“Çike Çike” is Bebe Rexha at her most personal and her most floor-ready at the same time. The bass-driven house track, whose title translates to “hey girl, hey girl” in Albanian, weaves bilingual Albanian-English lyrics through a peak-hour groove that locks in and doesn’t let up. It’s an ode to her heritage and a girls’ night out anthem rolled into one, and it absolutely delivers.
Rexha was direct about where the track came from: “When DJ Snake sent over this beat with that incredible 808 bassline, the second I heard it, it made me want to dance. I knew I wanted to weave something from my heritage into the track, and I immediately thought of this Albanian phrase, ‘çike çike.’ It felt like the perfect way to pay homage to my roots while creating a powerful fusion of the EDM sound I love.”
Raised by Albanian parents in New York, Rexha built “Çike Çike” as part of a larger statement. The track is lifted from her forthcoming album ‘Dirty Blonde’, due June 12 via Empire, a project she’s described as being all about fully embracing her truth.