{"id":1766191,"date":"2026-02-13T12:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1766191"},"modified":"2026-02-13T12:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:08:00","slug":"5-times-charli-xcx-soundtracked-the-big-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1766191","title":{"rendered":"5 times Charli xcx soundtracked the big screen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/724\/0-90-724-482\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/7\/1437307.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/music\/article\/69629\/1\/5-times-charli-xcx-soundtracked-films-wuthering-heights-bottoms\" data-article-id=\"69629\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-squarish-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"squarish\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.93\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"squarish\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Charli xcx wuthering heights\" class=\"img\" height=\"781\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/724\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/7\/1437307.png\" width=\"724\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Photography Paul Kooiker<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-13T12:08:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"13 February 2026\"><span class=\"month\">February<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"13\">13,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - music\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\">Music<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lists\">Lists<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\">Music<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lists\">Lists<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>5 times Charli xcx soundtracked the <span class=\"nowrap\">big screen<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>To celebrate the release of the Wuthering Heights soundtrack, we revisit how the pop auteur has shaped the sound of <span class=\"nowrap\">modern cinema<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-02-13T12:08:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"13 February 2026\"><span class=\"month\">February<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"13\">13,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-02-13T12:08:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"13 February 2026\"><span class=\"month\">February<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"13\">13,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/TiarnaMeehan\">Tiarna<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html-embed\">\n<p>\u201cThe <em>wuthering heights<\/em> album is 100% a sister of <em>true romance<\/em> &lt;3,\u201d shared pop innovator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/charli-xcx\">Charli xcx<\/a> on X, days before she dropped her seventh studio album, <em>Wuthering Heights<\/em>, written for Emerald Fennell\u2019s feature film of the same name.<\/p>\n<p>The 12-track project \u2013 featuring previously released songs like \u201cWall of Sound,\u201d \u201cChains of Love,\u201d and opener \u201cHouse\u201d with <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">John Cale<\/span><\/span> \u2013 is steeped in gothic-romantic intensity, mirroring the film\u2019s moody onscreen drama. On early listens, its lineage to Charli\u2019s 2013 debut, <em data-start=\"770\" data-end=\"809\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">True Romance<\/span><\/span><\/em>, is most apparent on tracks such as \u201cMy Reminder\u201d and \u201cOut of Myself\u201d, where familiar chord progressions and synths resurface, now haunted by crashing, aching strings.<\/p>\n<p>Charli announced her involvement with the film last year, explaining that the darker themes of <em data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"308\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Wuthering Heights<\/span><\/span><\/em> \u201cfelt like the perfect counterpoint and pivot away from\u201d her culture-sweeping 2024 album <em data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"437\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Brat<\/span><\/span><\/em>. A far cry from club-ready territory, it\u2019s a project that sets out to \u2013 and succeeds in \u2013 capturing a more brooding side of her discography. We\u2019d even go as far as calling it a sibling to 2019\u2019s self-titled <em data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"685\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Charli<\/span><\/span><\/em>, sharing the same deep-cut lyricism and a returning collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/sky-ferreira\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Sky Ferreira<\/span><\/span><\/a> \u2014 this time on \u201c<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Eyes of the World<\/span><\/span>,\u201d which samples <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Wolf Alice<\/span><\/span>\u2019s equally yearning \u201c<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Don&#8217;t Delete the Kisses<\/span><\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While some fans rush to <em>Wuthering Heights <\/em>screenings for release day, others have long been catching Charli xcx songs slipped in cinema \u2013 from the sapphic teen comedy <em>Bottoms<\/em>, which she soundtracked, to <em>Home<\/em>, the animated story of a lovable misfit purple alien featuring track \u201cRed Balloon\u201d, and the shimmering track \u201cKingdom\u201d, a collaboration with Duran Duran\u2019s Simon Le Bon for the <em>The Hunger Games: Mockingjay <\/em>soundtrack curated by collaborator Lorde.