WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT BRAT.
🍏On June 7th, Charli XCX released her 6th studio album, BRAT. It’s one of the most exciting and controversial albums of 2024. Today, we're going to explore why the album is so unconventionally genius, and why Charli XCX is THE force to be reckoned with. If you didn;t know already, its time to catch up.🍏
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Intro 0:00
Reinventing Herself & Charli's Origins 0:42
What is Being a Brat? 1:22
360 1:45
Sympathy is a knife 2:14
I might say something stupid 2:59
Everything is romantic 3:28
Rewind 4:00
So I 4:34
Girl, so confusing 5:16
BRAT Overall Thesis 5:55
16 yr old Charli in DAZED magazine 6:57
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Sympathy is a knife is my favorite. Also So I is so good but so emotional. I think it’s one of her best vocal performances.
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
Those are two of my favs for sure!🍏
@lucahernandez777
15 күн бұрын
Sympathy is a knife is so good. I can’t stop listening to it
@ObamaWuzHere
7 күн бұрын
yall want emotional, listen to Jar of Hearts by Christiana Perri
@xoxowena
7 күн бұрын
So I breaks my heart to the core SOPHIE is in all of us
@richardbeare11
6 күн бұрын
Sympathy is a Knife is a masterpiece. I listen to a lot of music - pretty well every style - but this hits HARD in a way that evokes all the feels at once. Even the mixing alone is impressive. I think it will be one of those tracks that will have a legacy.
This album is so unique but still distinctly Charli. I love it so much.
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
LITERALLY!! its so good :')🍏
Listening "So I" after my grandma passed away recently is very emotional for me...not only this is a griefing ballad, but it is set in electronic music landscape instead of typical classical instruments playing under it
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
Beautifully said, I'm sorry for your loss 🍏
@Rayaann
14 күн бұрын
My condolences!! But it really gets me emotional too 😭❤️❤️
Charli XCX is the New Queen of Pop!!!! It’s NOT about the charts…it about the culture. Full stop. We had Madonna, Britney, Gaga and now Charli XCX. She’s not a pop princess like Taylor, Billie or Chappell. THIS is how you be come a queen. It’s for the GAYS, the GIRLS, and the CLUB where we get our lives! I am getting my life!!! THANK YOU CHARLI XCXXXXX!!!!!!
@ViDEOGiRLX2
15 күн бұрын
'its not about the charts, its about the culture' YES YES YES!!!! THIS!!!🍏🍏🍏
@afuantics175
13 күн бұрын
Slightly off topic but crazyhow like 6 months ago people were like who tf is Chappell and now she’s being placed in a conversation as a representation of the mainstream alongside TAYLOR and BILLIE? Insane. But also, the verbiage “it’s not about charts, it’s about the culture” is so good and totally agree
@myannguyen1274
13 күн бұрын
@@afuantics175was gonna say that! i'm so fkin proud of her 😭 😭 😭
@sebastiangeorge6394
13 күн бұрын
@@afuantics175 Agreeed Chappell Roan is soooo good and is making Statements moving Pop culture IMO!!! She is one to watch and is most definitely up there with those undeniable Megastars….she’s a Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl!!!!! Ok I’m done now but I LOVE Chappell!
@Luci-vp6xt
12 күн бұрын
Girl stuck Chappel alongside Billie and Taylor and thought we wouldn't notice 🤣
"i think about it all the time" makes me tear up, I'm the same age as her and can relate exactly to those feelings. I didn't even realise i felt those feelings until listening 😢
Brat is so good, it just embraces the vibes of all of her eras and it’s so simple but efficient in the song writing as well as the production, truly an amazing record ❣️
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
Beautifully said! I totally agree 🍏
@MsGendered-np9mh
14 күн бұрын
the production is anything but simple? it's layered and complicated, constantly changing. whatcha talking about?
