Charli XCX has been everywhere recently, joining up with Iggy Azalea on her hit single 'Fancy', teaming up with The Fault in our Stars for her love-central 'Boom Clap', and of course providing verses for Icona Pop's 'I Love It', and it would appear the singer has got something new to share, in the form of a music video (watch below) for her latest track 'Break The Rules'. The new video [and track itself] sees the singer show off her rebellious side, with an incredibly catchy chorus in typical turbulent fashion, with the singer declaring that 'I dont wanna go to school/ I just wanna break the rules'.
Well, you certainly can't argue with that; at least she's honest. In a suitable fashion, the music video follows a similar suit, with Charli hijacking a school bus (which has been altered to read the name of her upcoming album, Sucker, in spray paint), dropping by the local prom, and generally causing mayhem wherever she goes. That's until of course, she runs into the chaperone, played by Rose McGowan, who gets her own back by pouring pink liquid over the girls - who actually don't seem that bothered. Go figure?
The track is brazen, outlandish and sung in a typical XCX manner, with vocal emphasis on the chorus and Charli showcasing her fun-loving and unruly side. Things certainly can't keep this girl down. 'Break The Rules' draws some parallels with 'Fancy', as the music video for the two are both set in a school setting [albeit Iggy's pays tribute to the film Clueless], and both are typically rebellious in nature, and laden with attitude [you could call this Fancy: The Sequel], and we have to say, it sort of works for the singer.
The whole affair could seem a little forced if any other singer was doing this sort of thing, but Charli seems to be in her element on the track, showing that she knows how to have a good time and that she won't let anything get her down, as emphasised by the lyrics, 'I'm so alive'. Charli and her recalcitrant group of women certainly wreak havoc in the 3 and a half minutes, but we can certainly see the track itself being popular, no doubt having a special appeal to students for its defiant lyrics. The video matches well with the track, and admittedly, it's rather fun to see Charli and the gang play and goof around in a silly manner, and the cameo from McGowan makes it entertaining. Watch the music video for Charli XCX's 'Break The Rules' - and listen to the track - below:
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