Crash (Charli XCX album)

Crash
From the driver's seat, a closeup of Charli XCX (seen bleeding) on the hood on the car with her hands on the cracked windshield.
Standard cover
Studio album by
Charli XCX
Released18 March 2022 (2022-03-18)
Recorded2020–2021
Genre
Length33:46
Label
Producer
Charli XCX chronology
How I'm Feeling Now
(2020) 		Crash
(2022) 		Brat
(2024)
Alternative cover
In anticipation of the release of Charli XCX's sixth studio album Brat, the cover art of her discography was updated on streaming platforms.
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. "Used to Know Me"
    Released: 15 April 2022[1]

Crash is the fifth studio album by English singer Charli XCX, released on 18 March 2022.[2][3] 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.[4] Her website was also updated with information about the album's 2022 tour. The album was preceded by the four singles "Good Ones", "New Shapes" featuring Christine and the Queens and Caroline Polachek, "Beg for You" featuring Rina Sawayama, "Baby" and two promotional singles, "Every Rule" and "Used to Know Me", the latter released as the fifth single in April 2022.

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.[5] 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.[6] 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. ^ "Watch Charli XCX outfit hop in colourful new video for "Used to Know Me"". NME. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  2. ^ Curto, Justin (4 November 2021). "It's Charli (and Chris) (and Caroline), Baby, on 'New Shapes'". Vulture. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "CRASH by Charli XCX". Genius. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. ^ Savage, Mark (29 August 2022). "Charli XCX: I was always up for getting down and dirty". BBC. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. ^ Bain, Katie (1 March 2024). "How Charli XCX Returned To Her Rave Roots For 'Loud and Bold' New Album". Billboard. Retrieved 7 March 2024.