@Thisismetryingatleast
14 күн бұрын
@@MsGendered-np9mh in a way that in comparison to pop2 for instance it’s more clubhouse 💃
A surprising favourite of mine is “I think about it all the time”. The lo-fi simplicity of the instrumental, the raw and very forward vocals and, obviously, the subject matter. In the album full of bangers, that track truly brings me to tears every time i hear it, something about the way it’s produced made it stand out so much for me. Might even say a top favourite right after “Sympathy..”
@ViDEOGiRLX2
15 күн бұрын
absolutely agree!! Beautifully said🍏🤍
@spacebar9733
15 күн бұрын
yeah it’s so emotional.
@TobyBrockelbank
14 күн бұрын
YESSSSS i agree completely its so heartfelt and honest especially after the singles were more of a party vibe it was kind of a perfect catch up from her to the fans ab how her genuine life is going
@chayo4537
13 күн бұрын
I like it too. Reminds me her songs like Forever. I don't wanna know. Thoughts & silver cross
@serendipitysp5023
4 күн бұрын
I’m ‘92 just as Charli, and listening to this song moves me a lot: even the beat seems to perfectly match the doubtful and hesitant vibe that she wants to express.
It wasnt a cultural reset. The culturual reset was years ago when she released vroom vroom. Then number 1 angel/pop 2. This album just solidified what she's already been doing for years. Over 10 years!
@ViDEOGiRLX2
13 күн бұрын
Yess you’re exactly right!!! It’s only NOW that’s it’s being recognised in the mainstream (with the help of this album). Stay tuned for part 3 in my series, we’re going to be talking about this further🍏🤍
brat favourites: so i, 365, hello goodbye, everything is romantic, talk talk
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
YEP YEP YEP🍏🍏🍏
@riannapilled
13 күн бұрын
mine are 365, i think about it all the time, club classics and mean girls ❤
@UrQueenJuan
11 күн бұрын
360, Club classics, 365, Rewind, Talk talk and mean girls for me 😍😍
Wow that quote at 16. She really honoured her words
@ViDEOGiRLX2
14 күн бұрын
Literally!!🥹🍏
I love this album so much. Charli deserves so much
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
she really does :')
I love the intro “video girl” with the green apple. Idk why I just love the green apple lol
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
ahh thank u! 🥹🍏
@oatmeal364
15 күн бұрын
@@ViDEOGiRLX2literally why your channel intrigued me. love the branding lolz
@ViDEOGiRLX2
13 күн бұрын
Aww yay!!! That makes me so happy🍏🥹🤍
Everything is Romantic, best track. Its true to her real 'sound'. Bombastic / trashy with gorgeous melodies buried just below the surface. That is Charli XCX for me
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
That song is my current fav too!!🍏
@adamrawlings5614
16 күн бұрын
@ViDEOGiRLX2 Great review by the way, nice one
I find it so genius that in 360 she says “666” and then on 365 that is like a similar song she says “999”
@ViDEOGiRLX2
15 күн бұрын
YES🤍🍏💚 she is a genius!!!
@queensofthedthrone8267
13 күн бұрын
"999 it's a good time" I think it is a triple entendre for 1999.
@lucahernandez777
12 күн бұрын
@@queensofthedthrone8267 and the number 999 thats like used for emergencies
Sympathy is a knife is my favorite song of the album. I think it’s the first song and even first time I hear a woman talk about being jealous of another woman which causes them to outright hate them or as she says it not want to share the space with them. Rumor goes it’s about Lorde which she has openly said she did not like her because she envied her. Charli is so real for being honest about it. She’s one of the very few woman who I have heard discuss this so openly especially in a time where you are basically forced to support every woman, if not, you’re not considered a “girls girl”. We cannot expect every single female artist or celebrity to be friends. Having jealousy or envy over another woman doesn’t make you a bad person, it makes you human (obv as long as you’re not actively hurting the other person). You don’t have to vibe with every woman you meet and that’s okay. It’s refreshing to hear this. I feel like we are hurting one another more if we force ideas like being a girls girl because we cannot force ourselves to create a sister hood with every woman just for the sake of it. I’m a new Charli fan but this def got me to become invested in her music. Everything is romantic and I might say something stupid are my favorite.
