Crash (Charli XCX album)

Crash
Viewed from the driver's seat of a car, Charli XCX wears a black bikini, bleeding from her head. She kneels on the hood of the car with her hands on the cracked windshield.
Standard cover
Studio album by
Released18 March 2022 (2022-03-18)
Recorded2021
Genre
Length33:46
Label
Producer
Charli XCX chronology
How I'm Feeling Now
(2020)
Crash
(2022)
Bottoms
(2023)
Alternative cover
The word "crash" written in red lowercase, low-resolution Arial Narrow font on a blue background.
In anticipation of the release of Charli XCX's sixth studio album Brat, the cover art of her discography was updated on streaming platforms.
Singles from Crash
  1. "Good Ones"
    Released: 2 September 2021
  2. "New Shapes"
    Released: 4 November 2021
  3. "Beg for You"
    Released: 27 January 2022
  4. "Baby"
    Released: 1 March 2022
  5. "Every Rule"
    Released: 14 March 2022[1]
  6. "Used to Know Me"
    Released: 17 March 2022[2][3]

Crash (stylized in all uppercase) is the fifth studio album by English singer Charli XCX, released on 18 March 2022.[4][5] It was her last album to be released under her record contract with Asylum Records. Charli announced the album title, release date, and artwork on 4 November 2021.[6] Her website was also updated with information about the album's 2022 tour. The album was preceded by the singles "Good Ones", "New Shapes" featuring Christine and the Queens and Caroline Polachek, "Beg for You" featuring Rina Sawayama, "Baby", "Every Rule" and "Used to Know Me".

Whereas Charli's prior work was known for its experimental, hyperpop production, Crash features a more conventional dance-pop sound, with Charli dubbing it her "major label sell-out" record.[7] Desiring to play a satirical role, she "hypersexualized herself", performed songs written for her by writers, and used an A&R executive for the first time in her career.[8] Songs from the album include elements of pop music of the '80s and '90s, and Charli has cited Janet Jackson, among others, as a musical influence for the album. David Cronenberg's 1996 film of the same name inspired aesthetic themes of the album, including the title and artwork.

Crash received generally positive reviews from music critics and became Charli's most commercially successful album until the release of her next album, Brat. It topped the charts in Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom. It also became her first top-ten album in New Zealand and the United States.

  1. ^ "Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  4. ^ Curto, Justin (4 November 2021). "It's Charli (and Chris) (and Caroline), Baby, on 'New Shapes'". Vulture. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  5. ^ Bloom, Madison; Monroe, Jazz (4 November 2021). "Charli XCX Announces Crash Album and Tour, Enlists Christine and the Queens and Caroline Polachek for New Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  6. ^ "CRASH by Charli XCX". Genius. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  7. ^ Savage, Mark (29 August 2022). "Charli XCX: I was always up for getting down and dirty". BBC. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  8. ^ Bain, Katie (1 March 2024). "How Charli XCX Returned To Her Rave Roots For 'Loud and Bold' New Album". Billboard. Retrieved 7 March 2024.

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