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Charli XCX Debuts Gothic Single 'House' With John Cale for Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights

The release signals a deliberate shift from her Brat era toward orchestral, gothic-tinged production for the film’s soundtrack.

Overview

  • “House” and its Mitch Ryan–directed video arrived Nov. 10, presenting the first music from Fennell’s Wuthering Heights soundtrack.
  • Velvet Underground veteran John Cale features with a spoken-word passage and appears in the video alongside Charli XCX.
  • Cale’s monologue includes lines such as “I’m a prisoner, to live for eternity,” before he and Charli repeat, “I think I’m gonna die in this house.”
  • Charli says Emerald Fennell approached her last Christmas, leading her and producer Finn Keane to write multiple songs after an initial Austin studio session.
  • Charli cites Cale’s “elegant and brutal” credo as a guide for the track, and the film is slated to open in February 2026 with Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi starring.