@JO-uu5xm
13 күн бұрын
i think Girl, so confusing is actually about Lorde, or at least the line about Charli and the other person having the "same hair" is a hint torwards that. Sympathy is a knife is more likely to be about Taylor Swift. The part about seeing the girl she dislikes at her boyfriends show is a nod towards the fact that Charli apparently dated her now fiancé George Daniel (the drummer from the 1975) during the same time as Taylor dated Matty Healy. Charli also went on tour with Taylor as an opening act years ago, which also might be a part of her insecurity, comparing herself to arguably THE most listened-to female artist. its just my theory, but i believe it pretty strongly 🤓
@jsequine927
12 күн бұрын
Sympathy is a Knife is the catchiest song on the album. It's what Lightning on the last album was supposed to be, but with the shimmering chorus and classiness of a song like Silver Cross.
this is such an underrated analysis of the album. honestly congrats 👏
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
Thanks 🥹🍏🤍
Talk Talk, club Classics , mean girls , Guess , Von dutch , Spring breakers ❤
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
YES YES YES 🍏
ive always been a fan of Charli but I'm blown away by this album!
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
Yes exactly same!!🍏
Charli is a true pop artist who works so dang hard on honing her craft and evolving. Really excited for this era 💚
My fav track is Everything is Romantic. It's such a rollercoaster ride of a song and has some of the best production i've heard from Charli.
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
YES I AGREE!🍏
so excited
Omgg I've been super obsessed with everything is romantic, i love the transporting into, her chill rap tone, and the beat is so addicting when it ends halfway through the song i cant wait to replay!! It really does take you to another place.
@ViDEOGiRLX2
15 күн бұрын
Ughhh literally! It’s soooo good🥺🥲🍏
Loved this review/analysis of the album 💚 very excited to see the next parts of this series, especially about the album rollout!
obsessed
great video and amazing analysis of the songs! my favourite track is definitely everything is romantic. 💚
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
thank you!! everything is romantic is my current fav rn too!! its perfect for summer 🍏
This channel is amazing!! I love charli so much and THE DELUXE??? Instant fav!! The album is so unapologetic yet vulnerable. Also, she finally released spring breakers 😭😭😭 after the leaks I was afraid it would never come out but I’m so glad she released it officially!!
@ViDEOGiRLX2
13 күн бұрын
Thank you SO much!!!🥹🍏omg YES literally same i was so worried when spring breakers wasn’t on the album😭but charli is so clever giving the album an xtra boost with the deluxe releasing spring breakers there!!!!!!! Another layer to the genuis🤩
that quote at the end from young charli is so beautifulll
Such a brilliant video - and album is great! absolutely a reset. Awesome writing
@ViDEOGiRLX2
13 күн бұрын
Thank you🥹🍏
Can't stop listening to this album. Favorites: 360, rewind, so i, apple, b2b
Loved this video❤
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
so happy u loved it! :') 🍏
Good video! Never listened to a Charlie album before, gonna give this one a try. From the video it sounds like it gives an a new perspective on her if you're already a fan of her. Wonder how well it translates for someone who is new to her music. Anyways, thanks for the recommendation. I think the angle of NOT using metaphors for once is really interesting, curious what it sounds like
i think about it all the time into 365 is insane but absolutely genius, I'm obsessed with brat
can’t wait for part two because her marketing / rollout was insane
@ViDEOGiRLX2
15 күн бұрын
YAY it's coming soon!! 🍏 :)
This is the first album of hers that I have tried to listen to and it stuck. I've played it maybe 8 times now...the version with extra songs.
