"Guess" | ||||
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Single by Charli XCX featuring Billie Eilish | ||||
from the album Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat | ||||
Released | 1 August 2024 | |||
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Length | 2:23 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
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"Guess featuring Billie Eilish" on YouTube |
"Guess" is a song by British singer Charli XCX taken from Brat and It's the Same but There's Three More Songs So It's Not ,the deluxe edition of her sixth studio album, Brat (2024). A remix version featuring American singer Billie Eilish was released on 1 August 2024 as a single from Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat ,the remix album of Brat. The song interpolates the Daft Punk song "Technologic". Released alongside a music video from which 10,000 pairs of underwear were donated to I Support the Girls,the remix marked the first studio collaboration by Eilish in several years and was the fourth remix from Brat.
"Guess" received positive reviews from critics and entered the top of the UK Singles Chart,and at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100. It also topped the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart,as well as the charts in Australia,Ireland,Lithuania,and New Zealand,and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Canada,Norway,and Sweden. The song became Charli's first UK number one as a solo artist. The remix received a nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.
The original version of "Guess" was released on 10 June 2024 through Atlantic Records as the seventeenth track of the deluxe version of her sixth studio album, Brat . [1] It was produced by the Dare and co-written with Dylan Brady of 100 gecs,with the chorus interpolating the loop from French electronic duo Daft Punk's 2005 song "Technologic". [2] "Guess" makes references to guessing the colour of her underwear and cunnilingus. [3] Upon release,the song was described as "extremely horny" by Kaelen Bell of Exclaim! [4]
In May 2024,Eilish stated in an interview with Zane Lowe that she had been in a studio for the first time in several years and had recorded a collaboration with an artist she was a huge fan of. She also mentioned that she had previously resisted such collaborations due to nervousness. [5] Charli had previously expressed an interest in collaborating with Eilish as early as 2017,though the pair were unable to find an appropriate song. [6]
On 31 July 2024,Charli XCX shared a post with the artwork of the remix,asking followers to guess based on the cover showing just the lower profiles of both artists. [7] The singer is seen wearing white mini-skirt while the collaborator wears baggy jeans and several rings on their hand. Based on the details,fans quickly figured out the featured artist to be Eilish. [8] That same day,fans shared pictures of flyers asking people to call a phone number that plays a snippet of the remix. [9]
On 31 July,Charli XCX confirmed the remix with Eilish and announced the release for the following day. [10] It is the fifth remix of a Brat track,following "Girl,So Confusing" with Lorde,"360" with Yung Lean and Robyn,"Von Dutch" with Skream and Benga,and "Von Dutch" with Addison Rae. [11] Eilish's verse features a little extra bass,which Anna Gaca of Pitchfork interpreted as representing Eilish "spott[ing] the girl she likes and her heart's pounding". [12] An accompanying music video directed by Aidan Zamiri was released alongside the remix. [13] According to Zamiri,the video was filmed on 28 July 2024,only four days ahead of its release. [14] The video starts in a house party hosted by Charli XCX,where Eilish appears driving a skiploader through the wall. The two then walk on a street where panties are falling from the sky before climbing a pile of them. [15]
"There's people for every style. Just because somebody is experiencing homelessness doesn't mean that they don't prefer to wear a thong."
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]
The song was received positively. Marcus Wratten of PinkNews described the song as "super-sapphic", [6] 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 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 know you're not invited)", to be a jab at Taylor Swift, because her album The Tortured Poets Department had obstructed both Charli's Brat and Eilish's Hit Me Hard and Soft from the top of the UK Albums Chart and Billboard 200, respectively. [21]
Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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Slant Magazine | The 50 Best Songs of 2024 | 11 | [22] |
The Guardian | The 20 Best Songs of 2024 | 3 | [23] |
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2024 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Collaboration | Nominated | [24] |
MTV Video Music Awards | Song of Summer | Nominated | [25] | |
Musa Awards | International Collaboration of the Year | Nominated | [26] | |
UK Music Video Awards | Best Dance/Electronic Video – UK | Nominated | [27] | |
Best Production Design in a Video | Nominated | |||
2025 | Grammy Awards | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Pending | [28] |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [81] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [82] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [83] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [84] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [85] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [86] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [87] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 1 August 2024 | Remix featuring Billie Eilish | Atlantic | [88] | |
11 November 2024 | 7-inch vinyl | Original | [89] |
"I Love It" is a song by Swedish synth-pop duo Icona Pop featuring vocals from British singer Charli XCX. It was released as a single in May 2012 as a digital download in Sweden, where it peaked at number two on the singles chart. The song was added to their debut studio album, Icona Pop, as well as their EP Iconic and their debut international album, This Is... Icona Pop. "I Love It" was written by Charli XCX, Patrik Berger, and Style of Eye, with production handled by the latter two.
English singer Charli XCX has released six studio albums, five mixtapes, three extended plays, one live album, one soundtrack album, one remix album, two DJ mixes, 48 singles, and 13 promotional singles. In 2007, XCX began recording her debut album on a loan granted by her parents. Titled 14, after her age at the time, it received only a restricted public release. Two singles, "!Franchesckaar!" and double A-side "Emelline" / "Art Bitch", were released in late 2008 under Orgy Music. In June 2012, Charli XCX released her first mixtape, titled Heartbreaks and Earthquakes, a one-track file consisting of eight songs. A second mixtape, titled Super Ultra, was released in November of the same year. Charli XCX's major-label debut studio album, True Romance, was released in April 2013, and peaked at number 85 on the UK Albums Chart. While failing to appear on any main album charts internationally, the album reached number five on the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States and number 11 on the ARIA Hitseekers chart in Australia. The album spawned five singles—"Stay Away", "Nuclear Seasons", "You're the One", "You " and "What I Like". In 2012, Charli XCX was featured on Icona Pop's song "I Love It", which peaked at number one in the UK and reached the top 10 in various countries including the US, Canada, Ireland and Germany.
