Guess (song)

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"There's people for every style. Just because somebody is experiencing homelessness doesn't mean that they don't prefer to wear a thong."

Dana Marlowe talking to BBC Newsbeat in August 2024 [16]

The video ends with a message revealing that the unworn undergarments used in the video would be donated to I Support the Girls, an American charity which distributes underwear and period products to women suffering domestic violence, homelessness, and hardship. The charity later stated that it had received 10,000 pairs, much of which was "sexy", and its founder Dana Marlowe stated that they welcomed such a donation on the grounds that it was important to them to encourage choice. [16]

Reception

The song was received positively. Marcus Wratten of PinkNews described the song as "super-sapphic", [7] while Talecia Vescio of Junkee Media wrote that the song served "cunt". [17] Robin Murray of Clash wrote that the song's "seismic, system shaking, Earth shuddering electronics [revel] in Millennial tropes – French touch and electroclash – while also pirouetting to the future [and] remaining loyal to her hyper pop fantasies". [18] In addition, Anna Gaca of Pitchfork described the "Pop/R&B" track as "a cheeky, bikini, high-rise, hipster remix" of the original, [12] and the track's release elicited reactions from Amelia Dimoldenberg, Julia Fox, Adam Lambert, Suki Waterhouse, Addison Rae, Daisy Edgar-Jones, and Rita Ora. [19]

One fan described Eilish's lyrics "Charli likes boys but she knows I'd hit it" as "predatory" and accused her of queerbaiting, prompting an angry response from Eilish's brother Finneas O'Connell. [20] Many fans interpreted a whispered lyric at the end of the track, "You wanna guess what me and Billie have been textin' about? (You've been disrespectful)/ Still tryin' to guess the password to my Google Drive (Are you obsessed with me?)/ You wanna guess the address of the party we're at (You really are not invited)", to be a jab at Taylor Swift, on the grounds that targeted variants of her album The Tortured Poets Department had obstructed both XCX's Brat and Eilish's Hit Me Hard and Soft from the top of the UK Albums Chart and Billboard 200, respectively. [21]

Charts

"Guess"
Charli XCX - Guess featuring Billie Eilish.png
Single by Charli XCX featuring Billie Eilish
Released1 August 2024 (2024-08-01)
Length2:23
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Charli XCX singles chronology
"360"
(2024)		"Guess"
(2024)		"Apple"
(2024)
Billie Eilish singles chronology
"Birds of a Feather"
(2024)		"Guess featuring Billie Eilish"
(2024)
Chart performance for "Guess"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [22] 45
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [23] 28
Singapore (RIAS) [24] 11
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs ( Billboard ) [25] 16
Chart performance for "Guess featuring Billie Eilish"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100) [26] 100
Australia (ARIA) [27] 1
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100) [28] 46
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [29] 9
Croatia ( Billboard ) [30] 12
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100) [31] 5
Denmark (Tracklisten) [32] 8
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [33] 11
France (SNEP) [34] 53
Germany (Official German Charts) [35] 14
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [36] 3
Hungary (Single Top 40) [37] 30
Iceland (Plötutíðindi) [38] 9
Ireland (IRMA) [39] 1
Italy (FIMI) [40] 49
Japan Hot Overseas ( Billboard Japan ) [41] 9
Latvia (LAIPA) [42] 1
Lithuania (AGATA) [43] 1
Luxembourg ( Billboard ) [44] 8
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [45] 14
New Zealand (RMNZ) [46] 1
Norway (VG-lista) [47] 9
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [48] 11
South Korea BGM (Circle) [49] 113
South Korea Download (Circle) [50] 118
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [51] 36
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [52] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [53] 5
UK Singles (OCC) [54] 1
US Billboard Hot 100 [55] 12
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs ( Billboard ) [56] 1

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