<\/p>\n<p>While some fans rush to <em data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"200\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Wuthering Heights<\/span><\/span><\/em> screenings on release day, others have long been catching <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Charli xcx<\/span><\/span>\u2019s songs in cinema \u2013 from the sapphic teen comedy <em data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"326\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Bottoms<\/span><\/span><\/em>, which she soundtracked, to the animated film <em data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"412\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Home<\/span><\/span><\/em>, and her collaboration with <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Simon Le Bon<\/span><\/span> for <em data-start=\"522\" data-end=\"561\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">The Hunger Games: Mockingjay \u2013 Part 1<\/span><\/span><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Below, we deep-dive into five more times the popstar soundtracked the big screen \u2013 and, as always with Charli xcx, expect the unexpected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1>\u201cHOT GIRL\u201d FOR <em>BODIES BODIES BODIES<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"zMalkacA51Q\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zMalkacA51Q\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html-embed\">\n<p>Dare we call it <em data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"144\">Brat<\/em>\u2019s blueprint? The cold-whisper rap track for the slasher film \u2013 featuring a star-studded cast including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/rachel-sennott\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Rachel Sennott<\/span><\/span><\/a> and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Myha&#8217;la<\/span><\/span> \u2013 is packed with double entendres and razor-sharp wordplay. Standout lines include, \u201c<em>I\u2019m goin\u2019 skiing even when the slopes are closed \/ \u2019Cause I\u2019m so hot with snow up my nose,<\/em>\u201d and \u201c<em>I know Tony, I\u2019m cutting the line<\/em>.\u201d The track recalls <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Charli xcx<\/span><\/span>\u2019s verse on <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Brooke Candy<\/span><\/span>\u2019s 2019 \u201c<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">XXTC<\/span><\/span>\u201d \u2013 only this time, it\u2019s coke, not molly.<\/p>\n<h1>\u201cEXPLODE\u201d FOR <em>THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"i0kHEjBZohY\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i0kHEjBZohY\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html-embed\">\n<p>Holy side quest: <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Charli xcx<\/span><\/span> as the voice of Willow in <em data-start=\"217\" data-end=\"256\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">The Angry Birds Movie<\/span><\/span><\/em>. Back in 2016 \u2013 that\u2019s post-<em data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"317\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Sucker<\/span><\/span><\/em> and pre-<em data-start=\"326\" data-end=\"365\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Pop 2<\/span><\/span><\/em> \u2013 Charli not only voiced the shrill, blue, striped-beanie-wearing bird, but also recorded an original song for the film, \u201c<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Explode<\/span><\/span>.\u201d Rumoured to be a <em data-start=\"546\" data-end=\"554\">Sucker<\/em>-era spin-off, the track is packed with the same saccharine hooks and chant-along chorus that defined her early pop phase.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h1><strong>\u201cMISS U\u201d FOR <em>13 REASONS WHY<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"DSQEKEegiH0\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DSQEKEegiH0\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><em>13 Reasons Why <\/em>may have left many viewers emotionally rattled, but it did produce one Charli xcx ballad: \u201cMiss U.\u201d The sombre, synth-heavy song has lyrics co-written by Noonie Bao (the same talent behind <em>Brat<\/em>\u2019s \u201cApple\u201d<em>) <\/em>layered over a dance-floor beat. While recorded around the same time as her 2019 album <em>Charli<\/em>, the track didn\u2019t make the final cut.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h1>\u201cSPEED DRIVE\u201d FOR <em>THE BARBIE MOVIE<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"y7jzzvKxgZ8\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y7jzzvKxgZ8\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html-embed\">\n<p>Before she was green, she was magenta. \u201c<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Speed Drive<\/span><\/span>\u201d is a bubblegum, pedal-to-the-floor pop rush that soundtracked <em data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"279\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Barbie<\/span><\/span><\/em>\u2019s box-office domination before tearing through <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Charli xcx<\/span><\/span>\u2019s festival and headline setlists. Produced by longtime collaborator <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Finn Keane<\/span><\/span> (aka <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">EASYFUN<\/span><\/span>), the track is the latest addition to her ever-growing car canon \u2013 from \u201c<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Vroom Vroom<\/span><\/span>\u201d to <em data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"680\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Crash<\/span><\/span><\/em> to \u201c<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">White Mercedes<\/span><\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her own words: \u201cliterally can\u2019t believe I name checked van gogh, voltaire, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Devon Lee Carlson<\/span><\/span> and barbie all in one song. that\u2019s genius.\u201d Shout out, too, to the club-primed <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Jamesjamesjames<\/span><\/span> remix.<\/p>\n<h1>\u201cBOOM CLAP\u201d FOR <em>THE FAULT IN OUR STARS<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"AOPMlIIg_38\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AOPMlIIg_38\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html-embed\">\n<p><span>If there\u2019s one <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Charli xcx<\/span><\/span> soundtrack moment that eclipsed them all in terms of breakout, it\u2019s the inescapable \u201c<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Boom Clap<\/span><\/span>,\u201d written for <em data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"341\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">The Fault in Our Stars<\/span><\/span><\/em>. For anyone who wasn\u2019t already blasting <em data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"421\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">True Romance<\/span><\/span><\/em> through tangled earphones on a cracked iPhone 5, this was the entry point into the XCX universe, and the song that gave countless angels their wings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Complete