Brat (album)

***Brat*** is Charli XCX's sixth studio album. The album consists of singles including the "360", "Von Dutch", "Girl, So Confusing", "Apple" and "Guess".  The album features production by Charli XCX herself, her longtime executive producer A. G. Cook, her partner George Daniel, and others

## Release

_Brat_ was released on June 7, 2024. A deluxe edition, titled _Brat and It's the Same but There's Three More Songs So It's Not_, was released on June 10. The album consists of three additional songs.

On June 21, a remix version of "Girl, So Confusing" featuring New Zealander singer Lorde was released. On 1 August, a remix version of "Guess" from the deluxe edition was released featuring singer Billie Eilish. The following day, "Apple" was released to Italian radio as the album's third single.

## Accolades

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## Track list

**Notes**
- All tracks are stylized in sentence case.
- signifies an additional producer.
- signifies a vocal producer.

- "Guess" contains an interpolation of "Technologic" (2005), written by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, and performed by Daft Punk.
- "Spring Breakers" contains an interpolation of "Everytime" (2003), written by Britney Spears and Annet Artani, and performed by Spears.

## Personnel

- Charli XCX – vocals, executive production, design, layout
- Randy Merrill – mastering
- Idania Valencia – mastering (tracks 1–5, 7–18)
- Manny Marroquin – mixing (tracks 1, 8)
- Tom Norris – mixing (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 13)
- Bart Schoudel – mixing, vocal engineering (tracks 4, 12)
- Gesaffelstein – mixing (tracks 4, 12)
- Geoff Swan – mixing (tracks 7, 9, 11, 14–18)
- Cirkut – vocal engineering (tracks 1, 8)
- George Daniel – vocal engineering (tracks 2, 11)
- Jon Shave – vocal engineering (tracks 3, 9)
- Finn Keane – vocal engineering (tracks 3, 14)
- A. G. Cook – vocal engineering (tracks 5, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16), executive production
- Ashley Jacobson – vocal recording (track 6)
- Hudson Mohawke – vocal engineering (track 13)
- Matt Cahill – mixing assistance (tracks 7, 9, 11, 14–18)
- Darin Lewis – promotion, listener, approvals
- Special Offer – design, layout
- Imogene Strauss – design, layout

## Reception

The album has a 95/100 rating on Metacritic, meaning "universal acclaim." It is the highest-rated album of 2024 and 14th-highest rated album of all time on the site.

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## Infobox (album)

- **name**: Brat
- **type**: studio
- **artist**: Charli XCX
- **cover**: Charli XCX - Brat (album cover).png
- **released**: June 7, 2024
- **recorded**: 2023 – 2024
- **studio**: * Sleeper Sounds (London)
* Henson Recording Studios (Hollywood)
* Westlake Recording Studios (West Hollywood, California, West Hollywood)
* A2F (Miami)
* Larrabee (North Hollywood, Los Angeles, North Hollywood)
* The Nest (Southampton)
- **genre**: * Dance-pop
* Electropop
* Hyperpop
* Electroclash
- **length**: 41:23
- **label**: Atlantic Records, Atlantic
- **producer**: * Alexander Guy Cook
* Cirkut
* Finn Keane
* George Daniel
* Charli XCX
* Gesaffelstein
* Hudson Mohawke
* El Guincho
* Jon Shave
* Linus Wiklund
* Omer Fedi
- **prev title**: Crash (Charli XCX album), Crash
- **prev year**: 2022