"Fancy" is a song by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea featuring British singer Charli XCX, taken from the former's debut studio album, The New Classic (2014). It was released on 17 February 2014 by Def Jam Recordings as the fourth single from the album. "Fancy" was described as an electro-hop, electropop, and pop rap song. It was written by Azalea and XCX, composed and produced by production team the Invisible Men, alongside additional producers the Arcade. It was leaked under the title "Leave It" in December 2013.
"Boom Clap" is a song by English singer Charli XCX, released as the first single from the soundtrack album of The Fault in Our Stars (2014) and is also featured on her second studio album, Sucker. There are two existing mixes of this song: the first and original one is heard in the film, the film's soundtrack, and the music video shot in Amsterdam; the second mix is heard on the music video shot in Japan and in Sucker.
"Doing It" is a song by English singer Charli XCX from her second studio album, Sucker (2014). An alternative version of the song featuring English singer Rita Ora was released on 3 February 2015 as the album's third single. The single peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart. "Doing It" was named "Best New Track" the week of its release by Pitchfork.
"Dirty Sexy Money" is a song by French music producer David Guetta and Dutch music producer Afrojack featuring English singer Charli XCX and American rapper French Montana. It was released on 3 November 2017 as a bonus track from the former's seventh studio album, 7 (2018). Noonie Bao and A. G. Cook assisted the artists in writing the song with Skrillex being listed as a co-producer.
"Girls" is a song by English singer Rita Ora featuring American rapper Cardi B, American singer Bebe Rexha and English singer Charli XCX. It was released on 11 May 2018 by Atlantic Records. It was written by the former three as well as Klenord Raphael, Ali Tamposi, Pardison Fontaine, Brian Lee, and producers Jonny Coffer, Watt, and Ben Billions.
"1999" is a song by English singer Charli XCX and Australian singer Troye Sivan, released as the lead single from the former's third studio album Charli on 5 October 2018. The single cover was inspired by the 1999 film The Matrix. It follows several singles released earlier in 2018 by Charli XCX and Sivan's 2018 album Bloom. The track reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart dated 22 November 2018, becoming Charli XCX's tenth top 40 single and first top 15 single since 2015, as well as Sivan's fourth top 40 single and his first top 20 single.
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"Billie Eilish" is a song by American rapper Armani White. It was released as a single on May 23, 2022 by Legendbound and Def Jam Recordings, and debuted at number 99 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in September 2022. This song’s title is derived from singer Billie Eilish. The song was released as the lead single from his extended play Road to Casablanco (2022).
"Apple" is a song by English singer Charli XCX. It was produced by A. G. Cook and written by Charli XCX and released on 7 June 2024 from her sixth studio album Brat through Atlantic Records. It went viral on TikTok shortly afterwards, spawning a dance craze on the platform. The song was released to Italian radio through Warner Records on 2 August 2024 as the third single from the album. "Apple" earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.
"Speed Drive" is a song by English singer Charli XCX from Barbie the Album, the soundtrack of the 2023 film Barbie. The song was released on 29 June 2023 as the fourth single from the soundtrack and reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Charli XCX's sixth top 10 single in the chart.
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"Talk Talk" is a song by English singer Charli XCX. It was first released on 7 June 2024 as the fifth track on her sixth studio album Brat and was written about her fiancé George Daniel. A revamped Balearic house inspired remix of the Eurodance song featuring Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan and uncredited spoken word from Dua Lipa was released on 12 September 2024 as a single from Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat and the third collaboration between Charli XCX and Sivan.
"Girl, So Confusing" is a song by the English singer Charli XCX from her sixth studio album Brat (2024). She wrote the song with its producer A. G. Cook and released it through Atlantic Records. A glitch-influenced indie dance song, "Girl, So Confusing" is built on talk-sing Auto-Tune vocals and a throbbing bassline. It deals with Charli XCX's strained relationship with another female musician.
"360" is a song by English singer Charli XCX. It was released on 10 May 2024 through Atlantic Records as the second single from her sixth studio album, Brat, wherein it was included as the opening track. Featuring minimalistic electropop, hyperpop production by A. G. Cook and Cirkut and deadpan singing by Charli XCX, its boastful, tongue-in-cheek lyrics make references to her musical career, her reverence in the music industry, and her friends Julia Fox and Gabbriette. Its Aidan Zamiri-directed music video stars an ensemble cast of online "it girl" influencers, models, and actresses, including Julia Fox, Gabbriette, Rachel Sennott, and Chloë Sevigny, and begins with a skit in which they meet at dinner to find a "new hot Internet girl".
"Birds of a Feather" is a song by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish. It impacted US contemporary hit radio on July 2, 2024, as the second single from her third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft, through Darkroom and Interscope Records. The song explores themes of deep love and a desire for lasting connection. "Birds of a Feather" has charted at number one in Australia, Iceland, Lithuania, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Singapore as well as within the top five in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Latvia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, the Middle East and North Africa, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines, Portugal, San Marino, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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