with side-swept fringe, <em data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"133\">Sucker<\/em>-red lipstick, and a black velvet choker, the video cuts between <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Charli<\/span><\/span>\u00a0drifting along <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Amsterdam<\/span><\/span>\u2019s canals and scenes from <em data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"361\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">The Fault in Our Stars<\/span><\/span><\/em>, with Hazel and Gus locked in their terminal teenage romance. If nothing else, it probably did wonders for the city\u2019s tourism economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s also a track that stays referenced: \u201c<em>cause we made \u2019em boom clap<\/em>\u201d on the \u201cB2B\u201d remix, \u201c<em>place went boom, boom, boom, boom, clap<\/em>\u201d on \u201cSpring Breakers,\u201d not to mention the iconic line from <\/span><em><span>Overcompensating<\/span><\/em><span>: \u201cYou think I want to play fucking \u2018Boom Clap\u2019 in a fucking college? Are you joking?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wuthering Heights<em> is out now<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! 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Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html-embed\">\n<p>\u201cThe <em>wuthering heights<\/em> album is 100% a sister of <em>true romance<\/em> &lt;3,\u201d shared pop innovator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/charli-xcx\">Charli xcx<\/a> on X, days before she dropped her seventh studio album, <em>Wuthering Heights<\/em>, written for Emerald Fennell\u2019s feature film of the same name.<\/p>\n<p>The 12-track project \u2013 featuring previously released songs like \u201cWall of Sound,\u201d \u201cChains of Love,\u201d and opener \u201cHouse\u201d with <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">John Cale<\/span><\/span> \u2013 is steeped in gothic-romantic intensity, mirroring the film\u2019s moody onscreen drama. On early listens, its lineage to Charli\u2019s 2013 debut, <em data-start=\"770\" data-end=\"809\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">True Romance<\/span><\/span><\/em>, is most apparent on tracks such as \u201cMy Reminder\u201d and \u201cOut of Myself\u201d, where familiar chord progressions and synths resurface, now haunted by crashing, aching strings.<\/p>\n<p>Charli announced her involvement with the film last year, explaining that the darker themes of <em data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"308\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Wuthering Heights<\/span><\/span><\/em> \u201cfelt like the perfect counterpoint and pivot away from\u201d her culture-sweeping 2024 album <em data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"437\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Brat<\/span><\/span><\/em>. A far cry from club-ready territory, it\u2019s a project that sets out to \u2013 and succeeds in \u2013 capturing a more brooding side of her discography. We\u2019d even go as far as calling it a sibling to 2019\u2019s self-titled <em data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"685\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Charli<\/span><\/span><\/em>, sharing the same deep-cut lyricism and a returning collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/sky-ferreira\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Sky Ferreira<\/span><\/span><\/a> \u2014 this time on \u201c<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Eyes of the World<\/span><\/span>,\u201d which samples <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Wolf Alice<\/span><\/span>\u2019s equally yearning \u201c<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Don&#8217;t Delete the Kisses<\/span><\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While some fans rush to <em>Wuthering Heights <\/em>screenings for release day, others have long been catching Charli xcx songs slipped in cinema \u2013 from the sapphic teen comedy <em>Bottoms<\/em>, which she soundtracked, to <em>Home<\/em>, the animated story of a lovable misfit purple alien featuring track \u201cRed Balloon\u201d, and the shimmering track \u201cKingdom\u201d, a collaboration with Duran Duran\u2019s Simon Le Bon for the <em>The Hunger Games: Mockingjay <\/em>soundtrack curated by collaborator Lorde.<\/p>\n<p>While some fans rush to <em data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"200\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Wuthering Heights<\/span><\/span><\/em> screenings on release day, others have long been catching <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Charli xcx<\/span><\/span>\u2019s songs in cinema \u2013 from the sapphic teen comedy <em data-start=\"287\" data-end=\"326\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Bottoms<\/span><\/span><\/em>, which she soundtracked, to the animated film <em data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"412\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Home<\/span><\/span><\/em>, and her collaboration with <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Simon Le Bon<\/span><\/span> for <em data-start=\"522\" data-end=\"561\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">The Hunger Games: Mockingjay \u2013 Part 1<\/span><\/span><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Below, we deep-dive into five more times the popstar soundtracked the big screen \u2013 and, as always with Charli xcx, expect the unexpected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<h1>\u201cHOT GIRL\u201d FOR <em>BODIES BODIES BODIES<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"zMalkacA51Q\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zMalkacA51Q\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html-embed\">\n<p>Dare we call it <em data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"144\">Brat<\/em>\u2019s blueprint? The cold-whisper rap track for the slasher film \u2013 featuring a star-studded cast including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/rachel-sennott\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Rachel Sennott<\/span><\/span><\/a> and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Myha&#8217;la<\/span><\/span> \u2013 is packed with double entendres and razor-sharp wordplay. Standout lines include, \u201c<em>I\u2019m goin\u2019 skiing even when the slopes are closed \/ \u2019Cause I\u2019m so hot with snow up my nose,<\/em>\u201d and \u201c<em>I know Tony, I\u2019m cutting the line<\/em>.