Trust me, nobody saw this coming. Addison Rae’s High Fashion shatters every preconception about what a TikTok star turned pop artist should sound like.
Her third single proves her transformation into a legitimate pop force isn’t just a happy accident.
Released on February 14th, 2025 via Columbia Records, High Fashion continues the sonic evolution we’ve seen from her previous singles Diet Pepsi and Aquamarine.
The track’s hypnotic production, crafted by the dynamic duo Luka Kloser and Elvira Anderfjard, creates a sonic atmosphere that somehow makes materialism feel deeply philosophical.
Let’s talk about these lyrics. “I don’t need your drugs / I’d rather get, rather get high fashion,” delivered in Rae’s signature breathy vocals that float somewhere between a whisper and a melody.
There’s something deliciously subversive about how she takes what could be basic pop star excess and turns it into something more interesting.
When she coos “You know I’m not an easy f*ck / But when it comes to shoes, I’ll be a slut,” it’s both playful and pointed.
The comparisons to early Britney Spears are impossible to ignore and that’s not a bad thing.
Both Louisiana natives share that unique quality of being the girl next door transformed into a pop fantasy.
But where Britney emerged in an era of highly polished perfection, Rae’s approach feels deliberately unvarnished.
Some critics have drawn parallels to early Britney Spears, particularly in the video’s rain-soaked sequences and pop cultural commentary.
The music video, edited by Dylan Edwards and Cabin Editing Company, shift between luxurious and surreal. It’s a fever dream of high fashion aesthetics.
Rae alternates between writhing in powdered sugar while eating beignets and dancing through various set pieces that feel both expensive and slightly unhinged.
The visual perfectly matches the song’s off-kilter chorus, where the vocal melody purposefully clashes with the synthesisers to create something that shouldn’t work but absolutely does.
We have to touch on the production, especially with those synths in the chorus, creating their own narrative, weaving through Rae’s vocals in unexpected patterns.
The track balances luxury with danger, like stumbling into Prada after too many martinis.
What’s most fascinating about High Fashion is how it fits into Rae’s larger artistic evolution.
It feels more like someone deliberately subverting expectations.
The song joins Diet Pepsi and Aquamarine in what’s shaping up to be one of 2025’s most intriguing debut albums.
Three singles in, and Addison Rae has managed to do something remarkable, making pop music that feels both accessible and avant-garde, commercial and cool, calculated and completely authentic.
High Fashion makes you feel the rush of transformation. Between the silky production and those striking lyrics, Rae turns shopping sprees into something almost spiritual.
She’s not just singing about clothes. She’s capturing that moment when changing your outside starts to change your inside too.
For those keeping score at home: yes, Rae is now officially three for three.
And if this is any indication of what’s coming on her debut album, we might need to prepare ourselves for one of pop’s most fascinating evolution stories.
The verdict? High Fashion trumps expectations. Don’t let any preconceptions about TikTok stars cloud your judgment, this is genuine pop artistry in action.
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Addison Rae High Fashion Lyrics
Intro
(Have you?)
Verse 1
Have you ever dreamt of bein’ seen? (Ah)
Not by someone, more like in a magazine
Wantin’ somethin’ more than just a hit (Ah)
Nothing else can make me feel like this
Pre-Chorus
I know I’m drunk, but
Chorus
I don’t need your drugs
I’d rather get, rather get high fashion
I don’t want cheap love
I’d rather get high fashion
I don’t need your drugs
I’d rather get, rather get high fashion
I don’t want cheap love
I’d rather get high fashion
Verse 2
I’d rather feel the sun kiss on my skin (Ah)
With a cigarette pressed between my tits (Oh)
You know I’m not an easy fuck (Ah)
But whеn it comes to shoes, I’ll be a slut
Pre-Chorus
I know I’m drunk, but
Chorus
I don’t need your drugs
I’d rathеr get, rather get high fashion
I don’t want cheap love
I’d rather get high fashion
I don’t need your drugs
I’d rather get, rather get high fashion
I don’t want cheap love
I’d rather get high fashion
Post-Chorus
I don’t need you, no
I don’t need you, no
Bridge
Spiraling into you
I’m into you, denial
You make it hard, so hard to choose
Desire (Desire)
I know how to make the hard things look really easy
Desire (Desire)
Ah, ah, ah, ah, I don’t need you
Chorus
I don’t need your drugs
I’d rather get, rather get high fashion
I don’t want cheap love
I’d rather get high fashion
I don’t need your drugs
I’d rather get, rather get high fashion
I don’t want cheap love
I’d rather get high fashion
Post-Chorus
I don’t need you, no (I’d rather get high fashion)
I don’t need you, no (I’d rather get high fashion)
Refrain
I’d rather get, rather get, rather get
I’d rather get, rather get, rather get
I’d rather get, rather get, rather get
I’d rather get, rather get, rather get
I’d rather get, rather get, rather get
I’d rather get, rather get, rather get
I’d rather get, rather get, rather get
I’d rather get, rather get, rather get
Outro
I don’t need your drugs
Drugs
I don’t want cheap love
High fashion
