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Charli XCX’s ‘Brat & It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat’: All 16 Remixes Ranked
After 'Brat,' the remix album gives Charli XCX space to reflect on the culture-shaking LP with guests Ariana Grande, Bon Iver and more.
“I travel around the world to 15 countries in four days,” Charli recaps, “and after I get offstage I’m on set shooting til the a.m./ I’m f—ing tired but I love it/ And I’m not complaining/ Oh s—, I kind of made it.” Meanwhile the song’s guest Tinashe keeps it light, singing about “the way my ass looks in these jeans” with a warm, rich timbre. The first remix to come from Brat that wasn’t also already on the original remains as giddy and jaw-dropping as it was the day it dropped (which, for the record, was Aug. 1), with the absolute swagger of Billie and Charli in tandem giving an almost overwhelming feeling, particularly as they lean hard into giggly innuendo and much more straightforward lyrical content about your underwear and what you’ve got going on down there over driving electro production. The song thus loses the “it’s okay to cry” lyrics completely, and A.G. Cook speeds up the BPM and adds brightness to the production, naturally working in elements of the hyperpop genre that he, Sophie and Charli played a big part in creating.
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