A Cold Play

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"A Cold Play"
Single by the Kid Laroi
Released5 September 2025 (2025-09-05)
Length2:59
LabelColumbia
Songwriter
Producer
The Kid Laroi singles chronology
"She Don't Need to Know"
(2025) 		"A Cold Play"
(2025)
Music video
"A Cold Play" on YouTube

"A Cold Play" is a song by Australian rapper and singer the Kid Laroi, released on 5 September 2025 through Columbia Records.[1] The single is his fifth single of 2025.[2] The lyric reveal his "wishing he could fix someone" with fans speculating the song is about Tate McRae, with whom the artist split in July 2025.[3] Three weeks later, McRae issued her response track titled "Tit for Tat".[4]

Music video

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The music video was directed by Akex Lill and premiered on 27 September 2025. It is a one-take video, slowly zooming out on a crying Kid Laroi.

Reception

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

Charts

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Chart performance for "A Cold Play"
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 53
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 81
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[7] 5
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[8] 2

References

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  1. ^ "The Kid Laroi Drops Surprise Single "A Cold Play"". Sony Music Canada. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Song You Need to Know: The Kid LAROI "A Cold Play""". Rolling Stone Australia. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  3. ^ Rubenstein, Megan (27 September 2025). "Tate McRae's "Tit for Tat": The Kid Laroi Breakup Fan Theories". E!. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  4. ^ Zemler, Emily (26 September 2025). "Hear Tate McRae Take Control on Single 'Tit for Tat'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  5. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 6 October 2025". The ARIA Report. No. 1857. Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 October 2025. p. 4.
  6. ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of October 11, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  7. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of September 20, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved 17 September 2025.