South African multitalented artist known as Tyla returns with a confident new album song titled “THAT GIRL,” off her newest project A*POP.
This one opens the 14-track album, released July 24 through FAX and Epic Records. Tyla has described this era as more personal and lived-in than her debut, and “THAT GIRL” sets that tone right from the start. Sitting at the top of the tracklist, it functions almost like a mission statement for the whole project.
The production leans into confident, contemporary pop instrumentation, blending her signature popiano pulse with polished R&B textures. Nothing here holds back for subtlety. Because the arrangement stays bold, the track establishes A*POP’s assured new direction from the very first bars.
That confidence has become one of the clearest threads running through this album era.
Lyrically, “THAT GIRL” leans into self-assurance and identity, claiming a certain status without apology. The song doesn’t need elaborate storytelling to make its point land. So even as an opener, it sets clear expectations for the attitude carried across the rest of the record.
Altogether, the track works because it announces A*POP’s confident new chapter so directly. Nothing about the delivery feels tentative or held back. That assurance makes “THAT GIRL” a fitting entry point into Tyla’s sophomore era.
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