# L8 CMMR

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{{Infobox song
| name     = L8 CMMR
| cover    = L8 CMMR.jpg
| alt      =
| border   = yes
| type     = promotional single
| artist   = [Lily Allen](/source/Lily_Allen)
| album    = [Sheezus](/source/Sheezus)
| released = 6 February 2014<ref name="rollingstone" />
| recorded = 2013
| studio   =
| genre    = 
* [Electropop](/source/Electropop)
* [bubblegum pop](/source/bubblegum_pop)
| length   = {{duration|m=3|s=41}}
| label    = [Parlophone](/source/Parlophone)
| writer   =
* Lily Allen
* [Greg Kurstin](/source/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](/source/Lily_Allen) from her third studio album, ''[Sheezus](/source/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](/source/Rolling_Stone)|date=6 February 2014|access-date=2014-02-19}}</ref> the same day as the release of her previous single "[Air Balloon](/source/Air_Balloon_(song))" music video.

==Composition==
This track follows the style of her previous single, "Air Balloon", and is a [bubblegum pop](/source/bubblegum_pop) and [electropop](/source/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](/source/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](/source/HBO) series ''[Girls](/source/Girls_(TV_series))''.

==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](/source/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](/source/Spin_(magazine))|access-date=2014-03-31}}</ref> In May 2014, the song debuted at number 61 on the Flanders [Ultratip](/source/Ultratip) chart, and later reached number 4.<ref name = "Flanders"/>

==Charts==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
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!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}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Lily Allen}}

Category:2014 songs
Category:Lily Allen songs
Category:Songs written by Lily Allen

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