Recorded 2014 Length 3:24 | Genre Pop-punk
Electropop | |
Released 19 August 2014 (2014-08-19) Format CD single
digital download Label Atlantic
Asylum
Neon Gold | ||
"Break the Rules" is a song by English singer Charli XCX from her second studio album, Sucker (2014). It was released on 19 August 2014 as the album's second single. Cosmopolitan listed "Break the Rules" at number five on its 2014 best songs list. The song was used in trailers for the 2015 film Goosebumps. The song was also used in a 2016 Dish Network commercial and as the theme song of season 7 of Vietnam's Next Top Model.
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Composition
"Break the Rules" is an electronic rock and alternative rock song, set against a "propulsive" synthpop groove. The song is written in the key of E♭ major in common time with a tempo of 124 beats per minute. "Break the Rules" follows a chord progression of C5–B♭5–A♭5–E♭5–F5, and Charli's vocals span from B♭3 to C5.
Music video
The music video for "Break the Rules" was directed by Marc Klasfeld and premiered on 25 August 2014. The video was filmed at a Los Angeles high school while class was in session, so the lyrics "getting high and getting wrecked" had to be muted during playbacks. According to Charli, the video draws inspiration from films such as Carrie (1976), The Craft (1996) and Jawbreaker (1999). It features a cameo from actress Rose McGowan, the star of Jawbreaker, as a school chaperone.
- "Break the Rules" – 3:23
- "Break the Rules" (Tiësto Remix) – 4:25
- "Break the Rules" (ODESZA Remix) – 4:00
- "Break the Rules" (Broods Remix) – 2:52
- "Break the Rules" – 3:23
- "Break the Rules" (Tiësto Remix) – 4:25
- "Break the Rules" – 3:23
- "Break the Rules" (Tiësto Remix) – 4:25
- "Break the Rules" (ODESZA Remix) – 4:00
- "Break the Rules" (Broods Remix) – 2:52
- "Boom Clap" – 2:49
Credits and personnel
Credits for "Break the Rules" are adapted from CD liner notes