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Charli XCX Sets 'House' for Nov. 10 as First Track From Wuthering Heights Album With John Cale

The project signals a deliberate move away from Brat toward a darker, "elegant and brutal" palette shaped with Velvet Underground icon John Cale.

Overview

  • Charli announced that House arrives Monday, Nov. 10, calling it the first offering from her album for Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights adaptation.
  • John Cale features on the track after Charli contacted him inspired by his "elegant and brutal" credo, with his recorded contribution moving her to tears.
  • A brief teaser shows Charli under an elderly hand, a raven-like image, and haunting violins before a male voice asks, "Can I speak to you privately for a moment?"
  • Charli said she and collaborator Finn Keane began writing multiple songs after reading Fennell’s script, framing the music as an intentional departure from Brat.
  • The film, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, is slated to reach theaters in February 2026 following a September teaser that used Charli’s Brat track.