Certified Banger Lyrics – Kim Petras & Porches | from “Detour”

This track’s a fever dream of a collab, blending Kim’s razor-sharp hyperpop hooks with Porches’ hazy indie swirl—think shimmering synths that stick like sunscreen, bouncy basslines chasing late-night drives, and those breathy harmonies that sneak under your skin. Produced alongside Nightfeelings, it’s got that glossy LA sheen: equal parts euphoric escape and cheeky flirtation, with verses that smack of instant chemistry (“God must’ve made you outta glue”) and a chorus built for car-screaming singalongs.

Thematically, it’s Detour’s postcard from a fading summer—vampiric goodbyes in the rearview, bodies moving without the haze of substances, just pure, unfiltered fun before the leaves turn. Rumored to nod to Porches himself (Alex Drewchin’s bedroom-pop alias), it debuted live at Bubbles in August ’25, where fans caught those raw, electric snippets that exploded on TikTok, all pink cars and poolside vibes. Kim spilled in The Tennessean she’d been “dying” to link with Porches and Frost Children, and damn, it shows—this is creative direction dialed to 11, fusing her glitter-bomb energy with his introspective edge for something sticky and subversive.

Detour itself feels like Kim’s victory lap turned road trip manifesto, a 12-14-ish track detour from the Feed the Beast frenzy into weirder, warmer waters. It’s stacked with confirmed cuts like the slinky “Polo,” the glitchy “Freak It,” sun-soaked “DTLA,” visualizer darling “I Like Ur Look,” deluxe flex “Rare N’ Deluxe,” and that cherry-lipped teaser “like a Cherry”—all orbiting themes of reinvention, fleeting thrills, and owning the mess. No hard concept drop yet, but from her IG edges and those live set leaks, it’s Kim unpacking post-fame wanderlust, trading solo spotlights for these genre-bending team-ups that keep her one step ahead. Recorded in scattered LA sessions, it’s her most playful pivot, ditching pure club bangers for tracks that linger like a half-remembered hookup.

She’s owning 2026’s kickoff like the icon she is—Grammy-glow still fresh from that Sam Smith sweep, sold-out Feed the Beast tours under her belt, and now this rollout that’s got the gays (and everyone else) feral. Kim’s evolution? From underground darling to hyperpop queen, she’s layering in indie intimacy without losing the bite, proving Detour’s her map to whatever comes next.