OMG (Camila Cabello song)
"OMG" is a song recorded by Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello featuring American rapper Quavo. It was released on August 3, 2017 as a promotional single alongside "Havana", from her debut studio album Camila (2018), originally titled The Hurting. The Healing. The Loving. "OMG" was ultimately removed from the final track listing. The song was written by the artists, Charli XCX, Noonie Bao, Sasha Sloan, and its producers Stargate. "OMG" has a slow, trap production that is characterized by use of double hi-hat rolls, flute flows and a smooth bass. In the lyrics, Cabello praises the appearance of her love interest while Quavo responds to her affirmation in his verses, where he also added a line from his Migos's song "Bad and Boujee" (2016). The song was included as part of Cabello's set list for Bruno Mars's 24K Magic World Tour, where she served as an opening act. Music critics complimented the track's club-friendly sound while others perceived Cabello's versatility for performing verses written by Charli XCX as well as her dynamic with Quavo. On its first full tracking-week, "OMG" entered the top 100 on charts from several countries, including the U.S, UK, Scotland, Australia and Portugal. It was most successful in Spain, where it reached a peak of 16, spending two consecutive weeks on chart. In Canada, "OMG" received a platinum certification for 80,000 copies sold in the country. Background and release In December 2016, singer Camila Cabello departed from the group Fifth Harmony to focus on her solo career. She started the recording sessions for her solo debut album in early 2017. She said that the album would be classified in a very personal level where she could explore her own experiences, and initially named it The Hurting. The Healing. The Loving. She wanted the album to tell "the story of [her] journey from darkness into light, from a time when she was lost to a time when she found herself again". To achieve her desired sound, she collaborated with some notable producers, including the Norwegian production duo Stargate–composed by Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel Storleer Eriksen. During sessions with Stargate, Cabello met the British singer Charli XCX who helped her to brainstorm ideas for the lyrics. Together, they created some "emotional" and "deep" records like "Scar Tissues" to match the "Hurting" concept planned for the album, although while talking to XCX, Cabello had the idea to write something that was just "fun" and "not really take[n] too seriously". "OMG" was recorded at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles and later mixed by Serban Ghenea at Mixstar Studios, Virginia Beach. It features a guest appearance by rapper Quavo–better known as one of the members of the rap trio Migos– also credited as one of the track's writers. Prior to its release, the singer debuted the song during her private performance at Chicago's B96 Pepsi SummerBash on June 24, 2017. She worked as an opening act for Bruno Mars on his 24K Magic World Tour from July 20 to August