--- description: On "Boom Clap," the "I Love It" songwriter goes back to her roots for the film based on the wildly popular John Green novel title: Charli XCX goes 'Boom' on 'The Fault In Our Stars' soundtrack: Listen image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb377bcdb3341fb52/69868a5555a8591f13a80450/charli-xcx-the-fault-in-our-stars.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Charli XCX Goes "Boom" On _The Fault In Our Stars_ Soundtrack: Listen  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 12, 2014 2:53 PM CUT  Charli XCX performing in 2013. Charli XCX performing in 2013.Yui Mok—PA Wire/Press Association Images/AP  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 12, 2014 2:53 PM CUT Charli XCX is currently in the middle of something resembling a [punk-rock makeover](http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/01/listen-charli-xcx-goes-hardcore-punk-on-allergic-to-love/ "undefined"), but the songwriter behind Icona Pop’s ubiquitous [“I Love It”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxxajLWwzqY "undefined") sounds just like her old self on a new song from _The Fault in Our Stars_ soundtrack. “Boom Clap,” which premiered Friday, is a welcome slice of moody, warehouse synth-pop that would have been right at home on her stunning, year-old debut, _True Romance_, and it’s a fitting choice for the film about two terminally ill teenagers falling in love. In [the trailer for _The Fault In Our Stars_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ItBvH5J6ss "undefined"), an adaptation of John Green’s bestselling young-adult novel opening in June, Hazel Grace Lancaster (Shailene Woodley) warns Augustus Waters (Ansel Elgort), “I’m a grenade, and one day I’m going to blow up.” With its dramatic drumbeat and pulsing keyboards, “Boom Clap” is almost as explosive. Get More: [Charli XCX,](http://www.mtv.com/artists/charli-xcx "undefined") [Charli XCX videos](http://www.mtv.com/artists/charli-xcx/music/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/60132/charli-xcx-boom-clap-fault-in-our-stars/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/60132/charli-xcx-boom-clap-fault-in-our-stars/"},"headline":"Charli XCX Goes \"Boom\" On The Fault In Our Stars Soundtrack: Listen","datePublished":"2014-04-12T14:53:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:16:36.240Z","description":"On \"Boom Clap,\" the \"I Love It\" songwriter goes back to her roots for the film based on the wildly popular John Green novel","url":"https://time.com/60132/charli-xcx-boom-clap-fault-in-our-stars/","keywords":["Music","Charli XCX","The Fault In Our Stars"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb377bcdb3341fb52/69868a5555a8591f13a80450/charli-xcx-the-fault-in-our-stars.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb377bcdb3341fb52/69868a5555a8591f13a80450/charli-xcx-the-fault-in-our-stars.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Charli XCX performing in 2013.","caption":"Charli XCX performing in 2013.","creditText":"Yui Mok—PA Wire/Press Association Images/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"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/60132/charli-xcx-boom-clap-fault-in-our-stars/","name":"Charli XCX Goes \"Boom\" On The Fault In Our Stars Soundtrack: Listen"}}]}] ```