You already know Charli XCX from her verses on buzzy songs like Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" and Icona Pop's "I Love It," as well as for her "Fault In Our Stars" soundtrack cut "Boom Clap." Now, the British alt-pop singer is setting out for solo stardom with a new prom themed video for her bass-heavy track, "Break the Rules," the lead cut from the 22-year-old British songstress' upcoming sophomore album, "Sucker," due out on October 21st. It's time to go back to school! And Charli is a rebellious yet popular girl at her high school, and we've gotta say: This is one rebel you'll want to watch out for.
The new teenager/F-the system anthem is an anti-pep-rally ode to getting high and getting wrecked, and finds Charli and her misfit crew unenthused about the impending new school year. "I don't want to go to school/ I just want to break the rules." Charli explained: "The song is inspired by a lot of the things I was listening to whilst in Sweden at the end of last year, I spent about a month making a punk record and covering songs by Swedish punk bands like Snuffed By The Yakuza and stuff. This song was written when I came out of the other side of that punk phase and translated it into something more pop," she added. "Obviously, it's about not giving a f**k."
Charli always has fun but stylishly shot videos, whether it's the lo-fi intimacy of "What I Like" or the Amsterdam-based "Boom Clap," and her latest, for "Break The Rules," is another striking visual that doesn't take itself too seriously. Playing off the song's theme of teenage rebellion, the video casts Charli 'as the leader of a high school crew who are breaking the rules and having fun, from hijacking a school bus to hit up a lingerie store and ending up at a very messy prom night, which features a cameo from actress Rose McGowan as a ruler-smacking chaperone. The highlight is the grand finale - a playful twist to a Stephen King horror classic.
In the end, they will all get involuntarily covered in disgusting pink slime, but instead of having it kill their mood, they embrace the moment, and love it. Speaking about the video to Charli told Billboard: "I was inspired by movies like 'Jawbreaker' and 'Carrie' for the 'Break the Rules' video. I never went to prom when I was at school so this was kind of me living out my weird fantasy of what prom would be like in my head. I asked Rose McGowan to be in the video and I never ever thought she would say yes, but she did... so she came to prom too... And she trashed it"
The new teenager/F-the system anthem is an anti-pep-rally ode to getting high and getting wrecked, and finds Charli and her misfit crew unenthused about the impending new school year. "I don't want to go to school/ I just want to break the rules." Charli explained: "The song is inspired by a lot of the things I was listening to whilst in Sweden at the end of last year, I spent about a month making a punk record and covering songs by Swedish punk bands like Snuffed By The Yakuza and stuff. This song was written when I came out of the other side of that punk phase and translated it into something more pop," she added. "Obviously, it's about not giving a f**k."
Charli always has fun but stylishly shot videos, whether it's the lo-fi intimacy of "What I Like" or the Amsterdam-based "Boom Clap," and her latest, for "Break The Rules," is another striking visual that doesn't take itself too seriously. Playing off the song's theme of teenage rebellion, the video casts Charli 'as the leader of a high school crew who are breaking the rules and having fun, from hijacking a school bus to hit up a lingerie store and ending up at a very messy prom night, which features a cameo from actress Rose McGowan as a ruler-smacking chaperone. The highlight is the grand finale - a playful twist to a Stephen King horror classic.
In the end, they will all get involuntarily covered in disgusting pink slime, but instead of having it kill their mood, they embrace the moment, and love it. Speaking about the video to Charli told Billboard: "I was inspired by movies like 'Jawbreaker' and 'Carrie' for the 'Break the Rules' video. I never went to prom when I was at school so this was kind of me living out my weird fantasy of what prom would be like in my head. I asked Rose McGowan to be in the video and I never ever thought she would say yes, but she did... so she came to prom too... And she trashed it"
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