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Charli XCX Launches "SS26" Video, Celebrating Spring and Summer in High Fashion

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Rolling Stone·May 21, 2026·via Rolling Stone

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Charli XCX Commemorates Spring and Summer in High Fashion ‘SS26’ Video

New single follows the divisive "Rock Music" and its sugary B side “I Keep on Thinking Bout You Every Single Day and Night"

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May 21, 2026

Charli XCX is ringing in the warmer months on her new single “SS26.”

“Spring Summer 26/When the world is gonna end no hope for any of it,” Charli sings over subtle synths. “Yeah we’re walking on a runway that goes straight to hell.” The song’s video is directed by Torso, who previously worked with Charli on the airport-themed “ Von Dutch ” video during the Brat era. It features Charlie walking in various devastating outfits down a runway flanked by spotlights and a shadowy audience before the star eventually walks off the end and into the abyss.

Charli revealed “SS26” earlier this week, when she posted the lyrics on her Substack . On Thursday, hours before the release, she posted a video of her cutting the track in Paris, alongside her collaborators A.G. Cook and Finn Keane. Charli sings into the mic, while the crew orders Japanese whiskey, a bottle of Sancerre, and a bucket of ice into the studio.

“SS26” follows Charli’s recent single “ Rock Music ,” and its B side “ I Keep on Thinking Bout You Every Single Day and Night ” (the latter only available on vinyl and Instagram). The reaction to “Rock Music” was divisive, specifically the line where Charli declared that “ the dance floor is dead ,” across blistering riffs.