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Charli XCX Releases 'House' With John Cale for Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights

The collaboration marks a deliberate pivot toward a darker, cinematic palette for Charli XCX’s work on Fennell’s adaptation.

Overview

  • The single arrived on November 10 alongside a Mitch Ryan–directed video featuring both Charli XCX and John Cale.
  • House” is the first song shared from the film’s soundtrack, with reporting confirming Charli contributed multiple tracks.
  • The track opens with Cale’s raspy spoken-word performance and builds into crashing guitars, channeling the “elegant and brutal” aesthetic Charli cites from The Velvet Underground.
  • Charli says Emerald Fennell invited her to contribute last Christmas, leading her and producer Finn Keane to develop several songs after sessions that began in Austin.
  • Emerald Fennell’s Gothic psychological drama, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi with an original score by Anthony Willis, is slated for theatrical release in February 2026.