{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}} {{Use British English|date=June 2015}} {{Infobox song | name = L8 CMMR | cover = L8 CMMR.jpg | alt = | border = yes | type = promotional single | artist = Lily Allen | album = Sheezus | released = 6 February 2014<ref name="rollingstone" /> | recorded = 2013 | studio = | genre = * Electropop * bubblegum pop | length = {{duration|m=3|s=41}} | label = Parlophone | writer = * Lily Allen * Greg Kurstin | producer = Greg Kurstin | misc = {{External music video|header=Lyric video|{{YouTube|ii3XMEVUhhM|"L8 CMMR"}}|type=song}} }} "'''L8 CMMR'''" (pronounced "latecomer") is a song by English singer Lily Allen from her third studio album, ''Sheezus'' (2014). It premiered online on 6 February 2014,<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/lily-allen-obsesses-over-her-man-in-girls-tune-l8-cmmr-20140206|title=Lily Allen Obsesses Over Her Man in "Girls" Tune 'L8 CMMR' – Video|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=6 February 2014|access-date=2014-02-19}}</ref> the same day as the release of her previous single "Air Balloon" music video.
==Composition== This track follows the style of her previous single, "Air Balloon", and is a bubblegum pop and electropop song.<ref name="hitfix">{{cite web|url=http://www.hitfix.com/news/lily-allen-drops-new-video-for-air-balloon-and-new-song-off-girls-soundtrack|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207230806/http://www.hitfix.com/news/lily-allen-drops-new-video-for-air-balloon-and-new-song-off-girls-soundtrack|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 February 2014|title=Lily Allen drops new video for "Air Balloon" and new song off Girls soundtrack|website=HitFix|access-date=2014-03-31}}</ref> The song also features heavy amounts of autotune, as well as chipper synths. Described as a "no brainer (song)" by Allen herself, the song describes her love to a man, whom nobody can ever steal away from her.
==Release== The song was included in ''Girls Volume 2: All Adventurous Women Do'', the soundtrack of the second series of the HBO series ''Girls''.
==Lyric video== On 17 February 2014, an official lyric video of the song was released on her official YouTube channel.<ref name="perezhilton">{{cite web|url=http://perezhilton.com/2014-02-17-lily-allen-lyric-video-l8-cmmr-video-game#sthash.VUR3QkLe.dpbs|title=Lily Allen Displays Vintage Video Game Flare In Her L8 CMMR Lyric Video! Play Along & Listen HERE!|website=PerezHilton.com|access-date=2014-02-19|archive-date=3 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303031406/http://perezhilton.com/2014-02-17-lily-allen-lyric-video-l8-cmmr-video-game#sthash.VUR3QkLe.dpbs|url-status=dead}}</ref> The lyric video features a retrogaming-inspired video. The video shows Allen as a character of a 1980s video game, who needs to fight and overcome obstacles, like racing, in order to win prizes like engagement rings. The video received critical acclaim and was a fan favorite as the video was fun and different from mainstream videos.
==Reception== The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. Spin gave a positive review of the song, calling it a "bright, bouncy electro-pop with well-crafted hooks and some playful Auto-Tune effects", but also stated it was a "little lackluster".<ref name="spin">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.spin.com/2014/02/lily-allen-l8-cmmr-girls/|title=Hear Lily Allen's Smug "Girls" Auto-Tuner 'L8 CMMR'|magazine=Spin|access-date=2014-03-31}}</ref> In May 2014, the song debuted at number 61 on the Flanders Ultratip chart, and later reached number 4.<ref name = "Flanders"/>
==Charts== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"|Chart (2014) !scope="col"|Peak<br>position |- {{singlechart|Flanders Tip|4|artist=Lily Allen|song=L8 CMMR|access-date=11 May 2014|refname="Flanders"|rowheader=true}} |}
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Category:2014 songs Category:Lily Allen songs Category:Songs written by Lily Allen