I love how it pays omage to her previous work, definitely one of her best albums
I feel like "girl, so confusing" is like Madonna's "what it feels like for a girl", but in a 2024 kinda way
@connormacgregor1531
14 күн бұрын
Ding ding
Been hella digging BRAT. Its so good
996 subscribers, yea that's about to change cause this video was so well done!
like you said, it’s time to catch up! I had only saved a few charli songs on spotify before brat came out (vroom vroom being my favorite one), and I only knew about her thanks to a friend who introduced me to hyperpop a few years ago. He told me about brat coming out soon, and at first I wasn’t that interested. I finally listened brat a few days after it came out and god was I blown away. This is what REAL records should be all about.
What's your fav song from BRAT?🍏 And don't forget to stay tuned for the next 2 parts of this series! :D
@MegaGiants89
16 күн бұрын
‘Von Dutch’
@fyloeru
15 күн бұрын
talk talk !
@PebusGalacticus
15 күн бұрын
sympathy is a knife but the girl i love chose someone else so its like it was made for me.
@yaybunnies
14 күн бұрын
probably talk talk or mean girls
@elGamiReal
13 күн бұрын
Mean girls has that hook from the cook!
I love think about it all the time, so sweet but vulnerable and relatable.
@ViDEOGiRLX2
13 күн бұрын
Ugh yes!!🥹🍏
Love this album
The 360 remix with Lean and Robyn is probably my most played track, but I think about it all the time is currently my favourite. It has exactly those types of lyrics, expressing inner thoughts we don't expect to hear and texts to friends, and is also a bit confusing, as turning over this idea can be in your own head. Gives me chills
@ViDEOGiRLX2
15 күн бұрын
Yes yes yes!!!🍏🤍
I’m Obsessed
you ate this
@ViDEOGiRLX2
6 күн бұрын
Thank u!!🥹🍏
*YES WE DO*
My favourite is i might say something stupid but i don't like how she changed all of the album covers to fit brat.
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
i love apple! and really? i think its a smart marketing tactic but im sure she's gonna change them back :)
Cool video 👍
my favorite is mean girls, 365, and I think about it all the time
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
Good choices!!🍏
So I is the most heart rending Charli has ever been by a mile, and it’s moments like that that make Brat one of if not THE pop album of the year.
@ViDEOGiRLX2
15 күн бұрын
Absolutely Agree!!!🍏🤍
her best album
she's so real
I remember when Charli xcx blew up in 2014 and it's amazing to see how she's transversed throughout the years
I never listen to charli xcx but with this press run I’ve been exposed to this album. And ppl I follow online also post about it, so far I have half of the songs in my “liked songs” on Spotify. To me, that means it’s a good album. It was interesting you going into the lyrics of the songs bc I don’t know the lore at all
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
So happy you enjoyed the lore!! Welcome to the fandom🍏🥹
I wonder if I‘ll ever see in this album what so many people see in it. It just doesn’t click with me. >c
You have a new subscriber
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
Appreciate it! 🍏
I used to be a fan of charli back in the sucker era. Then i completely fell off with her. For some reason i decided im gonna listen to her new album when my spotify recommended it to me. And oh my god....i couldn't stop listening to it. It's on repeat for me 24/7. This is truly a masterpiece. Because of brat, i'm catching on her previous albums. I'm such a fan again. Brat is just fucking amazing
@ViDEOGiRLX2
15 күн бұрын
YAY LETS GOOO 🥹🍏
My favorite is I think about it all the time
Her previous albums were more creative, this one is def more digestible for mainstream audiences, it’s getting so much praise when she’s already done it bigger and better. Still fantastic, but the concert tickets are atrocious
Girl so confusing ft. Lorde just announced 😭😭😭
@ViDEOGiRLX2
6 күн бұрын
Omg ik😭😭🍏🍏a video is coming asap!!!
ALBUM OF THE YEAR!
