# A Cold Play

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"**A Cold Play**" (stylised in [all-caps](/source/All_caps)) is a song by Australian rapper and singer [the Kid Laroi](/source/The_Kid_Laroi), released on 5 September 2025 through [Columbia Records](/source/Columbia_Records).[1] His fifth single of 2025, it serves as the lead single from his second studio album, *[Before I Forget](/source/Before_I_Forget_(The_Kid_Laroi_album))* (2026), after an initial version of the record was scrapped.[2][3] The lyric reveal his "wishing he could fix someone" with fans speculating the song is about [Tate McRae](/source/Tate_McRae), with whom the artist split in July 2025.[4] Three weeks later, McRae issued her response track titled "[Tit for Tat](/source/Tit_for_Tat_(Tate_McRae_song))".[5]

"A Cold Play" was voted in at number 72 on the [2025 Triple J Hottest 100](/source/Triple_J_Hottest_100,_2025).[6]

## Music video

The music video was directed by Alex Lill and premiered on 27 September 2025. It is a [one-take](/source/One_shot_(music_video)) video, slowly zooming out on a crying Kid Laroi. At the [2026 AACTA Awards](/source/15th_AACTA_Awards), it was nominated for Audience Choice Award for Favourite Australian Music Video.[7]

## Reception

Lauren McNamara from *[Rolling Stone Australia](/source/Rolling_Stone_Australia)* said the "single finds him at his most emotionally vulnerable yet, delivering heartfelt lyrics over another earworm hook".[2]

## Charts

Weekly chart performance for "A Cold Play" Chart (2025–2026) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[8] 53 New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[9] 5

Year-end chart performance for "A Cold Play" Chart (2025) Position Australian Artist (ARIA)[10] 39

## References

1. ["The Kid Laroi Drops Surprise Single "A Cold Play""](https://www.sonymusic.ca/press_release/the-kid-laroi-drops-surprise-single-a-cold-play). *Sony Music Canada*. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.

1. ["Song You Need to Know: The Kid LAROI "A Cold Play"""](https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-kid-laroi-a-cold-play-song-you-need-to-know-83171/). *[Rolling Stone Australia](/source/Rolling_Stone_Australia)*. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.

1. Lochrie, Conor. ["The Kid LAROI Announces New Album 'Before I Forget'"](https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-kid-laroi-announces-new-album-before-i-forget-87297/). *Rolling Stone Australia*. Retrieved 4 December 2025.

1. Rubenstein, Megan (September 27, 2025). ["Tate McRae's "Tit for Tat": The Kid Laroi Breakup Fan Theories"](https://www.eonline.com/news/1423088/tate-mcraes-tit-for-tat-the-kid-laroi-breakup-fan-theories). *[E!](/source/E!)*. Retrieved September 28, 2025.

1. Zemler, Emily (26 September 2025). ["Hear Tate McRae Take Control on Single 'Tit for Tat'"](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tate-mcrae-tit-for-tat-single-1235435851/). *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)*. Retrieved 7 October 2025.

1. Tregoning, Jack (2026-01-24). ["Olivia Dean's Man I Need wins Triple J's Hottest 100"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jan/24/olivia-dean-man-i-need-triple-j-hottest-100-winner-australia). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. [ISSN 0261-3077](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077). Retrieved 2026-01-24.

1. ["MEDIA ROOM AACTA REVEALS 2026 AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD NOMINEES"](https://www.aacta.org/our-news/media-room/aacta-reveals-2026-audience-choice-award-nominees/). *[AACTA Awards](/source/AACTA_Awards)*. January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.

1. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 6 October 2025". *The ARIA Report*. No. 1857. Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 October 2025. p. 4.

1. ["NZ Hot Singles Chart"](https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2025-09-12). [Recorded Music NZ](/source/Recorded_Music_NZ). 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.

1. ["ARIA Top 50 Australian Artist Singles Chart for 2025"](https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2025/australian-artist-singles-chart). [Australian Recording Industry Association](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association). Retrieved 12 January 2026.

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