single off of Kelly's sixth studio album Mainstream Sellout, following "Papercuts".

Background

In 2021, musician Machine Gun Kelly had reported that he had worked on a collaboration with Willow Smith; at the time, the song had the working title of "Emo Prom". The song was first previewed on the January 30, 2022, on Kelly's TikTok account, by the title "Cherry Red Lipstick". By February 4, the clip had amassed 17 million views. The full version of the song, now titled "Emo Girl", was released on February 4, just after Kelly had announced the song's respective album had been retitled from Born with Horns to Mainstream Sellout. The song features drumming, production, and a co-writing credit from Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, who had previously collaborated with Kelly on his 2020 album Tickets to My Downfall. Barker had also previously collaborated on Willow's 2021 album Lately I Feel Everything.

Composition and themes

The song's sound was described as pop punk by multiple publications, being compared to the work of Blink-182, New Found Glory, and Bowling for Soup. As such, many also noted that it sounded like it could been released in 2000's rock music scene. The track opens with a soundbite of Kelly's fiancé Megan Fox stating that she is a god, followed immediately by a "pop punk guitar riff".

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