Whats ur opinion on girl so confusing being about rina sawayama ?? I personally think it is
@ViDEOGiRLX2
15 күн бұрын
Omg really!! I’m such a rina stan that part of me really doesn’t want it to be🥲 but I don’t think they ‘have the same hair’ like Charli says in the song. But u never know!!
AND LETS NOT FORGET THE AMAZING DELUXE TRACKS!! GUESS IS ON REPEAT!
Guess is what made me love the album even more. It’s indeed a cultural reset. It’s almost as if brat is the type of music I’ve been craving. Her sound is distinct, lyrics are melodramatic and relatable, and a hint of nostalgia, she’s able to give us this euphoric and amazing piece of art that im forever grateful for. Im going to miss this era.
@ViDEOGiRLX2
15 күн бұрын
Perfectly said! I totally agree w u🍏🤍
Such a dope ass album
This album surprised me. It’s really fuckin good
sympathy is a knife is about fka twigs girl, so confusing is about lorde i think about it all the time is about noonie bao so i is about SOPHIE
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
Ooh interesting..cuz fka twigs used to date matty as well right! I guess it could be about her or Taylor🤍🍏
@AH-sc8be
15 күн бұрын
I can see charli comparing herself to someone as cool as twigs but not swift lol also I assumed Marina idk why lorde and charli would have real beef when they’re nothing alike in music.
@spacebar9733
15 күн бұрын
@@AH-sc8be LORDE is the reason Charli had to wear wigs and straighten her hair. Two popular British girls with big dark curly hair. They were being confused for each other too much. There’s an interview with it even I think where the interviewer asks charli how she made a song actually made by LORDE.
@a2ad9c36
15 күн бұрын
@@AH-sc8be sorry but, charli and Lorde have both confirmed the narrative atp. I used to think it was marina as well, hence the lyric about poetry and marina's upcoming poetry book.... But as the details of the song have become more clear, its definitely about Lorde. Someone charli was CONSTANTLY being compared to in her early career....
@AH-sc8be
8 күн бұрын
@@a2ad9c36 true I almost can’t believe it I can see them not vibing personality and sound wise but the actual clash was sad
The way charli makes music that just infinitely grows on me is insane. I still fall in love with her discography 🥹
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
Literally! she is an icon🍏
I'm so glad someone says out loud Charli's going back to her roots with this one. It's 360!
@ViDEOGiRLX2
15 күн бұрын
Yess!!🍏 Stay tuned for part 3 in my BRAT series. We’re going to be exploring this point more in depth + more!
I'm not a Charli stan but brat is ICONIC ✨ it's her best album imo. Apple is my fave overall (underrated af), but I also love 360, club classics, von dutch, 365, everything is romantic, mean girls, & so I made me emotional af. Now that the girl, so confusing remix with lorde has been released, that's another fave
@ViDEOGiRLX2
5 күн бұрын
absolutely agree with all of this!🍏
Aside from the lead singles, I love von dutch, mean girls, sympathy is a knife and apple
Sympathy is a Knife, to me, is a masterpiece. I listen to a lot of music - pretty well every style - but this hits HARD in a way that evokes all the feels at once. Even the mixing alone is impressive. I think this album will have a legacy.
Apple is definitely my fave, but Sympahty Is A Knife is a close second 💚💚💚
@ViDEOGiRLX2
14 күн бұрын
Good choices 🤍🍏
Von Dutch is about FKA twigs and their beef 😂😭 it's so funny
@fairysoda1684
15 күн бұрын
They had beef??
@cnstqnce2841
14 күн бұрын
@@fairysoda1684 what’s their beef?
