--- description: The British songstress has a new album coming in October title: Watch Charli XCX's Video For Her New Single "Break the Rules" image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Charli XCX Get Rebellious in 'Break the Rules' Video by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 25, 2014 3:29 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 25, 2014 3:29 PM CUT You already know Charli XCX from her verses on buzzy songs like Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” and Icona Pop’s “I Love It,” as well as for her _Fault In Our Stars_ soundtrack cut “Boom Clap.” Now, the British alt-pop singer is setting out for solo stardom with an [upcoming album](http://time.com/3136366/charli-xcx-break-the-rules-new-album-sucker/ "undefined") and a new music video for her latest single, “Break the Rules.” Though Charli is solidly an adult (well, kinda — she’s 22), this clip takes us back to high school, where the singer leads a gaggle of pretty-but-rebellious girls in all kinds of badassery: vandalizing a schoolbus, dancing in/on that schoolbus, possibly cutting class to go lingerie shopping, crashing prom, and so on. Props to Charli for making a video that doesn’t feature even a single person dancing around the streets of Brooklyn in a crop top. _Additional observations:_ * We love how British she sounds when she sings “dancing shoes.” * She appears to do the ice bucket challenge, but with paint (or possibly Pepto-Bismol?) instead of ice water. * Charli really likes outfits that feature fringe. * Why is she so obsessed with starring in [high school-themed ](http://time.com/12334/iggy-azalea-fancy-clueless-charli-xcx-video/ "undefined")music videos? * Wait — Rose McGowan is in this video. * Charli and her clique go shopping at a lingerie store called Trashy.com. We checked — that’s a real website selling trashy costumes. * Dear God, this song is so catchy. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3174087/charli-xcx-break-the-rules-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3174087/charli-xcx-break-the-rules-video/"},"headline":"Watch Charli XCX Get Rebellious in 'Break the Rules' Video","datePublished":"2014-08-25T15:29:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:50:15.222Z","description":"The British songstress has a new album coming in October","url":"https://time.com/3174087/charli-xcx-break-the-rules-video/","keywords":["Music","Music videos","Charli XCX","pop music"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3174087/charli-xcx-break-the-rules-video/","name":"Watch Charli XCX Get Rebellious in 'Break the Rules' Video"}}]}] ```