\u201d The track recalls <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Charli xcx<\/span><\/span>\u2019s verse on <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Brooke Candy<\/span><\/span>\u2019s 2019 \u201c<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">XXTC<\/span><\/span>\u201d \u2013 only this time, it\u2019s coke, not molly.<\/p>\n<h1>\u201cEXPLODE\u201d FOR <em>THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"i0kHEjBZohY\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i0kHEjBZohY\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html-embed\">\n<p>Holy side quest: <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Charli xcx<\/span><\/span> as the voice of Willow in <em data-start=\"217\" data-end=\"256\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">The Angry Birds Movie<\/span><\/span><\/em>. Back in 2016 \u2013 that\u2019s post-<em data-start=\"278\" data-end=\"317\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Sucker<\/span><\/span><\/em> and pre-<em data-start=\"326\" data-end=\"365\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Pop 2<\/span><\/span><\/em> \u2013 Charli not only voiced the shrill, blue, striped-beanie-wearing bird, but also recorded an original song for the film, \u201c<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Explode<\/span><\/span>.\u201d Rumoured to be a <em data-start=\"546\" data-end=\"554\">Sucker<\/em>-era spin-off, the track is packed with the same saccharine hooks and chant-along chorus that defined her early pop phase.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h1><strong>\u201cMISS U\u201d FOR <em>13 REASONS WHY<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"DSQEKEegiH0\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DSQEKEegiH0\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><em>13 Reasons Why <\/em>may have left many viewers emotionally rattled, but it did produce one Charli xcx ballad: \u201cMiss U.\u201d The sombre, synth-heavy song has lyrics co-written by Noonie Bao (the same talent behind <em>Brat<\/em>\u2019s \u201cApple\u201d<em>) <\/em>layered over a dance-floor beat. While recorded around the same time as her 2019 album <em>Charli<\/em>, the track didn\u2019t make the final cut.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h1>\u201cSPEED DRIVE\u201d FOR <em>THE BARBIE MOVIE<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"y7jzzvKxgZ8\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y7jzzvKxgZ8\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html-embed\">\n<p>Before she was green, she was magenta. \u201c<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Speed Drive<\/span><\/span>\u201d is a bubblegum, pedal-to-the-floor pop rush that soundtracked <em data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"279\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Barbie<\/span><\/span><\/em>\u2019s box-office domination before tearing through <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Charli xcx<\/span><\/span>\u2019s festival and headline setlists. Produced by longtime collaborator <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Finn Keane<\/span><\/span> (aka <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">EASYFUN<\/span><\/span>), the track is the latest addition to her ever-growing car canon \u2013 from \u201c<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Vroom Vroom<\/span><\/span>\u201d to <em data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"680\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Crash<\/span><\/span><\/em> to \u201c<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">White Mercedes<\/span><\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her own words: \u201cliterally can\u2019t believe I name checked van gogh, voltaire, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Devon Lee Carlson<\/span><\/span> and barbie all in one song. that\u2019s genius.\u201d Shout out, too, to the club-primed <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Jamesjamesjames<\/span><\/span> remix.<\/p>\n<h1>\u201cBOOM CLAP\u201d FOR <em>THE FAULT IN OUR STARS<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"AOPMlIIg_38\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AOPMlIIg_38\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html-embed\">\n<p><span>If there\u2019s one <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Charli xcx<\/span><\/span> soundtrack moment that eclipsed them all in terms of breakout, it\u2019s the inescapable \u201c<span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Boom Clap<\/span><\/span>,\u201d written for <em data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"341\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">The Fault in Our Stars<\/span><\/span><\/em>. For anyone who wasn\u2019t already blasting <em data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"421\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">True Romance<\/span><\/span><\/em> through tangled earphones on a cracked iPhone 5, this was the entry point into the XCX universe, and the song that gave countless angels their wings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Complete with side-swept fringe, <em data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"133\">Sucker<\/em>-red lipstick, and a black velvet choker, the video cuts between <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Charli<\/span><\/span>\u00a0drifting along <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Amsterdam<\/span><\/span>\u2019s canals and scenes from <em data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"361\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">The Fault in Our Stars<\/span><\/span><\/em>, with Hazel and Gus locked in their terminal teenage romance. If nothing else, it probably did wonders for the city\u2019s tourism economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s also a track that stays referenced: \u201c<em>cause we made \u2019em boom clap<\/em>\u201d on the \u201cB2B\u201d remix, \u201c<em>place went boom, boom, boom, boom, clap<\/em>\u201d on \u201cSpring Breakers,\u201d not to mention the iconic line from <\/span><em><span>Overcompensating<\/span><\/em><span>: \u201cYou think I want to play fucking \u2018Boom Clap\u2019 in a fucking college? Are you joking?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wuthering Heights<em> is out now<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! 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