@fairysoda1684
13 күн бұрын
@@cnstqnce2841 I haven’t got a clue
you're riding Charlie's hype put okay you go girl
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
Wrong. been a fan for 10 years now so naturally BRAT dropping is like christmas for me!
are we gonna talk about ag cook and easyfun though
Sympathy is a knife, Girl, so confusing, Apple, B2b, 365 are my top five for sure
It sucks that I just got into her with this album. She’s great
Loveeee Charli xcx, but brat stands out 💚
i feel like theres really a parallel w what lily allen was doing in the 2000s with songs like the fear deconstructing and critiquing the pop machine from inside it n u already know the brit pop mamas boots down
Girl so confusing is so cute. 😊
I still want to know what is the inspiration behind Royals
@spacebar9733
14 күн бұрын
LMAO
Does any one else see XCX as an emoticon? Like dead
B2b is a banger
A pop genius
@ViDEOGiRLX2
16 күн бұрын
THE pop genius!!🍏🤍
I feel like girl, so confusing is actually about Marina from Marina and the Diamonds. They definitely have had beef in the Charli era (familiar froot) and her and Lorde have never seemed to feud. I think Lorde wanted to squash the rumors more than anything
Everything is romantic >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
so i and phe being the missing letters omg
I’m a cisgendered, white, straight, Christian male but this album made me a 365 party girl
Brat is a more mature Pop2 imo
Your voice is like Estelle
I fucking hate the ”we need to talk about x” title trend.
@ViDEOGiRLX2
13 күн бұрын
and you still clicked 🤓🍏
Goddamn fanbases are annoying af. Its a good album. Its not a game changer. Yall just like her a lot.
@gabed-vh1iv
15 күн бұрын
Gen z calls EVERYTHING a game changer, iconic cultural reset it’s so annoying lmao
@24kgoldplatedvermeil
14 күн бұрын
@@gabed-vh1iv hyperbole needs to fall off fr lol brat is a great album but everyone needs to chill
@loveslayer718
9 күн бұрын
...it's definitely a game changer for the pop landscape, being that it was extremely critically acclaimed and no one else is doing this brash club-oriented sound
@gabed-vh1iv
9 күн бұрын
@@loveslayer718 shygirl……
@24kgoldplatedvermeil
9 күн бұрын
@@loveslayer718 its really well done and i love it. but its not reinventing the wheel in any way. Her influences are so clear cut one could claim its derivative. But its really good so who cares. Also, “critically acclaimed” means nothing at this point, pitchfork and the like are employed by gen z and millennials that are prone to all the bias and hyperbole that i mentioned i cant stand lol
Girl, so confusing literally had me crying in the club. The sentiment speaks perfectly to not wanting to be a hater. And childddd. Talk talk is perfection. I was just dancing to it and literally broke down because of how dazzling it is. ABSOLUTELYSTUNNNING😝🤩 Charli is literally healing the world, she is mother.
Especially the older artists like Beyonce should take her as a n example cuz she struggling to connect with her audience
Plot Twist : Charlie xcx is the narrator
No doubt her music has substance, but let's not exaggerate and say she's ahead of her time.
@loveslayer718
9 күн бұрын
She's been ahead of her time since 2015
@Howlox
9 күн бұрын
@@loveslayer718 No she hasn't. I don't doubt she's clever and her music has meaning, but let's not exaggerate.
@soapshipping
7 күн бұрын
look at the pop charts right now and if you find anything even remotely similar to what charli is putting out I will literally zelle you 20 dollars and I'm not kidding. quickly.
@loveslayer718
7 күн бұрын
@@Howlox Yes, she has... She's been making avant-garde pop music with the PC Music crew since 2015, listen to Pop 2, released in 2017, and point to me who's doing pop music like that even today. Why is it that you're talking without knowing anything about her?
Yall here for brat but not how im feeling now….right right
@ViDEOGiRLX2
13 күн бұрын
How I’m feeling now is a masterpiece and that isn’t up for debate!!!!!🍏🤍
WE AIN'T TALKING ABOUT SHIT WITH YOU, YOU ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF MY PHONE SCREEN, WE CANNOT COMMUNICATE!