Crash (Charli XCX album)

Crash
Studio album by
Charli XCX
Released18 March 2022 (2022-03-18)
Recorded2020–2021
Genre
Length33:46
Label
Producer
Charli XCX chronology
How I'm Feeling Now
(2020) 		Crash
(2022) 		Brat
(2024)
Singles from Crash
  1. "Good Ones"
    Released: 2 September 2021
  2. "New Shapes"
    Released: 4 November 2021
  3. "Beg for You"
    Released: 27 January 2022
  4. "Baby"
    Released: 1 March 2022
  5. "Used to Know Me"
    Released: 15 April 2022[1]

Crash is Charli XCX's fifth studio album. The album contains singles like "Good Ones", "New Shapes" featuring Christine and the Queens and Caroline Polachek, "Beg for You" featuring Rina Sawayama, "Baby", "Every Rule" and "Used to Know Me".

Accolades

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Since the album's release, Crash has been named by several magazines as one of the best albums of 2022. Commercially, it is Charli XCX's best-selling record, being one of the UK's best-selling vinyl and cassette records.[2]

Track listing

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Crash – standard edition track listing
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Crash"  
 2:09
2. "New Shapes" (featuring Christine and the Queens and Caroline Polachek)
 3:20
3. "Good Ones"  Holter 2:16
4. "Constant Repeat"  Lotus IV 3:09
5. "Beg for You" (featuring Rina Sawayama)Digital Farm Animals 2:48
6. "Move Me"  
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Evigan[a]
 2:27
7. "Baby"  
  • Justin Raisen
  • Sadpony
 2:39
8. "Lightning"  
 3:57
9. "Every Rule"  
 3:03
10. "Yuck"  Wise 2:18
11. "Used to Know Me"  Dopamine (Darryl Reid & Jon Shave) 2:25
12. "Twice"  Lotus IV 3:14
Total length:
 33:46
Crash – deluxe edition bonus tracks
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
13. "Selfish Girl"  
  • Lotus IV
  • Daniel
  • Anthony[a]
 3:14
14. "How Can I Not Know What I Need Right Now"  Daniel 2:37
15. "Sorry If I Hurt You"  
  • Lotus IV
  • Anthony[a]
 2:41
16. "What You Think About Me"  Cook 3:04
Total length:
 45:28

Notes

Personnel

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Musicians and vocals

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  • Charli XCX – vocals
  • George Daniel – vocal chops, drums, bass programming (track 1), synth and keys programming (track 1, 13-14)
  • Waylon Rector – guitar (track 1, 16)
  • A. G. Cook – programming, synths (tracks 1, 9, 16)
  • Christine and the Queens – vocals (track 2)
  • Caroline Polachek – vocals (track 2)
  • Deaton Chris Anthony – additional vocals, synths, keyboard programming, bass programming, instrumentation (track 2), drum programming (track 2, 13, 15)
  • Lotus IV – drum programming, instrumentation (tracks 2, 4, 12), keyboard programming, bass programming (tracks 2, 4, 12, 15)
  • Caroline Ailin – background vocals (track 3)
  • Oscar Holter – programming, drums, bass, keys (track 3)
  • Rina Sawayama – vocals (track 5)
  • Sorana – additional backing vocals (track 5)
  • Sadpony – synths, bass, drum programming (track 7)
  • Justin Raisen – guitar, FX (track 7)
  • Ariel Rechtshaid – drum programming, synths, nylon guitar (track 8)
  • Jon Shave – keyboards, programming (track 11)
  • Darryl Reid – keyboards, programming (track 11)
  • Noonie Bao – percussion (track 15)

Technical

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  • Geoff Swan – mixing (tracks 1-2, 4, 7-10, 12-13, 15-16)
  • Niko Battistini – mix assistance (tracks 1-2, 4, 7-10, 12-13, 15-16)
  • Matt Cahill – mix assistance (tracks 1-2, 4, 7-10, 12-13, 15-16)
  • A. G. Cook – engineering (tracks 1, 9, 16)
  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing (track 3)
  • Bryce Bordone – mix assistance (track 3)
  • Lionel Crasta – bridge vocals engineering (track 3)
  • John Hanes – engineering (track 3)
  • Oscar Holter – engineering (track 3)
  • Thomas Warren – engineering (track 3, 11)
  • Kevin Grainger – mixing (track 5, 11)
  • Alexander Soifer – additional vocal production (track 5)
  • Ben Hogarth – vocal engineering (track 5)
  • Jonathan Gilmore – vocal production & engineering for Rina Sawayama (track 5)
  • Anthony Tucci Jr. – Charli vocal recording (track 5)
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing (track 6)
  • Ian Kirkpatrick – recording (track 6)
  • Ainjel Emme – assistant engineering (track 7)
  • Anthony Paul Lopez – engineering (track 7)
  • Justin Raisen – engineering (track 7)
  • Sadpony – engineering (track 7)
  • Rami Yacoub – vocal recording (track 8)
  • Matt DiMona – engineering (track 8)
  • Matt Cohn – engineering (track 9)
  • Jon Shave – engineering (track 11)
  • Darryl Reid – engineering (track 11)
  • Lou Carrao – engineering (tracks 13-14)
  • Oli Jacobs – mixing (tracks 14-15)

Charts

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Chart performance for Crash
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[39] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[40] 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[41] 11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[42] 19
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[43] 16
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[44] 8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[45] 16
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[46] 29
French Albums (SNEP)[47] 53
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[48] 19
Greek Albums (IFPI)[49] 15
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[50] 8
Irish Albums (OCC)[51] 1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[52] 95
Japanese Download Albums (Billboard Japan)[53] 48
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[54] 36
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[55] 2
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[56] 26
Scottish Albums (OCC)[57] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[58] 12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[59] 19
UK Albums (OCC)[60] 1
US Billboard 200[61] 7

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[62] Silver 60,000double-dagger

double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

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Release dates and formats for Crash
Region Date Format(s) Version Label Ref.
Various 18 March 2022
Standard
[63]
25 March 2022
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Deluxe [64]
Japan 30 March 2022 CD Standard Warner [65]

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