All Chlöe Bailey wants is love. On her new single “FYS” — which stands for the NSFW title “F–k Your Status” — she croons of desiring a love that’s unattached to a person’s fame or wealth.
Arriving on digital streaming platforms on Friday (March 1), “FYS” marks Chlöe’s first musical release of 2024. The Grammy-nominated R&B star first teased her new single via X on Tuesday (Feb. 27) by sharing a snippet of the song with the caption, “FYS. What do you think it means? Guess right and I’ll drop.”
By the following day, the “In Pieces” singer revealed the track’s official artwork and title. On Wednesday (Feb. 28), Chlöe took to her social media accounts to share another snippet of “FYS” that found her crooning, “F–k your status, f–k your status/ It don’t matter/ Money, cars and the diamonds/ Don’t phase me, I been had it/ F–k your status/ I just, just wanna love you, baby/ What you wanna do?” over an atmospheric trap-inflected electro-R&B beat.
2023 marked a pivotal year for Chlöe, who makes up one-half of Chloe x Halle, the Grammy-nominated duo she formed with her sister Halle Bailey. She launched her debut solo studio album, In Pieces, which reached No. 119 on the Billboard 200 and housed notable tracks such as lead single “Pray It Away,” the semi-viral uptempo banger “Body Do” and a controversial Chris Brown collaboration titled “How Does It Feel.” In support of the album, Chlöe embarked on a 25-date North American and European tour.
Of course, Chlöe made her formal solo debut with 2021’s “Have Mercy,” a boisterous ode to derrières that hit No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. To date, Chlöe has wracked up four Hot 100 hits, including “Treat Me” (No. 81), “You & Me” (No. 72, with Gunna) and the 2023 Amazon Music exclusive “Winter Wonderland” (No. 63)
Stream “FYS” below.
