Red Lips (Peyton List song)

"Red Lips" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Peyton List in February 2022, released on June 10, 2022 by Interscope Records as an off-album single. It is the follow-up to Dark Room. The song was written by List and the song was produced by Jack Antonoff, who also produced Dark Room.

Promotion and release
A short 8-second teaser of the song was released on List's social media accounts. It quickly gained attention, getting 4 million plays in under a day through Twitter and Instagram.

The song was sent out to music critics through a CD-R and was leaked online two days before it was officially released. The song was released properly on June 10, 2022.

Writing and composition
"Red Lips" is a rather "pop-oriented", "electronic-inspired", electropop and industrial pop song, with elements of tropical house, dubstep and trap music.

The song revolves around List's experience at a night club, with lyrics about her red lips and how she won't let anyone kiss her. Furthermore, she feels like an outsider since she is sober in a room full of drunk people.

Critical reception
Richard He wrote for Billboard that "List's quirky lyrics aren't as charming as they were previously" and that it "has a rather strange melody.", giving it a mixed review.

Commercial performance
In the United States, the song debuted and peaked at number sixty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100, likely due to the song being leaked earlier. It sold less than half the copies Dark Room did. In Canada, the single peaked at number forty-two and peaked at number seventy-three in the United Kingdom

Remix
A remix for the song by Cages was released in August 2022. A lyric video for the remix was released shortly after and currently has 5.4 million views on YouTube.

Live performances
List performed "Red Lips" for the first time during the season premiere of Saturday Night Live in September 2022, alongside an acoustic version of "One Night Only".

Track listings
Digital download Digital download – Acoustic Digital download – Cages Remix
 * 1) "Red Lips" – 4:01
 * 1) "Dark Room" (Acoustic) – 4:28
 * 1) "Dark Room" (Cages Remix) – 5:00